insert_link Environment World added 50% more renewable energy but more needed: IEA The world added 50 percent more renewable energy capacity in 2023 over the previous year but more is needed in the battle against climate change, the International Energy Agency said Thursday. The increase was the fastest growth rate in the past two decades and the 22nd year in a row that renewable capacity additions set a new record, the Paris-based IEA said. The rise was driven by China, the planet's […] todayJanuary 11, 2024 14
insert_link 3 Oshiwambo Aa Zambia taya kunkililwa yaye komikunda okuyanda etaandelo lyomukithi go Cholera moondoolopa Omupresitend gwa Zambia Hakainde Hichilema okwiindiile aantu ya tembukemo moondoolopa okuya komikunda ,sha landula omaso gaantu ya thika 300 geetithwa komukithi go Cholera. Tati Uuyogoki waaheli nawa momahala gamwe ngoka guudha moondoolopa otashi londeke iipotha yo chorela. Nokwiindiile aantu ya tembukile komikunda hoka kwaagundjuka nokuna uuyogoki uli nawa. Iipotha yo cholera ya konda 7500 oya lopotwa moshilongo ashihe okuza mu October. Moowili 24 dha piti,iipotha iipe ya konda 500 oya […] todayJanuary 11, 2024 22 3
insert_link South Africa Israel accused at UN court of Gaza ‘genocide’ South Africa on Thursday accused Israel of breaching the UN Genocide Convention, arguing that even the deadly October 7 Hamas attack could not justify such alleged actions, as it launched a landmark case at the top UN court. Pretoria has lodged an urgent appeal at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to force Israel to "immediately suspend" its military operations in Gaza. Israel has dismissed the case as "atrocious" and […] todayJanuary 11, 2024 14
insert_link APO International United Nations (UN) Child Rights Committee to review Congo, Bulgaria, Senegal, Russian Federation, Lithuania and South Africa The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) will hold its upcoming session from 15 January to 2 February, during which it will review Congo, Bulgaria, Senegal, the Russian Federation, Lithuania and South Africa. The six countries are among the 196 States parties to the Child Rights Convention. They are required to undergo regular reviews by the Committee of 18 independent international experts on how they are implementing the Convention, its Optional Protocols, as well […] todayJanuary 11, 2024 5
insert_link APO International Rwanda – From where I stand: “I now publicly recognize myself as an agent for change and actively work to fight against social norms that discriminate against people living with disabilities” Ndagijimana Felix is one of the men engage pioneers that benefited from the UN Women and UNABU (Rwandan Organization of Women with Disabilities) training on GBV prevention, and the rights and inclusion of people living with disabilities. His wife Clementine was afflicted by a degenerative disease at an early age that took away the functionality of one of her legs. Married in 2014, they have three children, and through UN Women […] todayJanuary 11, 2024 4
insert_link APO International South Africa: Premier Alan Winde thanks emergency services’ staff for keeping province safe over the festive season Premier Alan Winde thanked the countless emergency services’ staff who worked long hours, often under difficult circumstances, to keep Western Cape residents and visitors to our province safe over the festive season. "These dedicated and brave women and men continue to make us all very proud. While many of us were able to get some much-needed rest, our firefighters and other disaster management officials, including so many volunteers, worked round […] todayJanuary 11, 2024
insert_link World Russia detains far-left leader for ‘justifying’ terror Russian police on Thursday detained the leader of a far-left opposition group and a vocal opponent of the Kremlin's domestic policies for allegedly "justifying terrorism," his lawyer said. Sergei Udaltsov, 46, supports Moscow's offensive in Ukraine but the leader of the "Left Front" group has been a prominent government critic and has been jailed for organising rallies against Russian President Vladimir Putin. His home was raided earlier Thursday and he […] todayJanuary 11, 2024 16
insert_link World UK maternal deaths reaches highest level in 20 years: study The number of women in Britain dying during pregnancy or soon afterwards has reached its highest level in almost two decades, a new study reported Thursday. The figures from MBRRACE-UK, which monitors maternal deaths, stillbirths and infant deaths, and their causes, showed black women and those from deprived areas remained the most severely impacted. MPs reported last year that although the UK has one of the lowest maternal mortality ratios […] todayJanuary 11, 2024 3
insert_link 3 2 Oshiwambo South Africa okwati opena uumbangi womadhipago gakwaanohenda ga ningwa ku Israel mo Gaza Aatamaneki ya S.A ya lombwele ompangu yo International Court of Justice kutya iiwike yahugunina 13 yiiponokela mo Gaza oyili uumbangi womadhipago gakwaanoohenda. Onzonkundana yo Eyewitness news oyati S.A ota pula ompangu yi tale komikalo dhoka tadhi ka eta pehulilo iiponokela yetanga lyopakwiita lya Israel mo Gaza,oshowo omakwatho ga pitikwe gaye moshikandjo sha kondekwa. S.A otati Israel ota pogola o UN Genocide Convention, nepangelo olyuulika elalakano oku dhipaga aa Palestine. Aa […] todayJanuary 11, 2024 12 2 3