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Today, the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “the Court”) (www.ICC-CPI.int) joins the world in marking Human Rights Day. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted on this day by the United Nations in 1948, turns 75 this year. It is an important milestone in the protection of human rights worldwide. This year’s theme, “Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All”, resonates particularly with the Court’s mandate. The ICC seeks accountability for […]

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi receivable a phone call from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Spokesman for the Presidency, Counselor Ahmed Fahmy, said the call focused on regional developments, notably in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian Territories, in light of the aggravating political and humanitarian situation. President El-Sisi reviewed Egypt’s efforts and contacts to push toward a ceasefire to protect the civilians and prevent a further deterioration of the miserable […]

The announcement was made during his participation in the “Investing in health for today and tomorrow” event, on the sidelines of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which is currently taking place at Expo City Dubai. The UAE's investments contribute to building more robust health systems that have greater flexibility to confront climate change and to provide effective health services to youth […]

On November 28th, local time, the new generation of DONGFENG SHINE was launched at Park Hyaat Hotel in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and began to sell in all Dongfeng exhibition halls in Saudi Arabia, opening a new chapter for Dongfeng (www.Dongfeng-Global.com) to enter the Middle East market. On the evening of the event, Zhang Jian, director of the Middle East Region of Dongfeng Passenger Vehicles Overseas Marketing Department, Albert Venter, director […]

Two joint-bid submissions and one single-bid submission received from member associations representing three confederations; Bid books available on FIFA.com; Host(s) to be appointed through an open vote by FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, on 17 May 2024. Following the unprecedented success of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™, the bidding process (https://apo-opa.co/47U6E1x) for the 2027 edition of the tournament has reached a key milestone, with the following three bids from member associations across […]

New principles will guide multilateral development banks’ support for countries and the private sector in implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework; For the first time, multilateral development banks define common principles and the criteria for identifying and tracking nature-positive finance; Announcement follows COP26 Joint MDB Statement on Nature, People and Planet. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and fellow multilateral development banks (MDBs) have today published (https://apo-opa.co/3RdNOeQ) common principles for identifying and tracking […]

The government is re-engineering the National Youth Service to enhance its capacity and productivity. President William Ruto said NYS has adopted a fresh approach that will transform it into a financially sustainable and self-reliant institution. The NYS, he observed, has adopted a business model that will not only generate revenues to sustain its programmes but also test its outputs in the marketplace to constantly improve its relevance and competitiveness. The […]

Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) installed a drying and fermentation plant within the cooperative that is growing cocoa in the Centre Region of Cameroon. Within the scope of the project, the opening ceremony of the drying and fermentation plant installed in Ngomedzap, a town in the Centre Region, was held. The goal of the plant is to enable the cocoa that is produced by Mvem Cooperative of Cocoa Producers […]

In a meeting conducted yesterday, 7 December, the National Voluntary Blood Donors Association stated that it is working to ensure full blood supply from voluntary donors and partners. At the meeting in which activity report was presented, a number of representatives of various ministries, government institutions, PFDJ, national organizations and associations, administrations, as well as the association of taxi owners and others took part. Dr. Yohannes Tekeste, Medical Director of […]