Press Releases

Seattle City - Washington

Twenty-two community-led projects across Seattle are receiving nearly $1 million through the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods’ Neighborhood Matching Fund (NMF), helping residents bring their ideas to life through neighborhood improvements,...

Seattle City - Washington

Seattle’s neighborhoods come alive in the summer!

Oxfam

Over 63 million East Africans experienced severe hunger in 2024 and 40% lack access to safe drinking water.

South African Government

Your Excellency, Mr Ali AL KATHIRI, of the Sultanate of Oman to South Africa, our gracious host this afternoon, His Excellency Mr Salih Omar ABDU, Ambassador of the State of Eritrea and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, His Excellency Ambassador...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Tuesday that he requested diplomatic backing from Türkiye as Ethiopia intensifies efforts to obtain access to the sea, calling the issue a major topic during President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Addis...

South African Government

Theme: “Global Initiative to Galvanise Political Support and Commitments to International Humanitarian Law” Tuesday, 19 August 2025, Pretoria Salutations HE Ambassador Salih Omar Abdu, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in South Africa and Ambassador of...

South African Government

Deputy Minister of DPSA Ms Pinky Kekana Deputy Minister of Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities, Mapaseka Steve Letsike Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and Ambassador of Eritrea: H.E Mr Salih Omar Abdu Türkish Ambassador to South Africa: H.E...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Egyptian and Sudanese leaders embraced US President Donald Trump's weekend proposal to arbitrate a protracted water rights conflict centered on Ethiopia's massive hydroelectric infrastructure project that has inflamed regional tensions...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Egypt and Sudan have signaled approval of an initiative proposed by US President Donald Trump to help mediate the longstanding disagreement over Nile River water allocation linked to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. On Saturday,...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Sudan’s Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Saturday expressed support for US President Donald Trump’s offer to mediate the ongoing dispute over the Grand Ethiopian...

Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Singapore will host a study visit by 15 Permanent Representatives to the United Nations (UN) in New York from 21 to 25 July 2025 under the 14th Forum of Small States (FOSS) Fellowship Programme.

NATO Parliamentary Assembly

03 November 2025 The threats posed by hostile actors in the Mediterranean, Eastern Europe and the High North are closely interconnected, highlighting the strategic significance of NATO’s 360-degree approach to security.

European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)

The first transfers of people under the recent UK-France migration agreement have taken place.

Gonzaga University - Washington

“Did you know you’re among the first people to be welcomed by our new president?” Words from Lyss Gorman, director of New Student and Family Programming, set the tone for Move-In Weekend – one of new beginnings, not just for the class of 2029, but...

European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)

By Jeff Crisp Irregular arrivals For the past 40 years, the governments of wealthy countries in the Global North have been striving to curtail the arrival of refugees, asylum seekers and irregular migrants from less prosperous parts of the world....

UNESCO World Heritage Centre

Application Deadline: 10 September 2025 (Midnight Paris Time). Application materials: CV and Motivation letter to be sent to: WH-Africa@unesco.org with copy to Jessica Roland Williams j.roland-williams@unesco.org The UNESCO Mentorship Programme...