The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, is travelling to Israel and the Palestinian Territories tomorrow, Tuesday 18 May. The Minister of Foreign Affairs will have meetings with His Holiness the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III, with his I...
ATLANTA, May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — On Saturday, May 15, Clark Atlanta University received a total of $5 million in gifts and donations at its 2021 Commencement ceremonies. This day was a historic day for Clark Atlanta University as it’s the first time in the institution’s history that such donations were made in one day in addition […]
The new Permanent Representative of Burundi to the United Nations, Zéphyrin Maniratanga, paid a courtesy call on UN Secretary-General António Guterres today. He earlier presented his credentials to the Secretariat on 12 March. (See Press Release BIO/5...
Failure to address domestic violence in South Africa is a violation of women’s rights, independent UN experts said in a report published on Monday, citing low levels of prosecution and conviction as factors. The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimi...
Strategic SummaryCyclical patterns of erratic weather conditions, climatic causes of displacement, political instability and a rise in conflict — including due to the highly contentious election process and disputes over natural resources (land, water,...
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT• Production of cereals in 2021 expected to reach near-record high, owing to excellent weather conditions and large plantings• Export quantities of maize forecast at above-average level in 2021/22 marketing year, underpinned by am...
**Addis Ababa **– The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched an emergency programme to safeguard the agricultural livelihoods of communities affected by conflict in the Tigray region, Ethiopia.The FAO Representative in Ethiopia, Fatouma S...
Climate change poses serious security threats in Africa. Global organisations, regional communities and countries are increasingly recognising this fact, but that isn’t enough – urgent action is needed.In March 2021, the African Union Peace and Securit...
