Dozens of youth delegates, representing some 226 million young people from 46 least developed countries (LDCs), took centre stage on Tuesday at a United Nations conference under way in Doha, Qatar, to spotlight a range of development issues affecting t…
Year: 2023
Annual Report and Oral Update by the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the activities of his Office and recent human rights developmentsMr President,Excellencies,Distinguished delegates,This Council session focuses on a number of situations that ar…
DOHA, 7 March — Despite the massive expansion of trade and investment over the past decades, least developed countries still face considerable challenges in effectively integrating into the global trading system and benefiting from the opportunities af…
DOHA, 7 March — Stressing that there is no vaccine against climate change and disaster, speakers called for urgent action today to assist vulnerable States because “the ‘now’ is long overdue”, as the fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Develop…
World’s Top Customer Service and Sales Awards Were Presented in Las Vegas FAIRFAX, Va., March 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Winners in the 17th annual Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service, recognized as the world’s top customer service awards and sales awards, were unveiled on Friday night at a gala ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada […]
FAO assesses that 45 countries, including 33 in Africa, nine in Asia, two in Latin America and the Caribbean, and one in Europe, are in need of external assistance for food. Prospects of persisting drought in East Africa raise serious concerns about le…
SUMMARY• There was a good start to the season, with normal to above normal rainfall across most countries in October and November, followed by a drier than average period for December and January. February appears to be bringing a shift back towards we…
China announced Sunday a 7.2% increase in its defense budget for the coming year, up slightly from last year’s 7.1% rate of increase.That marks the eighth consecutive year of single-digit percentage point increases in what is now the world’s second-lar…
UN member states finally agreed Saturday, following years of talks, to a text on the first international treaty to protect the high seas, a fragile and vital treasure that covers nearly half the planet.“The ship has reached the shore,” conference chair…
BERLIN, GERMANY — Climate activists splashed a dark liquid over an artwork Saturday near the German parliament building. Desecrating the art, engraved with key articles from the country’s constitution, drew condemnation from the speaker of parliament a…
LUND, SWEDEN — Archaeologists say they have uncovered a “unique” cache of well-preserved spices, from strands of saffron to peppercorns and ginger, on the wreck of a royal ship that sank off Sweden’s Baltic coast more than 500 years ago.The wreck of th…
VILNIUS, Lituânia, March 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — O Avia Solutions Group, o principal grupo empresarial de aviação, transferiu sua sede para a Irlanda. Após a transferência de sua sede controladora para a Irlanda, Dublin, o grupo também passou a ser a segunda maior empresa de aviação registrada na Irlanda, atrás da gigante da aviação Ryanair. “Mudar […]
VILNIUS, Lituanie, 03 mars 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avia Solutions Group, grand groupe du secteur de l’aviation, a installé son siège en Irlande. Depuis le transfert de son siège social à Dublin, le groupe est également devenu la deuxième entreprise du secteur irlandais de l’aviation, derrière le géant Ryanair. « Le déménagement de notre siège social en […]
The launch of the Charter by the Coalition for Fisheries Transparency lays out a new roadmap to advance marine governance around the world. PANAMA CITY, Panama, March 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Coalition for Fisheries Transparency – a new international community of civil society organizations – today launched the Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency. The Charter […]
More than 35 years after the world’s worst nuclear accident, the dogs of Chernobyl roam among decaying abandoned buildings in and around the closed plant — somehow still able to find food, breed and survive.Scientists hope that studying these dogs can …