The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has developed a new working model for government employees, which includes 4 days of work and 3 days of rest. According to Emirati media from Abu Dhabi, the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources has issued new instructions. Emirati media also said that government employees should work four days a…
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, and its mandate has become a powerful vehicle for change, progress, dignity, and justice, yet “this is far from enough to meet today’s challenges”, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said in his keynote address at the +30 Symposium, Vienna World Conference: 30 Years On: Our Rights…
“Every year, over 400 million tons of plastic is produced worldwide – one third of which is used just once”, said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. 2,000 truckloads a day “Every day, the equivalent of over 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic is dumped into our oceans, rivers, and lakes.” He noted that microplastics are finding their…
Kuwaiti authorities have issued directives to be stricter in issuing work visas to foreigners so that no one can enter the country illegally. Kuwaiti authorities issued the orders based on an incident at the airport in which an Asian man who was deported from Kuwait several years ago managed to re-enter the country with a…
Taliban arrested human rights activists including 4 women; Photo: File New York: A United Nations report claims that since the Taliban imposed a ban on women working in NGOs, they have begun detaining female employees for violations. According to the World News Agency, the United Nations report said that the Taliban detained some Afghan women…
(Photo: Hyundai Motors) Seoul, South Korea: South Korean automaker Hyundai says the company has begun work on a test version of a rover to explore the moon. Last year, the local company from the capital Seoul signed a partnership agreement with six Korean research institutes from the aerospace sector, with the aim of working to…
Speaking in the UN Security Council, António Guterres said: “Let me be clear: the United Nations is not leaving Sudan. Our commitment is to the Sudanese people, in support of their wishes for a peaceful and secure future. We stand with them, at this terrible time.” In blunt terms, he said the violence must stop, now. “It…
Photo courtesy of AFP Former US President Donald Trump has been indicted on charges of paying porn actresses to remain silent. According to foreign media, separate orders have been issued for the New York Police after this case. According to reports, the New York Police Department through a notice has asked all officers and personnel…
Bogota: Eleven people died in a coal mine explosion in Colombia. According to foreign media reports, the incident took place in a coal mine in Kandanmar, where a huge explosion occurred during work, as a result of which at least eleven miners were killed and more than ten went missing. Colombian President Gustavo Pietro expressed…
“Our work is not done,” said Aleksander Zouev, Assistant-Secretary-General in the Department of Peace Operations told the UN Security Council. Providing members with a progress report, he cited gains made on implementing the UN Secretary-General’s bold vision for security sector reform outlined in his inaugural report on the issue, published in 2022. New plan and…
