New York, US (PANA) - As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, skyrocketing energy prices are compounding an existential cost-of-living crisis for hundreds of millions of people, the UN chief said on Wednesday, introducing the third is a series of briefings from the Global Crisis Response Group (GCRG) on Food, [...]Full text...
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - As Kenyans vote in general elections on 9 August, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed the hope that the vote will be an opportunity for the East African country "to showcase its democracy to the world". In a statement, he wrote: "I urge all [...]Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - A powerful new sculpture unveiled at UN Headquarters on Wednesday honours the memory and mission of two human rights experts who were murdered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) five years ago. Speaking at the ceremony, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres again expressed deepest condolences to [...]Full text...
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) on Wednesday launched a Regional Technical Committee under the Enhancing Maritime Connectivity Project (EMCP) funded by the Government of Japan to the tune of US$ 875,000. EMCP is intended for IOC Member States comprising the Union of Comoros, France/Reunion, Madagascar, Mauritius and [...]Full text...
