The Assembly runs through Thursday in Nairobi, Kenya. It is hosted by the government of Kenya in collaboration with UN-Habitat, the UN Human Settlements Programme. More than 80 Ministers and Vice Ministers are due to attend, together with 5,000 delegates from around the world, said the UN urban affairs agency. In his message, António Guterres…
“Central Africa is richer in opportunities and resources than it is in challenges”, but, the coming months will mark “an important turning point” for the region, where crucial political and electoral processes must take place by the end of the year, said Abdou Abarry, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Central Africa. “We will ensure,…
Of this number, 2.4 million “have needs so severe and complex that their survival and dignity is at risk,” Mohamed Ag Ayoya, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the CAR, told journalists in Geneva. The conflict in neighbouring Sudan has further exacerbated needs, and a $465 million humanitarian plan for the country was amended to include support…
He was speaking at UN Headquarters in New York, where he presented three new policy briefs on these themes to Member States. Serious challenges “They touch on some of the most serious challenges we face – challenges that may determine whether we are able to achieve the vision of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable…
Organized under the theme, Realizing the dream: A UN declaration on the promotion, protection and full respect of the human rights of people of African descent, the Permanent Forum heard from experts and leaders from around the world, including Ms. Nascimento, explaining the challenges they have faced, and the dreams they have for the future….
The Arab national was acquitted of the serious charge and the Dubai Court of Appeal found him not guilty of entering a women’s dressing room and abusing him. According to foreign media, an Arab citizen was accused of entering the women’s dressing room in a hotel and molesting the women there. However, the appellate court…
Hyderabad: In India, a girl committed suicide due to her fiance’s marriage with another girl. The incident took place in Uttar Pradesh’s Indira Gandhinagar district, where the girl took her own life out of frustration over marrying her fiance’s other girl. According to Indian media, the deceased girl has been identified as Padmavati, local people…
The suspicious plane was flying over sensitive US buildings; Photo: File Washington: In America, warplanes chase a suspicious and erratically flying small plane that crashes into the mountains of Virginia. According to the World News Agency, the US capital is on high alert due to the presence of important and sensitive places, and today the…
Photo, Indian media A case of reckless endangerment of life has been registered by the police over the train accident that took place in Balasore district of Orissa state. According to Indian media reports, the investigation of the train accident will soon be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation. The report further stated…
The United Arab Emirates and Kuwait have decided to continue voluntary cuts in oil production in line with the quotas set at the OPEC Plus meeting. According to foreign media, the United Arab Emirates has said that it will voluntarily continue to cut oil production by 144,000 barrels per day until the end of 2024….
