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Haiti police may not be prepared to take charge

04 Apr 2019

By all accounts, Haiti›s fledgling national police is considered to be the United Nations› one success story in the country following 15 years of peacekeeping.

Being short-changed

25 Apr 2019

A friend recently remarked that the outpouring of grief and empathy from world leaders, peoples, and media over the destruction by fire of the roof of the 12th-13th century Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has greatly exceeded the outcry over the destruction by war and Daesh of more or equally historically,

Global measles outbreak a cause for worry

26 Apr 2019

Between 2010 and 2017, an average of 21.1 million children missed their first dose of the measles vaccine, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), and the situation is definitely a cause for concern as widening pockets of unvaccinated children have created a pathway to the measles outbreaks currently spreading around the world.

Humane are its ways

27 Jun 2019

The United Arab Emirates’ unflinching faith in the Prophet — who took the entire civilisational process under his wing and made it bow to God’s ways — set the ethical tone of the country. It couldn’t have gone wrong. And it didn’t.

UAE’s smart healthcare a robust model

05 May 2019

For a nation to be happy, it has to be smart. And the UAE knows this best. The digital transformation of most aspects of life in the country sends an amazingly positive feeling — more so when it concerns health and medical advancement.

When history is distorted for partisan battles

05 May 2019

History has always been an indispensable part of Indian society. People across India daily begin their day with chants that have their origin in the Bronze Age and pepper their conversation with epics that have been told and re-told since the Iron Age.

Singapore defends UN bid for street food honour

28 Mar 2019

Singapore on Thursday defended nominating its street food for UN recognition as a bid to “safeguard” local culture after the move sparked a cross-border culinary clash with Malaysia.

UAE, Norway and Saudi Arabia brief UN on Fujairah attacks

07 Jun 2019

The affected states stressed that the attacks endangered international commercial navigation and the security of global energy supplies, and threatened international peace and security.

State actor probably has role in attacks on ships, UN told

07 Jun 2019

The Permanent Representatives to the United Nations of the United Arab Emirates, Norway, and Saudi Arabia on Thursday briefed members of the United Nations Security Council on the preliminary findings

World cannot afford any confrontation in Gulf: UN

13 Jun 2019

The world cannot afford a major confrontation in the Gulf, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday, as the Security Council prepared to meet to discuss suspected attacks on two oil tankers in a strategic sea lane.

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