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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar |

Qatar: Assistant Foreign Minister for Regional Affairs Meets British Officials

During the two meetings, they reviewed the bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries and the latest developments in Libya and Syria

HE Assistant Foreign Minister for Regional Affairs Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi met separately on Monday in London with HE Director of Middle East Affairs at the British Foreign Office Stephen Hickey and HE British Special Envoy for Syria and Libya Charles King. During the two meetings,…

FIFA
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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ targets over 100,000 fans for epic opening matchday

The first match to take place in Australia of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ will be an even bigger celebration

Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau to host opening ceremony and opening match at Eden Park on 20 July; Australia’s inaugural fixture against Republic of Ireland on the same day now confirmed to take place at Stadium Australia – Sydney/Gadigal’s largest FIFA Women’s World Cup™ venue; additional single-match passes for Australia v. Republic of Ireland to…

Republic of South Africa: The Parliament
Source: Republic of South Africa: The Parliament |

South Africa: Committee for Section 194 Heard Evidence from Public Protector of Zambia

The committee was established by the National Assembly on 16 March 2021 to conduct a constitutional inquiry into the Public Protector’s fitness to hold office

The Committee for Section 194 Enquiry into Public Protector (PP) Adv Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office today heard evidence from Ms Caroline Zulu-Sokoni, the PP of the Republic of Zambia. Ms Zulu-Sokoni was called as the first witness for 2023 by the PP’s legal team. Her testimony revolved mainly…

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World Health Organization (WHO) calls for more action to end ‘cycles of poverty and stigma’ related to tropical diseases

More countries have worked to eliminate dengue, leprosy and other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) over the past decade, but greater efforts and investment are needed in the face of pandemic-related disruptions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday

To mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, the UN agency has released a report highlighting progress and challenges in delivering care for these 20 conditions, which mainly affect the world’s poorest people.  NTDs are caused by a variety of pathogens including viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi and toxins, and can be deadly.  Other examples are…

World Food Programme (WFP)
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United States funding to help World Food Programme (WFP) fight food insecurity in Sierra Leone

According to an August 2022 Food Security Monitoring System analysis, 81 percent of Sierra Leonean households were unable to meet their basic food and nutrition needs

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$3.2 million from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide emergency food and development assistance to 68,000 people in Sierra Leone, where four out of five households have irregular access to safe and nutritious food.…

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Post-cyclone Reconstruction Continues in Mozambique

The ongoing efforts for resilient recovery will help transform the rebuilding process into an opportunity to increase socio-economic resilience

More than three years after cyclone Idai and Keneth hit Mozambique in 2019, much of the country is still trying to recover. An example of such recovery taking place is being witnessed in the lower Beira corridor, in Sofala Province, along the Busi and Pungue river basins.  As the area…

United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS)
Source: United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) |

Sudan political process enters a decisive phase requiring wide participation

The Trilateral mechanism will continue to coordinate closely with the international community in supporting the Sudanese people to realize the objectives

Mohamed Belaiche, Ambassador for the African Union to Sudan; Volker Perthes, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan; Ismail Wais, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Special Envoy. After the signing of the Framework Political Agreement between a considerable number of Sudanese stakeholders on 5 December 2022, the political…

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff and the Cameroonian Authorities have Reached Staff-Level Agreement on the Third Review of the Extended Credit Facility and Extended Fund Facility for Cameroon

The mission also met with representatives of development partners, the diplomatic community, the private sector, civil society, and unions

End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF’s Executive Board. Based on the preliminary findings of this…

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On World Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Day, over US$7 million new funding announced to expand efforts towards sleeping sickness elimination in nine African nations

The funding will support cost-effective, sustainable strategies to develop and maintain post-elimination surveillance programmes

New funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will build on the success of the Trypa-NO! partnership – a project led by FIND (https://www.FINDdx.org), the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) – that has supported Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea…

Ministry of Information, Eritrea
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Victories of Eritrean cyclists at several competitions

Biniam Ghirmay, one of the outstanding Eritrean cyclists, has become winner of Silver Medal at the competition held in Spain by finishing the 141.6 km race in second place

Eritrean cyclists registered shining victories in several competitions conducted on 29 January. Accordingly, Biniam Ghirmay, one of the outstanding Eritrean cyclists, has become winner of Silver Medal at the competition held in Spain by finishing the 141.6 km race in second place. Biniam Ghirmay has become winner of Bronze Medal…