Amir Saeed, Iran’s representative to the United Nations, says that Israel is involved in the drone attack in Isfahan last Saturday night. Any threat posed by Israel will be fully responded to. Amir Saeed, Iran’s delegate to the United Nations, said this in a letter written to the Secretary General of the United Nations. He…
Millions of Congolese face severe food insecurity, particularly in the northeast, where fighting has uprooted millions of people. As part of his three-day DRC visit, the Pope is expected to meet families displaced by conflict in the east. This staggering number includes more than half a million uprooted from their homes in recent months, the UN…
Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro has submitted an application for a 6-month tourist visa to further extend his stay in the United States. He came to the US state of Florida in December last year, his supporters stormed the Brazilian capital Brasilia and demanded the army to impose martial law. The former president came to the…
The WMO initiative would create a network of ground-based measurement stations that can verify worrying air quality data that’s been flagged by satellites or airplanes, potentially in the next five years. “At present, there is no comprehensive, timely international exchange of surface and space-based greenhouse gas observations,” the UN agency said, as it urged “improved (international) collaboration” and…
Kuwait’s ambassador to the US, Jassim Al-Badawi, has been appointed as the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Organization (GCC). Naif Al-Hajraf’s term as Secretary General will be completed today, he assumed the post on February 1 last year. Jassim al-Dawi will take over as Secretary General on Wednesday, having started his career in 1992…
In a first since 2020, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini visited Saudi Arabia on 28 and 29 January at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Longtime Saudi solidarity with Palestine refugees topped the agenda of his talks with the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Waleed ElKhereji, and the Supervisor-General of the King Salman Humanitarian…
“Our priority in 2023 is to take a ‘peace to people’ approach with the Government’s facilitation,” Stephen Par Kuol, Minister of Peacebuilding of South Sudan, told the Commission, via video link. Addressing the ambassadorial-level meeting on building peace in communities through local governance and community reconciliation in South Sudan, he said efforts included tackling such…
The rights experts – who include the UN Working Group on Mercenaries – said that a “climate of terror and complete impunity” has surrounded Wagner’s activities in the northwest African country. Systematic killings “We are particularly worried by credible reports that over the course of several days in late March 2022, Malian armed forces accompanied…
The war in Ukraine, has resulted in high food and energy prices, global hunger, and inflation – just one example of the way that crises, affecting millions around the world, including children, affect each other. The report, “Prospects for Children in 2023: A Global Outlook”, also looks at a range of other significant areas, from…
Teachers’ strike in UK, talks between education minister and union failed The strike for salaries and other benefits will affect education in more than 23,000 schools. Along with the strike of teachers, 5 million workers associated with other departments will also be on strike. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’); fbq(‘init’, ‘836181349842357’);…
