Month: September 2024

 The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is set to visit Nigeria from 8 to 19 September. This second visit aims to assess the treatment of individuals in detention and measure whether the country has strengthened its capacity to protect the human rights of all people deprived of liberty since the Subcommittee’s previous visit ten years ago. The SPT delegation will visit various places where individuals are held, including prisons, police […]

 HE Speaker of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Abdi Hashi Abdullahi met with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Somalia, Dr. Abdullah bin Salem Al Nuaimi. The meeting discussed cooperation relations between the two countries and ways to support and enhance them. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar.    

 Severe flooding in South Sudan has forced many to flee their homes, often losing their livelihoods and properties in the process. These devastating effects have caused an urgent need for both humanitarian aid and proactive measures to minimize the impact of more expected downpours. To keep himself up to date with activities undertaken to increase the readiness of communities in Greater Pibor and Akobo, Mohan Subramanian, Force Commander of the […]

 The African Water Facility has secured 12 million euros from the Nordic Development Fund for a new funding initiative to support African governments, utilities, the private sector, and other stakeholders to expand access to safe and sustainable sanitation in African cities. The Africa Urban Sanitation Investment Initiative (AUSII) was launched on 27 August 2024, on the sidelines of World Water Week 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden. The Nordic Development Fund (www.NDF.int) announced […]