[ad_1] The United Nations’ human rights office on Tuesday called for an independent investigation into two mass graves found after Israeli forces withdrew from hospitals in Gaza, including one discovered days ago over which Israeli and Palestinian authorities offered differing accounts. Palestinian Civil Defense said over the weekend that it had found a mass grave […]

[ad_1] The group that protested the original event, the Suwon’s Women’s Hotline, described the festival’s cancellation as a “triumph”. “Whatever the organisers say, this was not a celebration of sex, but the exploitation and objectification of women, and the sex industry encourages violence against women,” said Go Eun-chae, the director of the hotline that provides […]

[ad_1] Abubakar Sulaiman, the director-general of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), says Sergeant-At-Arms should be fortified for a secured legislature across the country.Mr Sulaiman, a professor, made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at a workshop for Sergeant-at-Arms, Chamber Assistants, Para-Military Personnel, and Legislative Aides from the National Assembly and some […]

[ad_1] Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw, has called for an improved immunisation and more Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in Bauchi State for children welfare in the state. The UNICEF Ambassador made the call in Bauchi on Tuesday while briefing newsmen on her field trip with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Bauchi Field Office to observe […]

[ad_1] A coalition of ten Multilateral Development Banks (DMBs) has launched a new co-financing platform that will enable them to channel additional capital for development scale and impact. The Global Collaborative Co-Financing Platform will consist of the digital Co-Financing Portal which will create a secure platform for registered co-financiers to share project pipelines. This tool, […]

[ad_1] The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) (SECAM.org), in collaboration with the African Synodality Initiative (ASI) is organizing a workshop for the African Delegates to the Second Session of the Synod on Synodality in October 2024. The workshop is scheduled to take place from 23 – 26 April 2024 at Nairobi, […]

[ad_1] The EU has called on international donors to resume funding to Gaza’s largest UN agency. It comes after a review found that Israel had not provided evidence for its claim that thousands of UNRWA staff were members of terror groups. Several nations halted funding to the agency after allegations that some employees took part […]

[ad_1] Small island developing States (SIDS) often benefit from good weather, sandy beaches and lush countryside, attracting large numbers of tourists, particularly from the United States and Europe, seeking to escape the gloomy winter months. But, growing up in these countries can be hard: opportunities are few and far between, and youth unemployment is high, […]

[ad_1] Major General Aharon Haliva acknowledged failure to warn of the October 7 attack. More than six months after Hamas carried out an assault on southern Israel, the Israeli military intelligence chief has resigned. In his resignation letter, Major General Aharon Haliva noted that authority comes with responsibility – and acknowledged the military intelligence directorate […]

[ad_1] A new study financed by the International Olympic Committee found that transgender female athletes showed greater handgrip strength — an indicator of overall muscle strength — but lower jumping ability, lung function and relative cardiovascular fitness compared with women whose gender was assigned female at birth. That data, which also compared trans women with […]