Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Group of 20 (G20) session on the food and energy crises, in Bali today:We are on the way to a raging food catastrophe. People in five separate places are facing famine. Simultaneousl...
The Day of 8 Billion, officially marked on Tuesday, is a milestone moment for human longevity, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), “signalling major improvements in public health”, but it also comes with warnings of worsening economic inequali...
LONDON– Britain and France, yesterday, signed an agreement, aimed at fighting against illegal migration via the English Channel, which has long been a point of friction between the two countries.Britain will commit 72.2 million euros (about 74.3 millio...
MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome to today’s call on the situation in Ethiopia. Today’s call is on background to a senior State Department official and embargoed until its conclusion. We are joined – for your information and not for rep...
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has told lawmakers in parliament he is committed to a peace deal struck with Tigrayan leadership in South Africa earlier this month to end two years of deadly conflict in northern Tigray region.In his address to par...
The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) and Agape Youth Movement will host a webinar on children’s involvement on climate change action.The webinar seeks to achieve the following objectives:• To showcase programmes that activate chil...
Rome - How much fertilizer is the right amount to ensure that crop production can achieve local and global food security needs while limiting harm to the environment?Answering that question remains a huge challenge, but one that can be better explored ...
The Department of Employment and Labour in Free State Province is cautioning existing and potential suppliers against scammers issuing out fraudulent purchase orders.The Department has noted with concern the reports of scammers who are contacting suppl...
