Syria’s needs are at their highest ever, says top rights probe
According to the Commission of Inquiry on Syria, 14.6 million Syrians depend on humanitarian assistance, 12 million face acute food insecurity, and nine in 10...
Escalating tensions: Alarm mounts over escalating Ethiopia-Sudan border tensions
Regional leaders sounded the alarm on Wednesday over rising tensions between Ethiopia and Sudan in a disputed border region and called for talks to stop...
Human rights under threat in DR Congo and beyond, Security Council hears
Bintou Keita, who also heads the UN’s Stabilization Mission in DRC (MONUSCO), said peacekeepers under her command were “determined to protect civilians and help tackle...
China’s Baidu Races Waymo, GM to Develop Self-driving Cars
[ad_1] AdvertisementWith no one at the wheel, a self-driving taxi developed by tech giant Baidu Inc. is rolling down a Beijing street when its sensors...
AFRIMA 2022: Organisers set deadline for entries submission – Premium Times Nigeria
The International Committee of the All African Music Awards (AFRIMA) says that all entries for the 2022 edition must be submitted before the portal closes...
Flight from cities due to COVID-19 short-lived, says flagship UN-Habitat report
The large-scale flight from major cities in the early stages of the pandemic to the perceived safety of the countryside, or smaller towns, was a...
Belarus ‘engulfed in fear’, Human Rights Council hears
Presenting her annual report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Anaïs Marin, Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Belarus, pointed to Government...
23 African Migrants Died as They Tried to Reach Spain. The World Wants Answers.
Migrants hold placards during an anti-racism demonstration in the Moroccan capital, Rabat. Photo by - / AFP via Getty ImagesThe deaths of 23 migrants trying...
A visionary ‘blue transformation’ strategy to enhance underwater food systems
The Conference’s third day, spotlighting the state of the global fishing industry and the sustainability of aquaculture, featured the launch of the UN Food and...
Sri Lanka’s Economic Nightmare Continues
Welcome to Morning Brief, where we’re following Sri Lanka’s economic woes, Turkey’s new deal with Finland and Sweden, and a migrant tragedy in Texas. If...