A UN spokesman on Tuesday said flooding has affected Sudan and Chad, while drought has affected Lesotho, another African country. Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, made the announcement at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) ‘s daily briefing. He said OCHA has warned that heavy rains…
The outgoing President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, Dennis Francis, has described the session as eventful as three resolutions on the Gaza conflict were among the achievements recorded. Francis told journalists on Monday in New York that a milestone declaration to accelerate investment in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was also…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will leave Tehran for the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Wednesday, marking his first foreign trip since taking office in late July, local media reported. During the visit, Pezeshkian is expected to hold meetings with high-ranking Iraqi officials and sign several cooperation agreements and security memoranda. Iranian Ambassador to Iraq, Mohammad-Kazem Al-e…
Qatar has donated 4.5 million U.S. dollars to support Palestinian refugees stranded in the West Bank since the Gaza conflict began in October 2023, the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) said. The funds was provided through a partnership between the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and…
More than 20 civilians were killed and 100 others injured in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Sinnar city in central Sudan, according to local aid groups. The Sinnar Youth Gathering, a local voluntary group, reported that the RSF “indiscriminately” shelled the Sinaar market and the Al-Muwazafeen neighborhood on Sunday. Meanwhile,…
The Iraqi Oil Ministry has dismissed accusations from several U.S. Congress members that Iraq is smuggling and “illegally” selling oil to Iran to help it avoid U.S. sanctions. The ministry also called the claims “fabrications that have no basis.” This response followed a letter reportedly sent by five U.S. Congress members to President Joe Biden…
China has applauded Nigeria’s leading role in ECOWAS and its efforts toward enthroning stability in the sub-region. This is contained in a Joint Statement between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu during the latter’s just concluded state visit to China. The statement indicated that the event was aimed at: “Establishing a Comprehensive…
Pope Francis visited missionaries and members of the public in one of the most remote outposts of the Catholic Church on Sunday. During his third day in the Pacific state of Papua New Guinea, the 87-year-old went to the small town of Vánimo on the north coast, home to some 10,000 people and a Catholic…
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities for an agreement to release around 100 hostages held by Palestinian Islamist Hamas on Saturday. “We must not sacrifice any more lives; we must not sacrifice them [the remaining hostages],” said a relative of a hostage who died last week, at the…
The UN Acting Emergency Relief Coordinator in Mauritania, Joyce Msuya, has allocated 3 million dollars from the Central Emergency Response Fund to support Malian refugees who have sought safety in the country. The Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Mr Stephane Dujarric, disclosed this at a news conference at UN headquarters in New York. Dujarric said…
