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UNFPA - East and Southern Africa
Source: UNFPA - East and Southern Africa |

From Seoul to Seke - The Shared Struggles of a Generation

Around the world, too many young people are being denied the power to choose their own futures

Exploring how young people across continents face different barriers to the same fundamental choice By Young Hong, Deputy Regional Director, UNFPA East and Southern Africa I never imagined that one day I would be advocating for the right to have children, while listening to young people across continents tell me…

Vision Madagascar NGO

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"From Madagascar to Everest": A Malagasy family on a quest to conquer the roof of the world

Now back at base camp, the Boukas are undergoing a crucial recovery phase from May 8 to 11, before targeting a summit attempt within a favorable weather window expected between mid-May and the end of the month

A new chapter in the history of Malagasy mountaineering is being written in the Himalayas. The Bouka family, Zouzar, the father, accompanied by his two sons, Raj-Alexandre and Raïs, is currently in the final stretch of their ascent of Mount Everest (8,848 m), aiming to become the first Malagasy climbers…

OPEC Fund

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OPEC Fund approves over US$600 million in new financing to strengthen connectivity, human capital and economic resilience

The new commitments reflect the OPEC Fund’s efforts to promote inclusive and resilient growth in line with its strategic priorities

The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) (www.OPECFund.org) has approved over US$600 million in new development financing to support sustainable infrastructure, private sector development, food security and human capital in partner countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. The new projects were approved during the institution’s 191st Governing…

Presidency of the Arab Republic of Egypt
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Egypt: President El-Sisi Speaks with Prime Minister of Nepal

President El-Sisi stressed during the call the need to continue strengthening relations between the two countries across fields, particularly in the economic and investment sectors

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a phone call from the Prime Minister of Nepal, KP Sharma Oli. The Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, said President El-Sisi stressed during the call the need to continue strengthening relations between the two countries across fields, particularly in the economic and…

United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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Civil Society Organizations Brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nepal, Belarus and Luxembourg

Committee also Discusses Gender-Inclusive Approaches to Digitisation with the Working Group on Business and Human Rights

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women was this afternoon briefed by representatives of civil society organizations on the situation of women’s rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nepal, Belarus and Luxembourg, the reports of which the Committee will review this week. In relation to the…

Ministry of Information, Eritrea

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Eritrea: Ambassador Alem Tsehaye presents credentials

At the event held on 30 May in Kathmandu, Ambassador Alem conveying a message of goodwill from President Isaias Afwerki to President Ram Chandra Poudel

Ambassador Alem Tsehaye Eritrea’s Ambassador to India presented credentials to President Ram Chandra Poudel of the Federal Republic of Nepal as Eritrea’s non-resident Ambassador to that country. At the event held on 30 May in Kathmandu, Ambassador Alem conveying a message of goodwill from President Isaias Afwerki to President Ram…

Amnesty International
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Five human rights activists share hard-hitting stories in new Amnesty International podcast

Amnesty International’s Tatyana Movshevich discovers the story behind the declaration and meets brave activists from Chile, the USA, Nepal, Ireland and Ghana, all of whom have been fighting for the rights of marginalized people

Five courageous human rights defenders from around the world have shared their hard-hitting stories on Amnesty International’s new podcast: ‘On the Side of Humanity. How human rights defenders fight for our present and future’. The three-part series was released to mark the 25th anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders.…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar
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Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Meets Foreign Ministers of Nepal, Rwanda

During the meetings, they discussed aspects of bilateral cooperation and ways of enhancing and developing them

HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met separately on Monday with HE Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal Narayan Prakash Saud and HE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Rwanda Dr. Vincent Biruta, on the sidelines…

United Nations Secretary-General
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Secretary-General Appoints Hanaa Singer-Hamdy of Egypt United Nations Resident Coordinator in Nepal

She has also led humanitarian programmes in Burundi and Haiti

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Hanaa Singer-Hamdy of Egypt as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Nepal, with the host Government’s approval. She took up her post on 1 January. Ms. Singer-Hamdy has worked for close to 30 years across development and humanitarian contexts at various senior management and strategic leadership roles.…

United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG)
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Nepal peacekeeper killed; UN strongly condemns attack in DR Congo

Mr. Guterres called on the Congolese authorities to investigate the incident and “swiftly bring those responsible to justice”

The UN chief on Tuesday together with the Security Council, strongly condemned an attack by suspected militia members, on peacekeepers serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which left one Nepali ‘blue helmet’ dead. In a statement issued by his Deputy Spokesperson, Secretary-General António Guterres said that the attack, believed to be…