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PM Hun Manet Departs for Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France
(Phnom Penh): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet departed Phnom Penh on Sunday (Jun. 8) to attend the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), to be held in Nice, France, from 9 to 11 June 2025,…
Number of women in poverty surges
TOUGH BATTLE:
Aside from the gender wage gap, gender stereotypes also lead to women having to shoulder most of the…
India Defies Global Poverty Trends Amid World Bank’s Revised Estimates: What Does This Mean?
Last Updated:June 08, 2025, 17:38 ISTWhile the revision led to a global increase in the count of extreme poverty by 125 million, India not only withstood the raised threshold but demonstrated a massive drop in povertyChallenges, however,…
Morocco strives for maritime leadership ahead of UN Ocean Summit amid global pressure to reform
As the world’s attention turns to the coastal city of Nice for the third United Nations Ocean Conference, Morocco finds itself seeking to balance its maritime ambitions with the structural reforms demanded by an increasingly…
Politicians Are Weaponizing Poverty For Political Gain – Malik Bosso
Former Niger State lawmaker, Malik Madaki Bosso, has strongly criticized the Nigerian political class, accusing them of deliberately weaponizing poverty and hunger to maintain control over the masses.In a bold statement issued as part of…
Gulu City students trained in mental health first aid
Students pose for a photo after the mental health first aid training. PHOTO URN
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty secondary school students in Gulu City, were on Saturday trained to provide Mental Health First Aid,…
Christodoulides to attend UN ocean conference
President Nikos Christodoulides is to attend the United Nations’ third ocean conference in the French Mediterranean city of Nice this week.
Presidential press office director Victor Papadopoulos said on Sunday that while in Nice,…
the Irish seaweed revival – The Irish Times
My 10-year-old niece, born and raised in Shanghai, snacks on grilled seaweed rolls the way I munched on Sam Spudz smoky bacon crisps when I was her age. My Chinese sister-in-law was raised on the marine vegetable, consuming it daily in…
South Africa Braces for Heavy Rain and Snowfall as Cold Front Approaches
South Africa Braces for Heavy Rain and Snowfall as Cold Front Approaches. Image for illustration purposes only, generated with AI.
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued warnings of heavy rain and…
One Humanitarian Center Open Today In Gaza | LIVEBLOG
Gaza: Only one humanitarian aid center opened after Hamas threatsThe Gaza Humanitarian Aid Foundation (GHF) announced Sunday the opening of a single distribution site in central Gaza, after closing all of its centers on Saturday due to…