Category: World

The Jungheinrich AG Supervisory Board has appointed Nadine Despineux (46) as the Group’s new Member of the Board of Management, Sales effective 15 July 2024. She will succeed Christian Erlach (61), who is leaving the Jungheinrich Board of Management on 14 July. Most recently, Nadine Despineux was responsible for the business fields Marine & Industry, […]

PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY:  Good morning.  SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good morning. PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY:  You’re very welcome, Mr. Secretary of State, colleagues.  Thank you so much.  Thanks for coming to Ukraine, especially these days.  It’s not a simple period for Ukraine and a tough period for the east of our country, for our warriors.  Thank you that you came, […]

“Empty streets in Rafah as families continue to flee in search of safety… UNRWA estimates that nearly 450,000 people have been forcibly displaced from Rafah since 6 May,” said the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in a post from western Rafah on X. “Inland in Rafah is now a ghost town. It’s hard to believe there […]

The call comes amid reports of an imminent offensive by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allied militia against the city, which could threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of displaced persons currently sheltering there. At least 43 people, among them women and children, have been killed in fighting between the Sudanese Armed […]

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal today in Kyiv, Ukraine. The two discussed the United States’ enduring commitment to Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction efforts and our dedication to working in concert with partners to address Ukraine’s security, economic, and humanitarian needs. Secretary Blinken highlighted the economic assistance the […]

Walid Saadaoui, 36, and Amar Hussein, 50, were arrested in northern England and have now appeared before court after the pair allegedly planned an Islamic State-inspired attack on the Jewish community in the North West, according to local police and media reports on Tuesday. The two men, who were arrested last week, had also […]

Bertoua – On May 6, 2024, IOM supports the Government of Cameroon in setting up mechanisms for the mobility and access of migrants to basic social services. It was in this context that the town of Bertoua in the East region hosted on April 24, the official ceremony to hand over civil status documents to […]

PRIME MINISTER SHMYHAL:  (Via interpreter) Your Excellency Secretary of State, Madam Pritzker, dear colleagues, Your Excellency, Ambassador, first of all I would like to welcome you to Ukraine.  This is your fourth visit over the time of the full-scale invasion.  We appreciate very highly your steadfast support.  Early at our meeting, I would like to […]

Thank you, President, and my thanks to Special Envoy Grundberg and USG Griffiths for your briefings and particularly to Martin for his long engagement on this file.  Colleagues, as a Council, we cannot falter in our support to Yemen, our support for an inclusive and sustainable peace, and we should remain unified behind the Special […]

According to the latest available data, around 3.7 million Ukrainians are internally displaced, while nearly 6.5 million have registered as refugees globally. With 1.13 million, Germany has taken in the largest cohort. Swift and decisive measures were taken to bring Ukrainian refugees into Germany in 2022: shortly after the Russian offensive began, Ukrainian arrivals were […]