As the lights were about to go out on Trump presidency, the outgoing US administration made two major announcements about the Middle East terming Iran a home for Al Qaeda, and designating the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as terrorists . Both of these moves reek of desperation and miscalculation. While these can have dangerous consequences for both the US and Middle East, the branding of the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) in particular effectively barring US citizens and entities from interacting financially with the group is certain to unleash unspeakable horrors on the millions of Yemenis living on the edge of life and death.
In what could be the last act of President Donald Trump, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on 10 January that the US Administration would designate Ye
Global Migration Growth Slowed by 27 Per Cent in 2020, Following Decades of Robust Increase, Annual Report Finds Global Migration Growth Slowed by 27 Per Cent in 2020, Following Decades of Robust Increase, Annual Report Finds
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The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all forms of human mobility through the closing of national borders and halting of travel worldwide, according to a newly released United Nations report.
Preliminary estimates from the International Migration 2020 Highlights, published by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, suggest that the pandemic may have slowed the rise in the number of international migrants by around 2 million people by mid-2020 27 per cent less than the growth expected since mid-2019. Growth in the number of international migrants has been robust over the last two decades, r
United States’ designation of Houthi militia as foreign terrorist organization risks expediting large-scale famine in Yemen, speakers warn Security Council.
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Launch Of The 2021 Global Mayors Challenge
January 11, 2021 GMT
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NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced the launch of the 2021 Global Mayors Challenge, an innovation competition that will identify and accelerate the most ambitious ideas developed by cities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition will select 50 finalists that represent the world’s leading urban innovations to emerge from the pandemic. Fifteen grand prize winners will receive $1 million each and robust multi-year support to implement and spread their breakthrough ideas.