Emirati President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed meeting with his French counterpart

Emirati President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed meeting with his French counterpart

United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed met with his French counterpart Macron in Paris. The Emirati president arrived in Paris yesterday for high-level talks. The two leaders attended a dinner at the Elysee Palace, where they discussed the long-standing friendship between the UAE and France and issues of mutual interest. Sheikh Mohammed…

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Sudan’s warring generals take ‘important first step’ on humanitarian protection

Sudan’s warring generals take ‘important first step’ on humanitarian protection

Volker Perthes – Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan and Head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the country (UNITAMS) – underscored that the rival military leaderships had agreed to respect international humanitarian and human rights law, and withdraw fighters from hospitals and medical facilities. Mr. Perthes also noted that the Sudanese…

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UN agencies brace for disaster as Cyclone Mocha intensifies in Bay of Bengal

UN agencies brace for disaster as Cyclone Mocha intensifies in Bay of Bengal

The very severe cyclonic storm is quickly strengthening in the Bay of Bengal, threatening the region with violent winds, flooding, and landslides that could potentially affect hundreds of thousands of the world’s most vulnerable people, said Clare Nullis, of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The agency’s regional specialized meteorological centre in New Delhi forecast that…

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Moura: Over 500 killed by Malian troops, foreign military personnel in 2022 operation

Moura: Over 500 killed by Malian troops, foreign military personnel in 2022 operation

That’s according to a fact-finding report from the UN human rights office (OHCHR) released on Friday, on what the Malian authorities had described as an anti-terrorist military operation against an al-Qaeda-affiliated group known as Katiba Macina. The UN rights chief, Volker Türk, called the findings “extremely disturbing” and stressed that “summary executions, rape and torture during armed…

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UN agencies call for more collaboration over refugee, migration crisis in Americas

UN agencies call for more collaboration over refugee, migration crisis in Americas

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) issued a call for a more collaborative approach to better respond to the anticipated impact of changes on the southern US border. “The challenges facing the Americas call for ambitious, innovative, and principled cooperation among all stakeholders,” the agencies said. Such a plan…

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American senator expressed concern about Pakistan's situation;  Call for internet restoration

American senator expressed concern about Pakistan’s situation; Call for internet restoration

Strong democracy in Pakistan is in our interest, America; Photo: File Washington: The Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Mendez, has expressed concern over the situation in Pakistan and said that he supports efforts to normalize the situation. According to a foreign news agency, Bob Mendez called for the immediate restoration of…

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