The caretaker governor of the Afghan Central Bank discussed banking and business relations in a meeting with the Chinese ambassador. Bank spokesman Haseebullah Noori told the news agency that the meeting took place between Ambassador Weng Yu in Kabul and Caretaker Governor Afghan Central Bank Mulla Hidayatullah Badri. Afghanistan’s banking system is badly affected by…
United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. On this occasion, Putin said that the Emirates is a very good partner. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the ongoing Economic Summit in Russia. President Putin thanked Sheikh Zayed for playing…
Russian Embassy building in Tel Aviv. The Russian embassy in Israel will open an office in Jerusalem, an agreement was reached between the embassy and the Israeli foreign ministry. The Russian Embassy in Israel said in its statement that Russia bought a piece of land in West Jerusalem in 1885. After several years of progress,…
Gujrat: Cyclone Bipar Joy hit the coast of the Indian state of Gujarat, the effects of which were seen in the state of India. According to the Indian Meteorological Department, Cyclone ‘Bapar Joy’ hit the coast of the Indian state of Gujarat yesterday evening. Krishna always helps đŚ#Cyclone #BiparjoyAlert #CycloneBiporjoy #Kutch pic.twitter.com/kLAqMpmTZx â Durgesh Chavda…
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths warned in a statement issued late on Thursday night that conditions in the province were particularly dire: babies dying in hospitals, children and mothers suffering from severe malnutrition, camps for displaced persons burned down and sexual violence on the rise. He deplored spreading inter-communal violence in Darfur that threatens…
âEqual land rights both protect land and advance gender equality,â UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres said, in a video message, urging all governments to eliminate legal barriers to women owning land, and to involve them in policy making. âWe depend on land for our survival, yet we treat it like dirt,â the UN chief added, emphasizing…
The rapid changes in the Artic and Antarctic have serious implications for these regions, and for global weather and climate. The alert follows expert meetings held earlier this month in Europe. Scientists are concerned Sea ice extent is among key climate indicators used by WMO in its State of the Global Climate reports. Others include greenhouse gases, sea level…
Lachezara Stoeva was addressing a special crisis meeting on Haiti organized by ECOSOC to address the countryâs urgent food security needs and noted that the humanitarian response plan for this year is only 22.6 per cent funded. Wake-up call âThis plan targets 3.2 million Haitian people whereas around 5.2 million Haitian people are in need….
Duty to rescue people in distress In a joint statement, refugee agency UNHCR and migration agency IOM, said that the duty to rescue people in distress at sea without delay was a âfundamentalâ rule of the international maritime law. They underscored that the current approach to Mediterranean Sea crossings â one of the worldâs most…
On Friday, relief supplies were delivered to vulnerable families in the rural Kherson region close to the front line. The destruction of the dam on 6 June has impacted water supplies, sanitation and sewage systems, in addition to health services. Boat deliveries As part of the aid effort, the UN Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF) and UN…
