The storm – which has been raging since 6 February – made landfall for a second time on the African continent over the weekend, barreling into Malawi on Monday, and strong winds and torrential rains continue to cause extensive damage and loss of life in 10 districts. Weather hampering efforts “We are mobilizing additional teams,…
Citing humanitarian sources, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said more than 50,000 people displaced from the town of Rutshuru found safety in Kibirizi. Some 55,000 people from Masisisi territory fled to nearby villages, as well as to the regional capital, Goma, and towards Minova in neigbouring South Kivu province. Children on the run Peacekeepers from the…
For UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, this was an opportunity to remember the countless lives lost, and recall the abuses and suffering of millions, including those who have been forcibly displaced, or who remain arbitrarily detained, disappeared and missing. War cannot endure “The situation in Syria is untenable and to carry on in…
In a report to the Human Rights Council, Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor, said that “States can and should do more to protect defenders”. She stressed that 25 years after States agreed on a Declaration to promote and protect the work of human rights defenders, their contributions were often ignored. The expert who champions the work of rights defenders…
In America, a woman was brutally murdered by her ex-boyfriend, the police arrested the killer 15 hours ago. According to the American media, a 31-year-old man in the American city of Chicago killed his ex-girlfriend when she was waiting for a train on the platform of the transit station at night. CCTV camera footage shows…
Ned Price will now serve under the US Secretary of State, Photo: File Washington: Ned Price, who explains America’s foreign policies to the world in daily news briefings, will step down next week. According to the international news agency, Ned Price will now take up a new role in the Department of Foreign Affairs. He…
File photo Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman has said that he will not sell oil to any country that imposes a price cap on our supplies. During an interview, the Saudi minister said that they are committed to maintaining the OPEC Plus agreement to cut production until the end of the year….
The day against Islamophobia will be celebrated by the United Nations on March 15 every year; Photo: File New York: United Nations General Secretary Antonio Guterres has said that we all have to stand against discrimination against Muslims and Islamophobia. Last year, March 15 was designated by the United Nations as “International Day to Combat…
File photo Prince Harry, who has left the British royal family, says that the media’s hate has had a bad effect on Meghan’s mind. Prince Harry revealed in his book ‘Spear’ that ‘Meghan had given up the will to live because of the media’s negative attitude until one day when I got home I found…
Kuwait’s new ambassador to the US, Sheikha Al Zain, is a journalist and filmmaker; Photo: File Kuwait City: Kuwait has chosen 49-year-old female journalist Sheikha Al-Zain Al-Sabah as its ambassador to the United States. According to Arab media, the Crown Prince has appointed Sheikha Al-Zain Al-Sabah to replace Kuwait’s ambassador to the United States, Jassim…
