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United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund begins second phase of community stabilization project

More than 1.1 million barrels of oil transferred from FSO Safer to the replacement tanker over 18 days

The transfer of 1.1 million barrels of oil from an aging tanker moored off the coast of war-torn Yemen has been completed, preventing the immediate threat of a massive spill that would have triggered an environmental catastrophe

The United Nations said Friday it had successfully transferred more than one million barrels of oil from a dilapidated Yemeni tanker, removing the imminent risk of a spill.UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres "welcomes the news that the ship-to-ship transfer of oil from the FSO Safer to the Yemen replacement vessel has been safely concluded today, avoiding what could have been a monumental environmental and humanitarian catastrophe," a statement said.

The number of people killed in Africa’s central Sahel region is surging this year, contradicting the claims by the military rulers of Mali, Burkina Faso and now Niger that they are tackling insecurity.

The Waai social solidarity campaign has been visiting Port Said to raise awareness about family issues, reports Mai Samih

UK-based ingredients supplier Kerfoot shared how it sources its shea butter to ensure provenance and benefit local female producers.

Little has been done to rehabilitate the eight million people displaced in the floods that hit the country last August.

The bill proposes increased presidential powers in IIMs which has raised concerns over autonomy of these eminent management institutes.

The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023 and the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2023, within 40 minutes after short discussions through voice vote, amid ...