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United Nations officials on Tuesday denied that instructions had been sent to staff globally not to use certain words with reference to President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine – specifically, the words” invasion” and “war” – and pointed to examples of senior U.N. leaders themselves using such terms.

United Nations officials on Tuesday denied that instructions had been sent to staff globally not to use certain words with reference to President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine – specifically, the words” invasion” and “war” – and pointed to examples of senior U.N. leaders themselves using such terms.

In what looks like a loss of will and abdication of responsibility, France’s President Emmanuel Macron announced on February 17 that French troops are being withdrawn from Mali, the former French col

The Argentine entrepreneur highlighted the importance of strong business relationships, trial and error, and a global push for sustainability. 

Since the US withdrawal and the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, the country has endured a deepening and increasingly deadly humanitarian crisis. Acute malnutrition is spiking across the country and 95 percent of households have been experiencing insufficient food consumption and food insecurity. At least 55 percent of the population is “expected to be in crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity” through March 2022, according to the United Nations. Humanitarian organizati...

As one of the countries heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam is determined to pursue green and inclusive recovery, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh said at the International Conference “Green and Inclusive Economic Rebound: Lessons from International Experience” in Hanoi on February 25.

Two days, Feb. 13-14, were designated as “Global Disinvestment Day,” to demand that governments, universities, financial institutions, religious organizations and other entities divest their holdings of fossil fuel companies. At over 450 events in 60 countries, activists demanded that society stop investing in the “rogue” industries (e.g., oil, natural gas and coal) and fight to “de-legitimize the fossil fuel industry.”

The Middle East is very much alive to corruption risks posed by factors such as significant investments in infrastructure and innovative Technologies…

Baku to host an environmental conference

On 8 February 2022, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan sent out a bleak set of tweets. One of the tweets,