Water pollution poses a significant challenge to human health and the environment in many countries. With around 2.2 billion people lacking “safely managed drinking water”, 3.5 billion without safe sanitation access, and two billion devoid of basic hygiene services in 2022, the world is moving too slowly to reach the SDG 6 ensuring that basic water…
The attack by unknown assailants on the patrol from the MINUSCA mission occurred just a few kilometres from the town of Sam Ouandia. The mission has immediately opened an investigation into the exact circumstances, said a statement issued by the UN Spokesperson for António Guterres on Tuesday. “The Secretary-General expresses his deepest condolences to the family of the fallen peacekeeper and to…
From the World Food Programme (WFP), Chad Country Director Pierre Honnorat, said that 20,000 people crossed into Chad just last week. Speaking to journalists via Zoom from Zabout refugee camp in Goz Beida, Mr. Honnorat described desperate scenes: “We can see that they have suffered, many lost family members and we don’t even dare ask…
“Halfway to the 2030 deadline the Sustainable Development Goals are dangerously off track,” he warned. “Gender equality is almost 300 years away. Progress on maternal health and access to family planning has been glacial.” World Population Day is commemorated annually on 11 July and this year’s focus is on unleashing the power of gender equality…
The disruption comes as humanitarian needs are at an all-time high after more than 12 years of war and in the wake of the devastating double earthquakes that struck the region in February. The UN and partners were hoping for a 12-month extension of the mandate to transport aid through the Bab al-Hawa crossing point…
An Indonesian coast guard boat conducts an inspection near the Iranian ship MT Arman. Indonesian coast guards seized an Iranian oil-laden ship. The oil tanker named ‘MT Armaan 114’ contained 272 thousand 569 metric tons of crude oil worth 304 million dollars. Indonesia’s Maritime Security Agency says the oil tanker was transferring oil to another…
The United Nations has said that Israel has turned Palestine into an open prison. This has been said by Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Representative of Human Rights for Palestine, in a statement given to the UN Human Rights Council. He says that Palestinians in Palestine are constantly facing Israeli imprisonment and surveillance. Since 1967,…
Photo courtesy of International Media Oceangate chief executive (CEO) Stockton Rush has revealed his desire to take tourists on a deep-sea ‘Titanic Wreck’ tour. Remember that the wreck of the sunken ship, the Titanic, lies at a depth of about 12,500 feet in the North Atlantic Ocean. According to the report of the international media…
File photo Former famous American wrestler Undertaker saved his wife from a possible shark attack in the sea. Undertaker, who used to attack opponents in the wrestling ring, immediately sprung into action against the growing threat to his wife. According to foreign media, the 58-year-old Undertaker, whose real name is Mark Callaway, showed fearlessness when…
Photo courtesy of American Media The facts about the body found in the freezer inside a house in America started to emerge. According to foreign media, the police have said after the initial investigation that the arrest warrant was issued for the suspect named Brandon Lee, 34, after which he tried to hide in the…
