“I am also here to ring the alarm on the need of massive international support, because of the humanitarian difficulties the country is facing, massive humanitarian support in relation to the build-up of a security capacity of Somalia, and massive humanitarian support in stabilisation and development of the country,” Secretary-General António Guterres said in the…
Mr. Guterres’s appeal came as the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned about the ongoing crisis faced by people displaced by violence from Somalia to Ethiopia. Relocation for the most vulnerable has begun, said UNHCR, after an uptick in violence in northern Somalia’s Lascanood city pushed close to 100,000 people to flee to a remote area…
“UN national personnel – women and men – have been instructed not to report to UN offices, with only limited and calibrated exceptions made for critical tasks,” according to a statement issued on Tuesday by its office in Afghanistan. The ban is the latest in a series of discriminatory measures that restrict Afghan women and girls…
Global inflation is also heading down, signalling that the tightening of monetary policy through major interest rate rises is bearing fruit, though more slowly than initially anticipated, said the IMF’s Director of Research, from 8.7 percent last year to seven percent this year, and 4.9 percent in 2024. Gradual recovery ‘remains on track’ Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said…
Military aircraft dropped bombs and fired on a crowd of people in Kanbulu Township, located in Sagaing Region, who had gathered that morning for the opening of a new town hall, according to media reports. Guterres condemns attack UN Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned the attack and called for those responsible to be held accountable,…
File photo A forest fire broke out in the coastal city of Gangneung in South Korea. According to the news agency, the fire started when a tree fell on the electric wires due to strong wind, about 300 people have been moved to a safe place from the affected area. According to foreign media, hundreds…
Direct negotiations between Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni Houthi militia began in Yemen. The ambassador of Saudi Arabia in Yemen, Muhammad Al-Jaber, said in a statement issued in this regard that he is visiting Sana’a with a delegation from Oman to consolidate the ceasefire. They say they support the prisoner exchange process. According to the…
File photo Russian President Vladimir Putin’s health began to deteriorate, which has now also worried doctors. According to foreign media, since the war in Ukraine last year, there were various news about the health of the President of Russia, but now after the recent report, his doctors have started to worry. According to foreign media,…
Photo courtesy of Google China’s capital Beijing and several provinces were engulfed by the dust storm. According to foreign media, some provinces including Shaanxi, Shendong, Inner Mongolia, Shanghai will remain under the sandstorm till tomorrow. In this regard, meteorologists say that the citizens will have to face difficulty in breathing and very low visibility during…
The Taliban has tightened restrictions on women, banning women and families from going to restaurants, gardens and parks. According to foreign media, the Taliban has tightened restrictions on Afghan women. Women and families are now barred from restaurants, gardens and parks after women are barred from higher education and jobs. The ban was imposed by…
