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Climate change is a major stress factor for the world’s water resources, heightening risks of conflict in shared basins, threatening health and undermining sustainable development.   During high-level discussions held at COP28 on the thematic days on Peace, Security, and Health and on Agriculture, Food and Water, UNECE and its partners stressed the critical need for joint water management across borders at the centre of climate change mitigation and adaptation. Key […]

The African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org/en) initiatives towards building a climate-resilient Africa drew significant support at the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), garnering donor commitments and global partnerships. The Bank has launched several flagship initiatives to help African countries implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The programmes will also ensure that the continent's growth builds prosperity along a decarbonized, climate-friendly, environmentally sustainable, […]

On December 11, 2023, commencing at 11:05 a.m. for approximately 20 minutes, Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, received a courtesy call from Ambassadors of 8 nations to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) who are visiting Japan. The overview of the courtesy call is as follows. At the outset, Minister Kamikawa welcomed Ambassadors of the United States, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, the United Kingdom, the […]

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is concerned about the intensification of violence in central and northern Mali. Rivalry between various parties of the conflict is restricting people’s access to healthcare.  During the week of 27 November 2023, we had to evacuate our teams from Nampala to the town of Niono, in the Ségou region, as we were no longer able to ensure their safety.  The Malian army, with support from its Russian […]

West Africa is home to a diverse landscape of energy players, from mature petroleum producers to emerging gas frontiers. For established markets, the energy transition requires decarbonizing and optimizing existing operations, while bringing renewable energy and carbon capture technologies to the forefront. Meanwhile, frontier markets are seeking to build sustainable energy mixes from the ground up, relying on integrated gas developments to fuel their transition. As a result, an array […]

Members of Kenya-China Alumni Association on Saturday celebrated in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, 60 years of diplomatic relations between Kenya and China. The event brought together more than 100 Kenyans who studied in Chinese universities and featured activities including Chinese martial arts, traditional Chinese music, dances, poetry awards for alumni who have excelled across diverse sectors of the economy as well as a screening of a documentary on achievements […]

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) starts with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25 and culminates with Human Rights Day on December 10. These two markers symbolize what we know to be true: achieving gender equality is not possible without addressing gender-based violence, a human rights abuse that holds back women and girls from fully and safely participating in social, economic, […]

Khalid Almusalhi, Foreign Ministry Undersecretary for Administrative and Financial Affairs, received Salaheldin Elhag M. Elkando, the Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan to the Sultanate of Oman. The meeting discussed relations between Oman and Sudan and topics of common interest.Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Foreign Ministry of Oman.    

The Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan Clementine Nkweta-Salami has expressed deep alarm and shock at the news of an attack on an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) convoy in Khartoum on 10 December. “I am horrified by this reckless attack on an ICRC convoy, which tragically claimed the lives of two people and injured seven more, including three from ICRC. The convoy was clearly marked with the Red Cross […]