There are growing demands for the UN Security Council to act on the war in Tigray. The Security Council has held 11 sessions on the war that started in Tigray a year ago. But each session ended without even a single official statement. Russia and China —- shielding themselves behind the position of the three African members of the Council Kenya, […]
Day: November 2, 2021
Droughts create fertile ground for cholera. Plans are needed to face more dry periods
Africa has a disproportionately high burden of cholera. The World Health Organization reports that between 40 million and 80 million people in Africa live in cholera hotspots. Globally, disease outbreaks have more than tripled since 1980, with 1,307 epidemic events between 2011 and 2017. Cholera was the biggest contributor to this with 308 events. This is particularly concerning, considering cholera is […]
Decades of progress gone in one year: Tigray’s healthcare system has been destroyed
The war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region broke out on 4 November 2020. A survey done in parts of Tigray and investigative reports by human rights bodies Amnesty International and the Human Rights Watch show that thousands of civilians have been killed. The US and European Union have warned that more than 2.1 million internally displaced people and over 70,000 refugees are […]
Barrows Hotels Comments on Recent Global Investors Meeting
LONDON, Nov. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The hotel development industry is accelerating the completion of its business improvement initiatives aimed at creating promising new opportunities for investors. The initiative is supported by the flexibility and effectiveness of relaxed government procedures worldwide and the numerous benefits it offers investors. The announcement follows a digital meeting […]
OKEx launches CME-like portfolio margin system for the crypto industry
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Nov. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OKEx has announced the launch of a new advanced trading mode for professional and institutional traders — portfolio margin — as part of its efforts to build the world’s most powerful trading platform for crypto traders. The new trading mode is available on the platform’s web and API […]
Historic Alliance Launches At COP26 To Accelerate Renewable Energy, Climate Solutions, And Jobs
The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet aims to unlock USD100 billion in public and private financing in order to: – Reach 1 billion people with reliable, renewable power; – Avoid and avert 4 billion tons of carbon emissions; – Drive economic growth, with 150+ million jobs created, enabled, or improved. This alliance of philanthropies, […]