Download logoThe sharp rise in migrants and asylum-seekers making the deadly Central Mediterranean crossing into Europe requires urgent action to save lives, UN High Commission for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Thursday. Since 2014, over 26,000 people have died or gone missing crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Most of these deaths or … [Read more...] about United Nations rights chief calls for action to address Central Mediterranean Sea migrant crisis
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) Expert Group for Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) deepens engagement with international partners over past six months
Download logoThe United Arab Emirates (UAE) Expert Group for Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) held several productive meetings with its international counterparts in late 2022 and early 2023. The UAE delegation, coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, also included representatives from the Executive … [Read more...] about United Arab Emirates (UAE) Expert Group for Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) deepens engagement with international partners over past six months
Nigeria: Nine years after Chibok girls’ abducted, authorities failing to protect children
Download logo98 Chibok school girls abducted by Boko Haram remain in captivity; More than 61 children are still being held in captivity two years after they were abducted by gunmen; Lack of accountability for crimes against children emboldens impunity. Nine years after Boko Haram abducted 276 students from a girls’ school in Chibok, 98 girls are still being held by Boko … [Read more...] about Nigeria: Nine years after Chibok girls’ abducted, authorities failing to protect children
FIFA Launches Tender Processes in Austria and Switzerland for Media Rights to FIFA World Cup 2026™
Download logoSeparate media rights tender processes launched in Austria and Switzerland; FIFA (www.FIFA.com) World Cup 2026™ will feature 48 participating teams; Media companies wishing to participate in the tender have until 16 May 2023 to apply FIFA has launched invitations to tender (ITT) in Austria and Switzerland for the sale of media rights for the FIFA World Cup … [Read more...] about FIFA Launches Tender Processes in Austria and Switzerland for Media Rights to FIFA World Cup 2026™
Eritrea: Award to Outstanding Athletes and Coaches
Download logoThe Central Region administration provided wards to outstanding athletes and coaches of the 2021/2022 sports year. At a ceremony organized on 12 April in which Mr. Fesehaye Haile, Governor of the Central Region, and Mr. Arefaine Berhe, Minister of Agriculture, took part Mr. Siraj Mahmud, representative of the Department of Culture and Sports in the Central Region, … [Read more...] about Eritrea: Award to Outstanding Athletes and Coaches
