World Meteorological Organisation says that 2021 was one of the seven warmest years on recor In Geneva today, the World Meteorological Organisation, (WMO) announced that the year 2021 was one of the seven warmest years on record. Although average global temperatures were temporarily cooled by the 2020-2022 La Niña events, 2021 was still one of the seven…
The ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2022 In a press conference yesterday, the Director General of International Labour Organization (ILO) Guy Ryder presented the report The ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2022. Guy Ryder said that there can be no real recovery from this pandemic without a broad-based labour market recovery. « And to…
NANSEN FOREVER by Marit Fosse When Some People Never Forget, and They Are Forever Grateful. Some people never forget, and they are forever grateful. This is the case with the Russians, who cherish the memory of Fridtjof Nansen. In October this year, it was 160 years since Fridtjof Nansen’s birth in Oslo, Norway. The year…
« Uzbekistan GTL » – A giant plant in the middle of the steppe On 25 December 2021 «Uzbekistan GTL» plant was opened in Kashkadarya region of Uzbekistan. Just a few years ago there was a bare steppe here. In a short time, a gigantic plant, a chemical cluster appeared on this site. This complex marks a…
Funding shortfall forces UN to cut food aid to Yemen The World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to reduce food aid to Yemen due to a shortfall of funds. From January, 8 million people in Yemen will receive a reduced ration. Annegret Mathari, Geneva Geneva (22 December 2021) The WFP is running out of…
Turkmenistan has sent a humanitarian aid to Afghanistan Today, on December 14, a humanitarian cargo of food, textile and household goods, as well as oil products was delivered from Turkmenistan to neighboring Afghanistan. As is known, during the extended meeting of the Government on December 10 of this year, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has…
Reflections upon the U.S. democracy summit by RJP &MF On 9 and 10 December, President Biden will host the first of two Summits for Democracy, which will bring together leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector to set forth an affirmative agenda for democratic renewal and to tackle through collective action what the United States considers the greatest threats…
Interview with his Excellency Dr Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Alissa, Secretary General of the Muslim World League by Marit Fosse Q: Your Excellency, you are widely known as a leading global voice in the field of moderate Islam and your commitment to educating the world about the true message of religion, which calls for empathy, understanding…
It’s all about a virus… As the countries around the world compete to get the greatest number of their inhabitants vaccinated, we wanted to go back in time to explore what is behind this race. Is it a bat virus as many tend to believe? And did it originate in a laboratory, as many are…
Artistic Self of Marit FOSSE Meeting the Editor-in-Chief of Diva International Diplomat magazine , Writer and…. Artist by Evelina Rioukhina Blue, ocean turquoise, sunny orange, fresh green, but also dark yellow, brown, violet, purple, grey and black. Abstract or cubist, allegorical or concrete, chaotic forms or precise definition. This is a special springtime in the…
