Eritrea poses a real challenge to the UN system and the international community a UN expert said today, warning that the country’s human rights situation was deteriorating drastically. “Eritrea was elected to serve in the UN Human Rights Council for the period 2022-2024. However, its continuous failure to fully cooperate with his mandate and […]
Continue ReadingDAR ES SALAAM— TOURISM stakeholders from across Africa have highlighted the need to put more focus on domestic and intra-regional tourist activities, as well as strengthening the sector’s supply chain. The stakeholders in the tourism sector gathered in Dar es Salaam to discuss Covid-19 recovery efforts, having the pandemic affected the sector across the […]
Continue ReadingThe European Union called on Russia to reverse its decision to pull out of the U.N.-led grain initiative and to allow the grain shipments to leave Ukraine’s Black Sea ports. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell tweeted on Sunday: “Russia’s decision to suspend participation in the Black Sea deal puts at risk the main export […]
Continue ReadingADDIS ABABA— Some 13 African countries have reported 6,883 monkeypox cases since the start of 2022, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. According to data released by the Africa CDC, 173 deaths and a case-fatality ratio of 2.5 percent have also been registered during the same period. The […]
Continue ReadingGENEVA— More than 3.4 million displaced people and their hosts are in dire need of aid following the recent destructive flooding in Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Cameroon, the UN refugee agency warned. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesperson Olga Sarrado told a press briefing in Geneva that in Nigeria, […]
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