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Title icon The news JOHANNESBURG – The African National Congress in South Africa appears to be losing its parliamentary majority for the first time since it came to power after the end of apartheid thirty years ago, according to forecasts based on early election results. Polling stations for Wednesday’s elections closed at 9 p.m. On […]

The agency revealed that in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, cases of recruitment and use of children in armed groups, along with killings and mutilations, increased by more than 130 percent between the two periods. Protect the vulnerable Gilles Fagninou, UNICEF‘s Regional Director for West and Central Asia, underlined the need to curb the worrying

The registration period has begun for candidates who want to participate in the Iranian presidential elections in just over a month. To register their bids, candidates must appear in person at the Ministry of Home Affairs in the next five days. The early elections were called because the previous incumbent president, Ebrahim Raisi, died in

That was the strong message from the President of the western Pacific country of Palau, Surangel Whipps, who spoke during an interactive dialogue on Wednesday during the Fourth International Conference on SIDS (SIDS4)which takes place this week on the twin islands of Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean. He told deputies that there was a

Growing piles of rubbish in Gaza mean families are fleeing to areas where “acceptable living conditions” do not exist, the UN said. “Everywhere you look there is a pile of rubbish,” the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) posted on its X account alongside photos of rubbish

The updated global employment and social prospects The report predicts that the global unemployment rate will reach 4.9 percent in 2024, slightly lower than 5.0 percent in 2023. This represents a revision from the previous January projection of 5.2 percent for this year, which is expected to level off in 2025, with unemployment remaining at

Spain’s parliament passed a controversial amnesty for Catalan separatists on Thursday after months of political wrangling in Madrid. The “Law for Institutional, Political and Social Normalization in Catalonia” was approved by 177 votes to 172 in the Congress of Deputies, Spain’s lower chamber. It will enter into force within a few days of publication in

In a briefing to the Security CouncilTor Wennesland emphasized the urgent need for all parties to change course. “We must agree on the release of the hostages and impose an immediate ceasefire. There is absolutely no time to lose,” he said, stressing that stopping the fighting is essential for a comprehensive humanitarian response. At the

The Czech Foreign Minister told reporters on Thursday that his country has “no problem” with Ukraine using ammunition supplied by Prague to attack targets on Russian territory. “The Czech Republic has no problem with Ukraine defending itself against an aggressor,” Jan Lipavský said before a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Prague. This also includes

Laura Lo Castro UNHCR‘s representative in Chad, said that the expected rain showers have started in Adre, leaving tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees without shelter suitable for protection. The rain is also hampering humanitarian access due to catastrophic flooding, she added. “It is imperative that we scale up the response now and immediately move