The aim is to enlist the collaboration of all parties concerned for a coordinated control and management of transboundary pests and diseases of plants and animals PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, A workshop focusing on Plant Biosecurity Awareness and two video clips in English and Mauritian Creole on the topic, were launched this morning by the Attorney General, Minister of Agro-Industry…
By November, more than 84 million people had been forced from their homes, according to UNHCR data GENEVA, Switzerland, Pandemic-related travel restrictions may have put a dent on international migration figures in 2021, but the number of people forced to leave their homes, due to conflict and persecution, rose to record highs. By November, more than 84 million people…
The peacekeeping mission assisted the state government and the feuding communities in arranging a belated follow-up conference to address numerous accumulated issues JUBA, South Africa. “People here are happy now and life is good. We can again walk to our farms and harvest our sorghum, without fear. We are having peace and will live and eat together,” says Regina…
The event is aimed at raising awareness at the local and national levels about violence against women and its impact on national development The National Launch for Uganda’s 16 Days of Activism campaign took place in Kamdini, Oyam District on26 November 2021. This launch was organized following multiple consultative National Organising Committee (NOC) meetings, led by the Ministry of…
The City’s enforcement staff have confiscated nearly 5 500 bottles of alcohol since 16 December CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Following a dramatic dip in confiscations last summer when beaches were summarily closed due to lockdown restrictions, the City notes with concern that many people continue to disregard the by-laws prohibiting alcohol in public spaces. The City’s enforcement staff have…
The City’s enforcement staff have confiscated nearly 5 500 bottles of alcohol since 16 December CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Following a dramatic dip in confiscations last summer when beaches were summarily closed due to lockdown restrictions, the City notes with concern that many people continue to disregard the by-laws prohibiting alcohol in public spaces. The City’s enforcement staff have…
Through the home-grown school feeding model, food commodities for school meals will be supplied by 1,000 smallholder farmers, particularly women LILONGWE, Malawi, The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of NOK 13.4 million (USD 1.5 million) from the Government of Norway to support the provision of locally produced school meals for 50,000 primary school learners in Malawi….
Through the home-grown school feeding model, food commodities for school meals will be supplied by 1,000 smallholder farmers, particularly women LILONGWE, Malawi, The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of NOK 13.4 million (USD 1.5 million) from the Government of Norway to support the provision of locally produced school meals for 50,000 primary school learners in Malawi….
The UN cultural agency commemorated on Monday the 50th anniversary of its Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), which created in 1971, has been promoting a long-lasting connection between people and nature “This is really a programme for the people, because people are part of nature…so they are incorporated in nature protection but also in sustainable use of natural…
The UN cultural agency commemorated on Monday the 50th anniversary of its Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), which created in 1971, has been promoting a long-lasting connection between people and nature “This is really a programme for the people, because people are part of nature…so they are incorporated in nature protection but also in sustainable use of natural…