The security plan represents “an essential tool” paving the way for the coming local elections, UN mission spokesperson Vladimir Monteiro said. Voters will be casting ballots in local elections for the first time since 1988. The Government of CAR and the UN stabilization mission (MINUSCA) signed a new plan on Tuesday amid recent flaring tensions….
“Leprosy is hidden beneath multiple layers of systemic exclusion, structural discrimination, and institutional neglect,” said UN Special Rapporteur on discrimination against persons with leprosy, Alice Cruz, following an eight-day visit to Bangladesh. Currently, people from 120 countries are affected by leprosy, known as Hansen’s disease, with more than 200,000 new cases reported worldwide yearly. The…
The call comes against a backdrop of Marburg and mpox outbreaks, the more than 10,000 COVID-19 deaths still being reported weekly, and the ongoing emergency response to the deadly earthquake in Syria and Türkiye, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “Together, these current conditions point to the critical need for all countries to build health…
Launched by India’s mission to the UN, during the International Year of Millets, the exhibition showcases different kinds of millets grown in India, their nutritional value and various health benefits. Millets encompass a diverse group of nutritious cereals including pearl, proso, foxtail, barnyard, kodo, browntop, finger and Guinea millets, as well as fonio, sorghum and teff. Millet-based refreshments…
This is the first visit of an Iranian president to China after 20 years. Photo: AFP Beijing: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in China on a 3-day visit with a financial delegation, where he met with President Xi Jinping and discussed important global issues, including nuclear energy and the war in Ukraine. According to China’s…
Switzerland: Road close to Parliament closed. Swiss police have arrested a man who was carrying alleged explosives outside the parliament. After the incident, the parliament in the city of Bern was closed for several hours. The suspect was stopped by security officers yesterday afternoon, wearing a bulletproof vest and a pistol belt. The accused was…
The US Air Force ejected 4 Russian fighter jets from its airspace near Alaska. The North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a statement on Twitter that on February 13, Russian aircraft were spotted, tracked and identified. These included Tu-95 Bear bombers and Su-35 fighter jets. Although the Russian planes were in the Alaska Air…
Police arrested girlfriend’s killer, Photo: Indian media New Delhi: In India, a 24-year-old boy strangled his girlfriend with a data cable and put her body in a freezer after refusing to marry another girl. According to Indian media, the body of a young girl was found in the freezer of a small hotel room in…
Sabbat Muzamil, a young leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-N (N) living in Perifait, a suburb of the French capital, and others collected donations and essential items for the earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria under their help. Donations and collected essential items were sent to Turkey and Syria by Pakistani Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmed,…
In the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, a truck driver dragged 4 people in the vehicle for several kilometers on the road. According to Indian media, the 22-wheeler truck first hit the vehicle and then dragged it forward for 3 km. According to reports, eyewitnesses say that the truck driver was drunk, after hitting the…
