Download logo Please be advised of the following media opportunities in the build-up to the Junior Springboks’ second Under-20 Rugby Championship match against Australia on Tuesday, 7 May at the Sunshine Coast Stadium in Bokarina, Queensland. All activities are subject to change and listed in Australian Eastern Standard Time, which is +8 hours ahead of […]
Sharks hunt historic final berth in European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) Challenge Cup
Download logo The Hollywoodbets Sharks will have a golden opportunity to make history by becoming the first South African franchise to advance to the EPCR Challenge Cup final when they face Clermont Auvergne in a blockbuster semi-final at the Twickenham Stoop in London on Saturday. With their Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoff hopes already dashed […]
Rugby Super Series returns
After a decade-long break, the Rugby Super Series makes its return, with two exciting matches scheduled for Saturday, May 4th, 2024, at the RFUEA Grounds on Ngong Road, Nairobi. Originally slated for the KCB Sports Club in Ruaraka, the venue had to be changed due to heavy rains in Nairobi and other parts of the […]
Global use of United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) and United Nations Resource Management System (UNRMS) grows to support more sustainable resource management
Download logo UNECE Resource Management Week 2024 spotlighted the growing roles of the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) and the United Nations Resource Management System (UNRMS) in promoting sustainable development through enhanced integration and effective management of natural resources. Growing global application: The adoption of UNFC and UNRMS continues to expand, as evidenced by new legislation […]
Maternal Health: Nearly One in Five Children Born in 2024 will Enter the World without Medical Care, Putting them and Mothers at Risk
Download logo Nearly one in five children (17.9%) born this year will enter the world without a doctor, midwife or nurse present, putting them and their mothers in danger, as conflict and climate change place critical maternal health services out of reach, Save the Children saidi. New analysis by the child rights organisation also found […]
U.S. Embassy Statement on World Press Freedom Day – May 3
Download logo On this 31st anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, we urge South Sudan’s transitional government to safeguard civic and political space and to defend the rights of journalists to bravely pursue the truth. A free and independent press is fundamental to a free society and essential to transparent and good governance. Defending free press means […]
Parliament approves establishment of National Institute for Teacher Education
Download logo Parliament has approved a motion to establish the National Institute for Teacher Education, marking a crucial step towards enhancing teacher training programmes in Uganda. The Minister of State for Sports, Hon. Peter Ogwang, presented the motion during the plenary sitting presided over by Speaker Anita Among on Friday, 3 May 2024. Hon. Ogwang […]
Statement of the Catastrophic Floods in Kenya
Download logo The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission), through Commissioner Solomon Ayele Dersso, the Country Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Republic of Kenya, follows with profound concern the destructive floods affecting parts of the Republic of Kenya since 18 April, 2024. The African Commission expresses its sadness about the death […]
Press Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Joint Statement released by some Embassies in Addis Ababa on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day
Download logo The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia notes the Joint Statement released by some Embassies in Addis Ababa on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day. Ethiopia upholds the freedom of the press. This right must be exercised and protected within the confines of the rule of law. […]
An attack on El Fasher would endanger hundreds of thousands of children, warns United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Download logo “The increase of fighting in Sudan’s North Darfur state has taken a deadly toll on children in recent weeks. But the threat of an imminent military attack on El Fasher, a city sheltering at least 500,000 people displaced by violence elsewhere in the country, risks a catastrophic escalation, endangering the lives and wellbeing […]