UNITED NATIONS– The General Assembly on Friday approved an annual regular budget for the United Nations of about 3.396 billion U.S. dollars. The 2023 budget is higher than that of 2022, which stood at 3.122 billion dollars. The regular budget cov...
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AMMAN, 13 December 2022- As part of a record global appeal, UNICEF is appealing for US$2.6 billion in emergency funding to deliver lifesaving assistance to over 52.7 million children in need in the Middle East and North Africa in 2023."With almost half...
This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover:• Yellow fever in West, Central and East Africa• Monkeypox in the WHO African RegionFor each of these events, a brief description,...
MEXICO CITY— World Boxing Council’s (WBC) Mexican President Mauricio Sulaiman said transgender athletes may have their space in 2023.“We will make a global call for those who are interested in 2023 and we will establish the protocols, start the consult...
Photo collage above: Top row, from left, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, singer Ronnie Spector, actor Sidney Poitier, Queen Elizabeth, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev. Bottom row,...
The world welcomed the new year with a packed party in Times Square and fireworks soaring above European capitals, while hoping for an end to the war in Ukraine and a return to post-COVID normality in Asia.It was a year marked by the conflict in Ukrain...
The determination of police members in Mitchells Plain to combat crime led to the arrest of two suspects on Friday 30 December 2022 for being in possession of an unlicensed and a prohibited firearm and ammunition. The police members were busy with pat...