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It Happened at the UN: Week Ending July 25
Pass Blue
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July 26, 2025
Palestinians getting food from a soup kitchen in Deir al-Balah, northern Gaza. As these centers dry up and other food sources vanish, more Gazans are dying of hunger amid famine conditions or they are being killed by Israeli fire as they approach...
Video showing migrant worker moved by forklift prompts action from South Korea's president
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 24, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Assessing infrastructure readiness for scaling digital cash transfers toward ending poverty
The Brookings Institution
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Toggle section navigation Sections Print Follow the authors Homi Kharas John W. McArthur Jacob Taylor See More Summary Noting the significant major recent disruptions in global development policies and practice, unconditional digital cash...
Ombudsman indicts 8 City Hall officials over anomalous garbage deal
Cebu Daily News
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July 28, 2025
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The state’s anti-graft body has indicted former and incumbent officials of the Cebu City Government over the controversial P239-million garbage deal it entered in the previous year. The Office of the Ombudsman found...
Trump's aid cuts boost China's importance in South-East Asia, Lowy finds
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 20, 2025
China is expected to fill a gap in aid funding to South-East Asia as the Trump administration dismantles United States development programs worldwide. The Lowy Institute's latest South-East Asia aid map warns some of the region's poorest...
Business : ASEAN Economies To Maintain Growth Above 4 Pct Despite Global Challenges -- AMRO Economist
Bernama
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July 23, 2025
By Nur Ashikin Abdul Aziz SINGAPORE, July 23 (Bernama) -- ASEAN economies are expected to maintain growth above four per cent despite a challenging global environment, with projections at 4.4 per cent in 2025 and 4.2 per cent in 2026, according to...
Tonga's Disaster Office staff gain first aid skills to strengthen disaster response
Pacific Community (SPC)
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In response to Tonga's vulnerability to natural hazards such as cyclones, earthquakes, and tsunamis, the National Disaster Risk Management Office (NDRMO) has implemented a Senior First Aid Training programme aimed at improving emergency...
“ The UN is there to do the right things ”: sent Colin Stewart is goodbye but keeps faith
The European Times
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July 24, 2025
“” I started to feel very idealistic about the UN, and I have never lost this feeling“Said Mr. Stewart UN News In an exclusive interview. At the beginning of August, he moved as a special representative of the secretary general and head of the...
‘I hear a soft moaning’: Inside the chaos of the 2004 Jakarta embassy bombing
WAtoday
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July 25, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Deafness is a curious thing. It can be quite disconcerting. It’s only when you lose your...
Dr Joel Hissink still keeping his eyes on the dive
Echonetdaily
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July 25, 2025
A short interview with Dr Joel Hissink discussing issues of scuba diving for those with asthma. Dr Joel Hissink spent 19 years in the Royal Australian Navy. Among other positions, Dr Hissink was an officer in the navigation branch and a ship’s...
CommBank Junior Matildas Extended Squad Confirmed for the ASEAN U16 Girls Championship 2025
The National Tribune
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July 25, 2025
CommBank Junior Matildas Head Coach Michael Cooper has confirmed a 31-player extended squad ahead of the ASEAN U16 Girls’ Championships 2025™ to be held in Indonesia from Monday, 18 August to Friday, 29 August. The squad, which will be cut to 23...
Payment Automation Hacks: Best Practices to Streamline & Scale Your AP Processes
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‘The UN Is Here To Do The Right Things’: Envoy Colin Stewart Bids Farewell But Keeps The Faith
Scoop
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Friday, 25 July 2025, 8:03 am Press Release: UN News By Vibhu Mishra 24 July 2025 “I started feeling very idealistic about the UN, and I’ve never lost that feeling,” Mr. Stewart told UN News in an exclusive interview. In early August, he steps...
Why does the Algerian state harbor such deep hostility toward Morocco?
Atalayar
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July 25, 2025
A Systemic Hostility Rooted in the Algerian Regime’s Crisis of Legitimacy Algeria’s Geostrategic Imagination: Between Confiscated Tindouf and a Fantasized Atlantic From Historical Falsification to State Indoctrination: Anti-Moroccan Hatred as the...
Pacific Tourism Organisation and Niue Tourism Office Release Key Insights from Niue Community Attitude Survey
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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July 22, 2025
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), through its Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI), has completed the Community Attitudes Survey (CAS) for Niue, delivering important insights into public sentiment around tourism development and its...
Pacific Tourism Organisation Releases Tourism Data Reports in Cooperation with Tourism Solomons
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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July 22, 2025
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in partnership with Tourism Solomons and with the support of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture (MTC) and the Solomon Islands National Statistics Office (SINSO), released the completed 2024 International...
How specialty grocery stores have come to be cultural capsules for migrants in Australia
SBS
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When I first moved to Sydney from India almost a decade ago, I remember being in awe when I walked into one of the shiny, bright supermarkets – rainbow-coloured vegetables, clear punnets of berries, chicken drumsticks in neat packages, instant...
Pacific Tourism Organisation and Vanuatu Tourism Organisation Release 2024 Visitor Data to Drive Tourism Growth
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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July 22, 2025
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in partnership with the Vanuatu Tourism Office (VTO) and with support from the Vanuatu Bureau of Statistics, is pleased to announce the release of the 2024 International Visitor Survey (IVS) Report—an...
Peter Butler’s master plan for Bangladesh women’s football
Bangladesh Post
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Bangladesh’s commanding 4-0 victory over Nepal on Monday not only secured an unbeaten run and the SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship title, but also served as the backdrop for Head Coach Peter Butler’s strikingly forward-thinking blueprint. His...
ADB encourage Pakistan’s economic growth, deflation in fiscal year 2024-25
Associated Press of Pakistan
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July 23, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Jul 23 (APP):The Asian Development Bank has encouraged Pakistan’s economic growth in fiscal year 2024-25, with food and non-food prices declining and inflation under control in the first eleven months of the last...