Month: March 2024

[[{"value":"H.E. Hirut Zemene, Ambassador Extraordinary&Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the Benelux countries and EU institutions, met the newly appointed European Union Special Representative for Human Rights, H.E. Olof SKOOG at his office on March 13, 2024. Ambassador Hirut congratulated the special representative on his new assignment. During the meeting, the two sides had a productive exchange of views on the current situation in Ethiopia, focusing on Human […]

[[{"value":"UN Women Somalia joined UN entities, government, and communities in Somalia in a united effort to break the chains of silence and injustice through a launch event followed by a tree planting event which highlighted the need for increased investment and combined effort to end all forms of Gender based violence.  The ministries of women and human rights development at the federal and federal members state commemorated the 16-days of activities with the support of UN Women Somalia and the […]

[[{"value":"On Friday, 8 March, 2024, a cross section of women and men in Liberia thronged the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ministerial Complex to commemorate International Women’s Day (IWD), a day set aside to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women everywhere and to strategize on how to break down the barriers to achieving equality for all women. This year’s commemoration was held under the global theme ‘Invest in […]

[[{"value":"The UAE has welcomed the outcomes of the meeting which was convened at the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo, Egypt. During the meeting, Libyan parties reached an agreement to supervise presidential and parliamentary elections, and reaffirmed Libya's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity.  In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) commended the efforts of the Arab League for the success of the dialogue and the important agreements […]

[[{"value":"Half a million people under blockade in Burkina Faso find themselves in a blind spot of the humanitarian response due to lack of funding and severe operational constraints, warn international organisations ahead of the European Humanitarian Forum. In 20 locations cut off from the rest of the country and home to half a million people, less than 5,000 people received aid from international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and their local partners […]