Cyprus: More awareness of Armenian and Cypriot Maronite Arabic languages
State authorities in Cyprus continue to support minority language speakers by funding existing cultural institutions and establishing new sports facilities where their languages can...
WEF Develops Framework to Transition Colombia to Data-Driven Economy
The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and a multistakeholder community have developed a technology and governance framework for trustworthy and commercially sustainable public-private...
New Project to Build a Climate-Resilient Landscape in Nigeria
The World Bank today approved a $700 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA)* for the Nigeria Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL)...
Greenpeace Demands immediate return of German plastic waste
Greenpeace, Basel Action Network (BAN), Zero Waste Europe and other organizations are calling for illegally exported waste to be returned to Germany. On December...
‘Restraint, de-escalation and dialogue’ needed to stem war in Yemen
Yemen is teetering on a new “fragmented and bloody” chapter of war as military escalation and conflict escalates, Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the...
5 Phone Camera Accessories on Amazon Under $20
Everyone’s using their phone for TikTok and Instagram, but you’re going to need some accessories to make it look good. A few lenses and...
38℃ record Arctic temperature confirmed, others likely to follow
A new and disturbing high temperature record for the Arctic of 38 degrees Celsius, or just over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, was confirmed by the...
COP26 defined by ‘reinvigorated multilateralism’
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), held last month in Glasgow, was defined by a “reinvigorated multilateralism”, a top UN official said on Tuesday...
Afghanistan: Humanitarian crisis threatens basic human rights
Respect for fundamental rights and freedoms by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan is critical to ensuring stability in the country, the UN Deputy High Commissioner for...
COVID-19: Don’t underestimate Omicron
The Omicron variant is “probably” now present in most of the world’s countries and it would be a mistake to dismiss the COVID-19 strain...