The successful implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2024-2028, through the establishment of a UNSDCF Joint Steering Committee and UNSDCF Results Groups, were amongst the points discussed during the meeting between the United Nations Resident Coordinator for Seychelles and Mauritius, Ms. Lisa Singh, and the Principal Secretary for the Foreign Affairs Department, Ms. Vivianne Fock Tave, on Thursday 8th February 2024 at Maison Quéau de Quinssy.  The two […]

As Sudan’s brutal war hits the 300-day mark, widespread malnutrition, the world’s largest child displacement crisis, and a shattered health system threaten to kill far more children than the armed conflict itself. UNICEF is seeing record levels of admissions for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) – the deadliest form of malnutrition – in the areas that can be reached with humanitarian assistance. Conditions in areas unreachable because of the fighting – where children are […]

Mobile networks must not be complacent about SIM swap fraud and they need to prioritise the protection of customers. This is according to Gur Geva, Founder and CEO of iiDENTIFii (www.iiDENTIFii.com). “Although SABRIC has noted a slight decline in reported SIM swap fraud in its latest report, mobile service providers still need to tighten up their data security to protect against fraudsters using false identities and SIM swap scams,” says […]

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has launched the Remote, Appraisal, Supervision, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RASME) initiative in Tunis to strengthen the supervision of development projects using cutting-edge processes. RASME, a collaborative effort between the Bank Group, the World Bank's Geo-Enabling for Monitoring and Supervision initiative, and KoBoToolbox (www.KoBoToolbox.org), provides real-time digital data-gathering tools that enable the Bank, its clients and development partners to prepare projects effectively, report on their […]

The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has urged judicial officers to solely base their rulings on the law. She said this while closing the 25th Annual Judges' Conference at the Kampala Serena Hotel on Thursday, 08 February 2024 which run under the theme, "A People-Centred Approach to Justice." "Courts are a House of record whose decisions set precedents upon which subsequent decisions are premised. Therefore, judicial officers should base their […]

The President of the Republic of Liberia, H.E. Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr., has declared his assets in keeping with the Code of Conduct for public officials, which mandates all public officials to declare their assets upon taking office.  The declaration which took place today, Thursday, February 8, 2024, at the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) was also in fulfillment of his previous promise to do so which included the president’s personal […]

When she was fourteen, Zekia discovered that her parents were secretly preparing for her older sister to undergo female genital mutilation. “My brother heard about it and tried to discourage them,” she told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. “He reminded them that the practice has been prohibited and argued it would expose her to lots of complications.” Zekia had witnessed first-hand the pain the procedure can […]

Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) established a manuscript digitization laboratory at the Raqqada National Museum of Islamic Art in Tunisia. Tunisian Minister of Cultural Affairs, Dr. Hayet Ketat-Guermazi; Türkiye’s Ambassador to Tunisia, Çağlar Fahri Çakıralp; TİKA’s Vice President, Rahman Nurdun; TİKA’s Coordinator to Tunisia; Ali Fuat Cebaci and local administrators attended the opening ceremony which was held at the National Laboratory for the Preservation and Conservation of Parchment and […]

Financial agreements worth KSh350 billion have been signed during President William Ruto’s visit to Japan. These agreements will support projects and programmes in sectors that are aimed at turning around the economic fortunes of the country. The largest projects to benefit are the Dongo Kundu Infrastructure Ecosystem and the Mombasa Gateway Bridge at the Coast at KSh260 billion. President Ruto and Prime Minister Fumio Kushida also agreed that Kenya will […]