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South Sudanese learners collaborating during a training session in 2018 1 June 2021, Hiroshima, Japan - The United Nations Institute of Training and...

Responsibility for defending what the Commonwealth stands for must not pass to the country without reforms. If Rwanda had hosted the Commonwealth heads of government meeting, which has been cancelled for the second time due to Covid-19, the UK was due to hand the country the Commonwealth chair.   Rwanda would have held the responsibility for defending what the Commonwealth stands for – despite violating those same values for decades. When Rwanda was admitted as a member in 2009, I had hop...

Responsibility for defending what the Commonwealth stands for must not pass to the country without reforms

Switzerland is perfectly content with the existing tangle of bilateral accords - it was Brussels that had been pushing for change.

Freeport should actively support government for Papuas development 24th May 2021 2 hours ago PT Freeport Indonesias President Director Tony Wenas paid a courtesy call on Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo on Monday (May 24, 2021) (ANTARA/HO-Divisi Humas Polri) Jakarta (ANTARA) - National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo has sought active support from the PT Freeport Indonesia management for the governments endeavors to intensify Papuas development to boost the we...

Sustainability, fair trade and organic messaging support companys 5-HTP ingredient launch Ingredient supplier Nura is claiming an organic positioning and a partnership with Ghanaian wildcrafters to back the market introduction of its Cleanmood 5-HTP ingredient. Cleanmood is an extract of the seeds of the Griffonia simplicifolia​ plant, a woody climbing shrub native to Ghana and other parts of West and Central Africa.  The extracts of this plant contain the active...

Last modified on Sat 22 May 2021 02.17 EDT One of the world’s largest children’s rights charities has admitted it “made a number of mistakes” when it left Sri Lanka abruptly last year, amid accusations it had misled the public and donors and failed 20,000 vulnerable children in the country. Former employees and provincial governors who spoke to the Guardian described Plan International’s exit as “irresponsible”, “cynical and indefensible”. Child sponsors, who provided most of...

In a span of less than fifty years, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has transformed itself from being a small rentier state ruled by the United Kingdom into a modern society running a highly diversified economy and a key regional power with a vast network of global friends and partners.   As the country prepares to celebrate its fiftieth year of independence on December 2, 2021, the once disunited and marginal state is now recognized as a rising middle power and the second biggest Arab economy...

Human development May 13, 2021 There is now a well-established critique that GDP alone does not capture human welfare quite well on its own. There is a need for a broader canvas to convey the meaning of people-centred development. Thanks to renowned Pakistani economist Dr Mahbub-ul-Haq, we have been seeing the UNDP Human Development Reports since 1990 based on the Human Development Index that ranks countries in the world on the basis of their performance on social indicators. Dr Hafiz Pasha w...

Chads new military ruler in maiden visit to Niger AFP 5 days ago AFP © Brahim ADJI General Mahamat Idriss Deby, 37, heads a junta that took over after the death his father last month Chads new leader, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, on Monday made his first visit to Niger, a fellow Sahel country fighting jihadist insurgents, since coming to power at the head of a military junta after the shock death of his father last month. © - Chads army is one of Africas most effective T...