Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says that she is not a candidate to become the Secretary General of NATO. He said this after separate meetings with US President Joe Biden and CIA Director William Burns. Speaking to reporters outside the White House, President Frederickson said, “I have said before that I am not a candidate…
Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, from the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the UN Statistics Division (UNSD), the World Bank, and the World Health Organization (WHO), warns that current efforts are not enough to achieve the SDG 7 on time. There has been some progress on specific elements…
Water from the reservoir of the Kakhovka dam is also used to cool the nearby Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant (ZNPP), Europe’s largest, which has been under constant threat since being occupied by Russian forces early in the conflict. The UN Office in Ukraine tweeted that “thousands of people in Ukraine are in peril” following the major…
Algeria, Guyana, Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia will join the premier body for maintaining international peace and security, starting in January, serving for a two-year period. They were among six countries vying for five non-permanent seats around the Council’s horseshoe-shaped table that will become vacant at the end of the year. Securing 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…
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are highlighting the issue ahead of World Food Safety Day, observed annually on 7 June. This year, focus is on the role of established food safety practices and standards which ensure that what we eat, is safe to consume. Ending ‘preventable deaths’ Food…
The 5.5 magnitude quake struck in the department of Grand’Anse, following torrential rains which have displaced more than 13,000 people. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of life, destruction of property and suffering of the Haitian people caused by the earthquake”, said UN Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric. “The Secretary-General extends his condolences to the families…
“The compulsory wearing of safety belts, as well as helmets for two-wheelers, and increased political commitment to road safety, played a decisive role in the reduction of road deaths throughout Europe from the 1970s onwards,” said Jean Todt, UN Special Envoy for Road Safety. Using safety belts by front-seat passengers reduces the risk of fatal…
Photo, Reuters Iran’s first locally made hypersonic ballistic missile ‘Fattah’ was launched. According to Iranian media, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and commanders of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps also attended the launch of the hypersonic ballistic missile. The report states that pictures of the missile named ‘Fattah’ were also published at the event. Iran’s state…
Photo courtesy of International Media The Kakhovka hydraulic dam in southern Ukraine controlled by Russian forces was partially destroyed. According to the news agency, Russia and Ukraine are accusing each other of destroying the dam. According to the news agency, the Ukrainian army says that the dam has been destroyed by the Russian forces, while…
