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By Aurora Weiss
VIENNA, 31 May 2023 (IDN) — A case that may implicate Croatian bureaucrats came to light in December 2022 when an alert immigration officer at Zambia’s Ndola airport detained eight Croatian citizens on suspicion of child trafficking and falsification of documents. (P05) JAPANESE | PORTUGUESE
By Yossef Ben-Meir
MARRAKECH, 29 May 2023 (IDN) — A research study reveals the positive community impact of sustainable agricultural initiatives when preceded by women’s empowerment workshops, leading to participatory action, enhanced community well-being, and decentralization.
Soka University of America Honours Ambassador Chowdhury’s Life Partner
NEW YORK, 27 May 2023 (IDN) — The Soka University of America (SUA) located at Orange County, California, USA held a beautiful dedication ceremony this morning for the Mariam Chowdhury Corner for Global Citizenship at its campus. The beloved life partner of SUA’s Distinguished Visiting Professor Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, former Under-Secretary-General and High Representative of the United Nations, Mrs Chowdhury was a friend and supporter of the university, accompanying the ambassador to campus over the last two decades to support SUA’s learning clusters and dialogues on the culture of peace.…
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, 25 May 2023 (IDN) — At a UN sponsored high-level meeting, donors collectively pledged about $2.4 billion in “life-saving and life-sustaining assistance” to nearly 32 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia plagued by five consecutive poor rainy seasons.
But the pledges—from 28 donors out of the 193 UN member states—fell far short of the $7.0 billion needed to rescue the countries devastated mostly by droughts.
हेमाली ने विजरत्ना
कोलंबो, 11 मई 2023 (आईडीएन) – मौजूदा आर्थिक संकट के सामने, श्रीलंका की मुफ्त स्वास्थ्य देखभाल प्रणाली, जो कुछ समय पहले दक्षिण एशिया की ईर्ष्या थी, अब पतन के कगार पर है। यह दवाओं की कमी, डॉक्टरों के पलायन और सरकार द्वारा सरकारी डॉक्टरों के लिए 60 साल की सेवानिवृत्ति नीति को सख्ती से लागू करने जैसी कई समस्याओं का सामना कर रहा है।
गवर्नमेंट मेडिकल ऑफिसर्स एसोसिएशन (जीएमओए) के अनुसार, वर्तमान में देश के अधिकांश सरकारी अस्पतालों में 90 से अधिक आवश्यक दवाओं की कमी है।…
Oleh Hemali Wijerathna
COLOMBO, 11 Mei 2023 (IDN) — Dalam menghadapi krisis ekonomi saat ini, sistem perawatan kesehatan gratis Sri Lanka, yang sebelumnya menjadi kebanggaan Asia Selatan, kini berada di ambang kehancuran. Sistem ini menghadapi beberapa masalah, seperti kekurangan obat, migrasi dokter, dan penerapan ketat kebijakan pensiun usia 60 tahun bagi dokter pemerintah.…
By Hemali Wijerathna
COLOMBO, 11 May 2023 (IDN) — In the face of the current economic crisis, Sri Lanka’s free healthcare system, which was the envy of South Asia not long ago, is now at the brink of collapse. It is facing multiple problems with a lack of drugs, doctors migrating and the government strictly implementing a 60-year retirement policy for government doctors. (P04) HINDI | INDONESIAN | JAPANESE | THAI…
Na Farai Shawn Matiashe
HARARE, 3 Mei 2023 (IDN) — Wakati uchaguzi muhimu unakaribia, utawala wa Rais Emmerson Mnangagwa uko katika hali ya kukandamiza wanamuziki wanaozingatia siasa ambao wanawahimiza watu kujiandikisha kupiga kura na kuimba dhidi ya ufisadi.
Taifa hilo la kusini mwa Afrika linatazamiwa kufanya uchaguzi mkuu mwezi Agosti mwaka huu.…
By Radwan Jakeem
NEW YORK, 5 May 2023 (IDN) — The sustainable management of the world’s forests will take centre stage at the United Nations Headquarters in New York at the UN Forum on Forests on 8-12 May 2023. Officials from UN Member States, the UN system, international and regional organizations, will gather to discuss this critical planetary resource.
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, 4 May 2023 (IDN) — A new report on world hunger by the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC) is a setback to the UN’s highly-publicized goal of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger by 2030—an integral part of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Far from achieving progress in the fight against hunger, the latest numbers indicate a reversal in the battle front.
