The Council met specifically to discuss “the values of human fraternity in promoting and sustaining peace”, building on a 2019 declaration co-authored by Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al Sharif, Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, and also considered the highest authority in Sunni Islamic thought. The declaration urges religious…
Nicholas Herd is a campaigner for L’Arche Canada, part of international non-profit organization working towards the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. He is participating in the UN Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which is taking place at UN Headquarters in New York. “I have lived with discrimination…
The two-day meeting has been organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to inform its proposal for a Global Coalition for Social Justice, aimed at reducing and preventing inequalities. “The world is at a decisive moment. Today’s policies on climate, on threats to global security, on social solidarity and more, will shape our future and that of our children and…
Latest news reports said the bodies of at least 79 men, women and children had been recovered, with hundreds more potentially dead or missing. The UN migration agency (IOM) estimated that at least 400 had been on board, adding that 104 survivors had been brought to shore by the middle of the day, local time….
“Patriarchy must be a thing of the past. Our future depends on women and girls being at the table everywhere when decisions are made,” said Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Only 1 in 4 parliamentarians are women “It was only last year that for the first time in history women were…
Gujrat: The intensity of Cyclone Biparjoy continues in India, IMD has issued high alert in 9 states while rains started due to the storm in Gujarat. According to Indian media reports, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the administration has been put on high alert in 9 states including Goa, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat….
Russia’s ambassador in Cairo, Georgy Boryshenko, has announced that Egypt has applied to join BRICS. The Russian ambassador said in an interview to the news agency that the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) are working to trade in alternative currencies, whether it is the national currency of these countries or a new…
Chinese Foreign Minister Chen Geng has sent a message to his American counterpart, Anthony Blanken, that Washington should stop interfering in their domestic affairs and respect China’s interests. The two ministers had a telephone conversation ahead of the US Secretary of State’s proposed visit to China on Sunday. Chen Gang said that with the beginning…
In India, the father also tried to kill two sons; Photo: File Patna: In the Indian state of Bihar, after slaughtering his wife and three daughters, a man tried to kill his sons, but they managed to get out of the house with their lives, later he committed suicide by hanging himself from a fan….
Abuja: More than 100 people drowned after a boat bringing back Baratis capsized in the African country of Nigeria. According to the details, the local police of Nigeria say that more than a hundred people have died after the boat overturned in the Niger River. Rescue operations are ongoing after the boat accident. State police…
