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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The impact of climate change in Africa is drawing attention leading up to an international conference led by the Japanese government,

The Middle Eastern country is also working to rejoin the International Olive Council, which would further develop the nascent sector.

Amid the ongoing disastrous financial crisis with severe food, power and fuel shortages in Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament on Tuesday that the UN has planned to provide humanitarian assistance of around $48 ...

Senior Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) leader Anas Haqqani said once the country’s economic challenges have been resolved, the authorities will look at stamping out the problem of illiteracy. He said illiterate nations face poverty and other challenges. Addressing a meeting to assess the challenges in the country, Haqqani said: “Afghanistan's current problems are the

Reinforced Russian troops backed by airstrikes pummeled a portion of eastern Ukraine on Saturday, blowing up bridges and shelling apartment buildings as they fought to capture two cities that would put a contested province under Moscow's control, Ukrainian officials said.

As Russia continued its deadly assault in Ukraines east on Saturday, the wars impact on global food security moved center stage.

The Secretary-General said that the conflict, which began on Feb. 24, has already taken thousands of lives, caused untold destruction, displaced millions of people, resulted in unacceptable violations of human rights and is inflaming a three-dimensional global crisis — food, energy and finance — that is pummeling the most vulnerable people, countries and economies.

Eco-artist Maria Nissan decided to take action against single-use plastic and raise awareness about environmental issues through her incredible art.

JEDDAH: The saga of the Safer continues with an attempt by the UN to raise funds to salvage the stricken vessel that has been anchored close to Yemen’s Red Sea coast since 1988. The plan is to raise $144 million, of which $80 million will pay for offloading the cargo of oil on board the Safer. To this end, the governments of the US and the Netherlands, represented by Dutch

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - At the snap meeting of the Consultative and Advisory body Dialogue Platform on Human Dimension under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan the major issue on the countrys current political agenda was discussed - a nationwide referendum on amendments and additions to the Constitution scheduled for 5 June 2022, Kazinform has learned from the press service of the Kazakh Foreign Affairs Ministry.