Download logoHosted by the AU Commission in Addis Ababa, from 3 - 4 April 2023, the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of Africa Risk Capacity (ARC) echoed the need for urgency in addressing rising disaster risk on the continent and encouraged AU member states who have not ratified the African Risk Capacity Treaty to do so to strengthen disaster risk management … [Read more...] about African Union (AU) Member States Encouraged to Ratify Africa Risk Capacity (ARC) Treaty
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President El-Sisi Follows-up on Work Progress in the Grand Egyptian Museum
Download logoToday, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Prime Minister, Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohamed Maait, Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities, Dr. Asim Al-Gazzar, Minister of Local Development, Major General Hisham Amna, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Mr. Ahmed Issa, as well as Governor of Giza, Mr. Ahmed Rashid, and the … [Read more...] about President El-Sisi Follows-up on Work Progress in the Grand Egyptian Museum
Success at Nyarugusu: How One of the World’s Largest Refugee Camps Achieved Zero Maternal Deaths in 2022
Download logoLast year, 6,235 women and girls gave birth at Nyarugusu refugee camp. And not one of them died due to pregnancy or childbirth. “I thank the health-care workers, nurses and doctors for the high-quality, thoughtful services they provided during labour and delivery, and for welcoming my baby into the world,” said 27-year-old Faila Kashindi, who gave … [Read more...] about Success at Nyarugusu: How One of the World’s Largest Refugee Camps Achieved Zero Maternal Deaths in 2022
Morocco: Journalist faces three years in jail for Facebook post
Download logoResponding to the opening today of the trial of journalist Hanane Bakour who faces up to three years in prison and a fine after being accused of “publishing fake news by using electronic means that harm private life” for a Facebook post where she criticized the holding of a local election by the ruling party, Heba Morayef, Amnesty … [Read more...] about Morocco: Journalist faces three years in jail for Facebook post
Belarus: On the meeting of the Ambassador of Belarus Sergei Terentiev with the Minister of Manpower of Egypt
Download logoOn April 9, 2023 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Arab Republic of Egypt Mr. Sergei Terentiev met with the Minister of Manpower of the Arab Republic of Egypt Mr. Hassan Shehata. The parties discussed topical issues and promising areas of cooperation between Belarus and Egypt in the field of labour relations and … [Read more...] about Belarus: On the meeting of the Ambassador of Belarus Sergei Terentiev with the Minister of Manpower of Egypt
