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…
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…
File photo The deputy governor of Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province was killed in a car bomb blast. According to Afghan media, the car bomb explosion took place in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan province. Mehzodeen Ahmadi, head of Badakhshan province’s information office, told the media that Deputy Governor Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi and his driver were killed…
Riyadh: Apart from oil, Saudi Arabia is also developing in other sectors. The non-oil GDP of the country is expected to increase significantly in the second quarter of this year. According to Urdu News, a business survey revealed that Saudi Arabia’s non-oil sector gained significant momentum in May as the kingdom’s economic diversification strategy continues….
Photos, international media More than 30 people have been arrested in Kyrgyzstan for attempted coup. According to international media reports, a group in Kyrgyzstan was planning to spread riots in the country to seize power. The arrests came days after European Council President Charles Michel’s visit to Kyrgyzstan, when Kyrgyz President Siddir Japarov pledged his…
