Rome – While the Desert Locust upsurge that swept through the Horn of Africa and Yemen may be declining, it is critical to continue implementing control efforts against any new swarms and monitoring subsequent breeding in the region until at least the end of the year, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the […]
Day: October 28, 2021
We Must Prioritize Response to COVID-19, Reaffirm Focus on Sustainable Development, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Security Council
Following are Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Security Council’s virtual high-level debate on cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations — African Union: The Secretary-General regrettably could not join you today and he therefore asked me to convey his regards and to provide this briefing on […]
Issuing Presidential Statement, Security Council Requests Establishing Integrated Electoral Assistance Team in South Sudan
Members also Discuss Joint Border Mechanism, Mandate of Abyei Force The Security Council today requested the Secretary‑General to set up a dedicated team to assist the electoral process in South Sudan towards the country’s democratic future, as members also discussed the impact of the 25 October military coup d’état in Sudan on the bilateral border administration. […]
Ministry Vows to Capacitate Institutions of Higher Leaning
Education Minister Professor Berhanu Nega said his ministry will build the capacity of public universities to make them qualified and autonomous institutions of higher learning. The minister held discussion today with presidents and vice presidents of public universities. about capacitating the universities . During the occasion, Professor Berhanu said creating autonomous institutions of higher learning […]
Fourth IGAD-Regional Action Through Data (DATA) Steering Committee Meeting
25th October 2021 (Nairobi, Kenya): Dr. Ahmed Bashir, RAD project lead made welcoming remarks and introduced the Head of Mission Kenya Dr. Fatuma Adan who on behalf of the Executive Secretary Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu and Fathia Alwan the Director of Health and social department opened the 4th Steering committee on Cross Border Data Sharing Policy Dr. […]
Facebook’s ‘Dangerous Individuals and Organizations’ list concerns Oromo users in Ethiopia
Facebook’s secret blacklist of Dangerous Individuals and Organizations (DIO) was leaked on October 12, 2021. Among the list of 4,000 banned entities which includes hate groups, criminals, and terrorist organizations, is the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) which Facebook categorized as a “violent Non-state actor.” Many Oromo Facebook users claim that Facebook is also censoring and silencing Oromo activists […]