Category: World

“We need to collectively remain engaged in assisting the country on its path to peace and stability,” said Bintou Keita, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for the DRC and head of the UN Mission there, MONUSCO. Ceasefire and dialogue ‘framework’ There has been a notable reduction in fighting among warring parties in the volatile east since […]

The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce its participation in National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), held each October to commemorate the many and varied contributions of people with disabilities to the nation’s workplaces and economy.  The theme for NDEAM 2021, “America’s Recovery: Powered by Inclusion,” reflects the importance of ensuring that people […]

On the plains of Crau in southern France, EU-funded researchers are pioneering a new approach to water conservation that allows local farmers to sell or buy their water rights during droughts and distribute water more efficiently. In the event of a water shortage, the new scheme encourages farmers to either reduce their water usage or […]

Six out of nine planetary boundaries for the liveable environmental niche are crossed, as North America and parts of Asia bake, Nigeria and Brazil flood, and Filipinos flee homes buffeted by another intense typhoon. I am thus worried about the people who are not feeling worried about the state of the environment right now. A […]

The display of terrorist symbols is not enough to make arrests, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said after protestors overtook a pro-Palestine rally in Melbourne, where demonstrators waved Hezbollah flags and held photos of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Australian paper The Age reported Monday. According to The Age, the Sunday rally was part of […]

It could be argued looking at issues from all perspectives that both sides are wrong and right at the same time. The Israeli people has been actively present in that region for several decades and asking them to leave the land is akin to asking most people who can trace their ancestry to other part […]

Today, the Department of State announced the launch of the 2024 “The Climate Crisis: Working Together for Future Generations” International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) initiative.  This exchange initiative will bring over 80 climate experts and advocates from approximately 60 countries to the United States to engage with their American professional counterparts on the negative impacts […]

About the programme The objective of the WOW programme is to improve economic opportunities for women working in global value chains, increasing participation and ensuring dignified, equal and empowering work.   The 7-year programme, running until March 2025, aims to enhance the economic empowerment of women by supporting businesses, organisations and programmes that are ready and […]

Parents who have the feeling that child care gets more expensive every year aren’t imagining it. A new analysis of the Women’s Bureau’s National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP) shows that between 2013 and 2018, across 37 states, prices rose in the majority of counties. High-population counties and counties with large Hispanic concentrations were most likely to experience […]

The Great South West Partnership has released its anticipated report on the region’s high value manufacturing sector, positioning the area as a key player in the UK’s renewed Industrial Strategy. The report, developed in collaboration with the High Value Manufacturing Catapult – the UK’s research, development, and innovation agency for manufacturing – and over 60 […]