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NEW YORK, 4th March, 2025 (WAM) — The United Arab Emirates and Senegal, co-hosts of the 2026 UN Water Conference, convened the international community for the Organisational Session of the Conference on 3rd March 2025 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. As mandated by the Conference modalities resolution adopted in September 2024, this Organisational Session served as an opportunity for Member States Source link

São-Tomé, 04 Mar 2025 ( STP-Press )  – O Instituto Nacional de Estradas, INAE iniciou esta segunda-feira (3) um novo ciclo de formação e capacitação de técnicos são-tomenses com o apoio do Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua Portuguesa, Governo, Infra-estrutura de Portugal e IP Engenharia. Esta nova etapa de formação tem a duração de uma semana, aproximadamente, e tem como objectivo de garantir uma rede rodoviária segura e mais eficiente, esta equipa, envolve formadores nacionais com a supervisão e coordenação da equipa do Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua Portuguesa e Infra-estrutura de Portugal. Adelino Cardoso, director do Instituto Nacional de Estradas, INAE, disse que, o apoio do Instituto de Camões “reflecte o compromisso de Portugal no desenvolvimento das infra-estruturas e da capacitação técnica em São Tomé e Príncipe, mas concretamente no caso que estamos a analisar no Instituto Nacional de Estradas”. Na ocasião, o director do INAE, Adelino Cardoso afirmou...

The UK calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities, humanitarian access, respect for international humanitarian law, meaningful engagement with African-led peace processes, and the withdrawal of all Rwanda Defence Forces from Congolese territory.

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has launched a $40.4 million appeal to address the deepening humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its impact on neighbouring countries, particularly Burundi, where thousands are arriving daily in desperate conditions. As fighting escalates in eastern DRC, more than 40,000 Congolese refugees – primarily women and children – have crossed into Burundi since February, with over 9,000 arrivals recorded in a single day this week. Many are using makeshift boats to traverse the Rusizi River, a perilous crossing at the border shared by Burundi, DRC and Rwanda. “The escalating security situation in the DR Congo has been having a serious impact on the Burundi side. Over the past few weeks, we have observed a large number of Congolese who have been crossing into Burundi,” said Brigitte Mukanga-Eno, UNHCR’s Representative in Burundi, at a press briefing in Geneva. The situation is...

An organisation, ImPPPact Nigeria Alliance, says it has begun the generation of a Geographic Information System (GIS) database aimed at reclaiming abandoned mining sites in Plateau. The Managing Director, Mr. Olushola Ajayi, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, on Monday in Abuja. Ajayi stated that the move was part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the ministry in 2023 to reclaim abandoned mining sites in Nigeria, with Plateau as the first beneficiary. He said that findings revealed that there is no available GIS data, crucial for providing accurate spatial and environmental information for effective planning and execution of reclamation efforts. He further explained that the data would aid in site identification and mapping, environmental assessment, and land use planning. “The project is in two phases, the fist data collation of the GIS data for the abandoned pits. The data...