Criminal networks involved in crimes that have an impact on the environment, such as wildlife trafficking, illegal logging and illegal mining, use and rely on corruption at every step of…
Syria Yet to Fulfil Chemical Weapons Convention Obligations, Top United Nations Officials Tell Security Council, as Members Spar over ‘Objectivity’
Permanent Representative of Damascus Insists It Has, Citing ‘Geopolitical Game’ Led by United States, Western Allies Syria has yet to fulfil its obligations under the international instrument prohibiting the use…
President Kenyatta Unveils A Shs 2.2bn Agribusiness Fund As He Launches Rebranded 4-K Clubs
President Uhuru Kenyatta has today unveiled the Shs 2.2bn Empowering Novel Agribusiness-led Employment (ENABLE Kenya) program, a youth capacity building initiative aimed at creating employment, generating income and bridging succession…
Serve With Utmost Integrity, President Kenyatta Tells New Judges
President Uhuru Kenytta has challenged the thirty four (34) newly appointed judges to serve the people of Kenya with unfailing integrity and commitment. The President, who spoke on Friday at…
US Mulls Launching ‘Digital Dollar’
WASHINGTON – A top Federal Reserve official raised eyebrows in the financial services world last week by saying that the central bank is stepping up development of a plan that…
One in three heat deaths since 1991 linked to climate change – here’s how else warming affects our health
Since 1991, 37% of lives lost due to extreme heat globally can be attributed to climate change on average. That’s according to a new study which gathered data from 732…
Kenya’s civil service is ageing, but adjustments aren’t being made
The demographic profiles of countries like Kenya, where a high percentage of people are young, would suggest that it’s swiftly renewing its workforce with fresh talent. But this doesn’t seem…
Pasha 109: Ecology research has a huge gap: the work of women and the global South
Ecology is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and the environment around them. It is an important branch of study, exploring how animals, plants, the land,…
Press Conference by Security Council President on Programme of Work for June
The Security Council will adopt a “bold but cautious” approach to resuming in-person meetings given the improving COVID-19 situation in New York, its President for June said today at a…
UNGASS 2021 highlights diversity and inclusion as agents for change, and businesses as influential allies in the fight against corruption
While corruption is a global phenomenon, it affects men and women differently across the world. In many societies, women remain the primary caretakers of the family and are regularly confronted…