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MONUSCO , UN pay tribute to 5 peacekeepers killed in DR Congo

Members of the UN mission in Democratic Republic of Congo(MONUSCO) and UN Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix paid tribute Monday at a ceremony in Goma to the three Moroccan and two Indian peacekeepers killed last week in the eastern region of the country. Last week, deadly demonstrations demanding the departure of the United Nations mission took place […]

Sawab, a joint UAE-US counter-terrorism center launched

The United States and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday launched The Sawab Center, the first-ever multinational online messaging and engagement program, in support of the Global Coalition Against Daesh. U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Richard Stengel and UAE Minister of State Anwar Gargash participated in the launch event […]

RAMSAR Convention: Algeria’s suffers setback after unanimous rejection of its draft resolution at COP-14

Algeria was dealt a slap in the face after the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands have unanimously rejected a draft resolution submitted by Algiers, seeking to revise the Ramsar Criteria, and downgrade sites on the Ramsar List. During the 14th Conference of the Contracting Parties to the RAMSAR Convention on Wetlands (COP14), […]