Bandar Abbas Oil Refinery, file photo A fire broke out in the oil refinery of the city of Bandar Abbas in Iran, according to the Iranian news agency, there was a fire in the storage tanks of the oil refinery. This oil refinery is located in the south of Iran, in a video released on…
Here are five key things you need to know: 1. Getting back on track The COVID-19 pandemic set back gains made towards realizing the SDGs by decades, and, if present trends persist, by 2030, a staggering 575 million people will remain trapped in extreme poverty, according to the new UN report. Average global temperatures have…
Alarm bells have been rung at the UN agency in particular because of an “unprecedented peak” in sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic. “The first week of July…could be considered as the warmest period or the warmest week ever recorded”, with a global average temperature close to 17.24 degrees Celsius on 7 July, said…
Carrying over 1.1 million barrels of oil, the supertanker FSO Safer was abandoned off Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hudaydah after the civil war broke out in the country in 2015. Since then, the vessel has deteriorated significantly in absence of any servicing or maintenance, prompting fears of a major environmental disaster. According to David…
Ahead of World Population Day, marked annually on 11 July, Chompunuch Maneechat, known as Baitoey, spoke with UN News about the importance of young people seizing every opportunity to improve themselves and contribute to society with meaningful work. “I left school in my hometown, Phrae, when I was 15 years old as I preferred going out…
The ambitious set of objectives agreed in 2015 for people and planet have been derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic and escalating global crises. Since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda the world has undergone significant changes, and progress towards the SDG is falling behind due to financial, energy, food, and humanitarian setbacks exacerbated by geopolitical…
Also known as the Black Sea Grain Initiative, it has been run by the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) in Istanbul, staffed by Russia, Türkiye, Ukraine, and the UN. Here are the main facts and figures you need to know: What has the Black Sea Grain Initiative achieved since being signed in July 2022? Nearly one…
Unintended teenage pregnancies are significant among poorer parts of the north of the country, where accessibility to service and information is harder to reach than elsewhere, and there is anecdotal evidence in some schools showing an increase during the COVID-19 pandemic. Palang Jo, or Youth’s Power, is an NGO based in Phrae in northern Thailand whose…
Photo courtesy of Arab News Saima Mohsin, a British journalist of Pakistani origin, has filed a claim against CNN over her dismissal. Saima Mohsin has also accused CNN of racial discrimination in a case filed in the Employment Tribunal. In a statement regarding this, Saima Mohsin says that she was injured while reporting in Israel…
Photo courtesy of Social Media New Delhi High Court annulled Indian professor Ashok Swain’s order canceling overseas citizen card. According to Indian media, the overseas citizen card of Sweden-based professor Ashok was canceled by the government. The New Delhi High Court ordered the government to issue a fresh order within 3 weeks. Indian media say…
