Category: General
China-OIC Strengthened Relations To Promote Peace, Development: Experts
ISLAMABAD, Experts from different countries at an online seminar, yesterday said, the strengthened relations between China and members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), will promote peace, harmony and development in the region and beyon…
Read moreUNHCR Press Release: UNHCR and partners commit to expand innovative higher education for young refugees in the region
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, alongside the Connected Learning in Crisis Consortium, hosted a roundtable discussion on increasing access to higher education for refugees in West and Central Africa (WCA) through connected learning. The roundtable was he…
Read moreCucumber crisis: surging energy prices leave British glasshouses empty
Published by Reuters By James Davey ROYDON, England (Reuters) – In a small corner of south-east England, vast glasshouses stand empty, the soaring cost of energy preventing their owner from […]
Read moreEgypt, Norway to work together on clean energy projects
Cairo, Egypt and Norway on Thursday signed an agreement for several projects to enhance their cooperation in developing renewable energy. Egypt has been racing to launch environment-friendly projects in the lead-up to the 27th U.N. Climate Change Confe…
Read moreUN chief names panel to probe companies’ climate efforts
New York, The head of the United Nations announced the appointment Thursday of an expert panel led by Canada’s former environment minister to scrutinize whether companies’ efforts to curb climate change are credible or mere “greenwashing”. Recent years…
Read moreDR Congo: M23 rebels deny shooting down UN helicopter; 8 peacekeepers died
KINSHASA, Rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have denied shooting down a UN helicopter, killing eight peacekeepers on-board.DR Congo’s army had blamed M23 rebels for the crash in which six Pakistanis, a Russian and a Serbian died.It wen…
Read morePandemic tech and digital rights in Morocco
Published by Global Voices Photo by Lianhao Qu on Unsplash The deployment of innovative and emerging technologies in Morocco has undergone a fast expansion since the outbreak of COVID-19 in […]
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