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UN GA adopts historic resolution on right of access to healthy, clean, sustainable environment

The United Nations General Assembly adopted, Thursday, a historic resolution tabled by Morocco and four other countries, recognizing access to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a universal human right. Besides Morocco, the resolution was co-initiated by Costa Rica, Maldives, Slovenia and Switzerland. It received the support of 161 member states while 8 abstained. […]

Afreximbank to disburse $85 bln to support intra-African trade

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximabank) plans to disburse about $85 billion in support of intra-African trade until 2021, Benedict Okey Oramah, the president and chairperson of the bank said. Speaking on the sidelines of the 32nd African Union Summit, Oramah said the move is crucial to achieving African economic integration. He said the bank is working […]

Spain to spend $4 billion on new combat vehicles, Defense News reports

Spain plans to acquire 348 “Piranha 5” 8×8 wheeled armored fighting vehicles from General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) in a first phase of purchase, Secretary of State of Defense Vicente Conde told the national Congress, reported the independent Defense News on its website. The N°2 in the Spanish Defense Ministry added that the Spanish […]