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Venezuelan refugees make their way to the Colombian border town of La Guajira. Credit: PAHO/Karen González Abril Opinion by Sandra Weiss (mexico city) Friday, September 17, 2021 Inter Press Service MEXICO CITY, Sep 17 (IPS) – This is the third serious attempt to inject some momentum in the negotiations between the …

Registrar of the University, Ademola Bobola, announced the removal of the fee in a statement issued late Thursday. Bobola noted that the senate, at a virtual meeting, ratified the earlier verbal pronouncement by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Lilian Salami. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Salami verbally withdrew the …

Medan, Indonesia – “I am happy and it was unexpected that we won,” Elisa Sutanudjaja told Al Jazeera, after an Indonesian court ruled against President Joko Widodo and other top officials for failing to protect Jakarta residents from debilitating air pollution. Sutanudjaja one of the 32 plaintiffs in a landmark …

Ms. Valiñas said the panel is continuing to investigate the crimes identified in that report, but added that the second report, which it will present to the Human Rights Council next week, focused on the workings of Venezuela’s judicial system and conducted a detailed analysis of 183 detentions. Venezuelan authorities …

Tens of thousands of foreigners and Afghans who were associated with international organizations were airlifted out of Kabul last month after the Taliban seized control of the country on August 15. But many other vulnerable people were left behind in the course of a chaotic evacuation operation, prompting criticism that …

This Thursday, the UN agency is closing down its social media channels for the next 18 hours to send one message to the world: #ReopenSchools for in-person learning as soon as possible.  The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is joining UNICEF, together with the World Bank, the European External Action Service (EEAS), the European …

The 41-year-old was delivering a speech at the National Identity Day celebration at the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa in Abuja, when his legs gave way. He was immediately rushed out of the hall for medical care. EFCC spokesperson Wilson Uwujaren, has just issued a statement to say the anti-corruption czar …

I left Afghanistan, my beloved country, just a few days after the Taliban took control of Kabul. I did not want to leave, but I had no choice. Soon after the Taliban assumed control of the capital city, its fighters started to look for me. They showed up at my …

“No entity could receive legitimacy without the support, endorsement of his excellency Ahmad Massoud, because he is the source of legitimacy today,” said Ali Nazary, who represents Mr. Massoud in the United States. Mr. Massoud, the 32-year-old son of a legendary mujahedeen commander who led the fight against repeated Soviet …

Asked about the rumors, Baradar said: “No, this is not true at all. Praise be to God I am fit and well. And with regards to media claiming that we have internal disagreements, that is not true either. “Praise be to God, we have a lot of kindness and mercy …