Politics

 

13 April 2019

 

SDGs

 

The impact of high levels of debt on development efforts “cannot be overstated”, the head of the United Nations Development Fund (UNDP) told a Ministerial Breakfast Meeting on least development countries (LDCs) on Saturday.

 

April 12, 2019 

 

Germany's decision last month to extend its arms embargo on Saudi Arabia by six months was an important step.
 
The suspense was high, so strong was the combined pressure from France and the United Kingdom for Germany to end its embargo.

 

April 12, 2019 

 

It’s been four years since a Kyrgyz president visited Germany, a period of change and some progress. 

 

April 12, 2019 

 

The decision by International Criminal Court (ICC) judges not to open a formal investigation into alleged grave crimes in Afghanistan denies the country’s victims a path to justice, Human Rights Watch said today.

 

April 8, 2019

 

A Save the Children child protection worker who rushed to the scene of the school where several pupils were killed yesterday described scenes of devastation, and children bleeding heavily while aid workers tried to reach them.

 

April 12, 2019 

 

The leader of the junta that ousted Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al Bashir resigned Friday, one day after announcing the military takeover. Major General Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf appointed Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan as his successor.