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Libya Eliminates Trachoma as Public Health Problem

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Wednesday that Libya has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, marking a major achievement for the eastern Mediterranean region. Libya is now the 28th country worldwide and the eighth in the region to reach this milestone. Surveys conducted in 2022 across six southern districts showed that the […]

US Spending Legislation Incorporates Sahara; Morocco Applauds

President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law the 2019 appropriation legislation that stipulates explicitly that the assistance funds allocated to Morocco will also benefit the Sahara. Morocco welcomed the text, which recognizes Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara southern provinces, as it is unequivocally pro-Morocco and unusually forthcoming on US development funds for the Sahara. […]

Sahara: UN denies likely resignation of UN SG’s Personal Envoy as mere speculation

The United Nations has formally denied the possible resignation of Staffan de Mistura, the UN Secretary General’s personal envoy for the Sahara. During his daily press briefing on Monday, Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary General António Guterres, flatly denied the rumors relayed by certain media according to which Mr. Staffan de Mistura is […]