The weeklong United Nations Environment Assembly began in Nairobi on Monday with a moment of silence for the 149 victims aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302, which crashed near its origination at Addis Ababa on Sunday with dozens of UN staffers, global delegates and participants on board. Acting UN Environment director…
On Monday morning at 10 a.m., the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) based in Nairobi will begin the first plenary session of the UN Environment Assembly – and they’ll do so with empty seats. That’s because according to estimates, up to 50 passengers aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302, which crashed…
In the United States, Somali American Ilhan Omar – a representative serving the state of Minnesota in the U.S. Congress – has been under fire for the past month because of comments she’s made about U.S. foreign policy toward Israel that many have interpreted as anti-Semitic. Despite a legislative resolution…
Reports from Switzerland suggest Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika may be headed home after two weeks…
In its most recent update, Ethiopian Airlines has identified the national origin of 149 passengers…
Social media giant Facebook has announced a new policy on how it will handle posts…
They say the camera doesn’t lie, and young activists in Mozambique are using photography to…
South Africa’s Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the executive director of United Nations Women, put innovation and the…
