UN General Assembly adopts declaration acknowledging SDG peril, commits to bold action for 2030 Agenda
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a political declaration acknowledging that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are in peril and recommitting to bold, ambitious, and accelerated actions to meet the 2030 development agenda. Adopted through consensus, it was a Political Declaration reaffirming the commitment of all 193-member states to effectively implement the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs and to uphold all principles enshrined therein. U.N. Chief Antonio Guterres says, “The SDGs need a global rescue plan. “The world’s poorest and most vulnerable people are carrying the cost of our collective inability to significantly advance the Sustainable Development Goals. SDG Summit | Sustainable Development Goals are in peril – UNGA acknowledges:;
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September 19, 2023 07:15 UTC
‘Neighbours’ returns with ‘polish’ in Amazon reboot of Australian soap
Australian soap opera “Neighbours” made a comeback on Monday in a highly publicised reboot, nearly 14 months after the show wrapped up last year in an emotional finale after running for nearly four decades. Following an outcry from fans, streaming giant Amazon announced in November it would revive the drama, airing it in Britain and the United States on its ad-supported service Amazon Freevee. In Australia, the show will air on Channel 10, and on subscription service Prime Video, where fans in New Zealand and Canada, can also watch it. “The show is still ‘Neighbours’ and it will continue to be ‘Neighbours’, it’s just ‘Neighbours’ with a nice polish,” original cast actor Stefan Dennis, who plays the villainous, six-times married businessman Paul Robinson, told Reuters. The show features plenty of new faces, too, including “The O.C.” actress Mischa Barton, who joins as mysterious American Reece.
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September 19, 2023 03:40 UTC
Ontario’s Cornwall Regional Airport celebrates 50 years of aviation
Nestled in the heart of Ontario, the Cornwall Regional Airport is gearing up for a momentous celebration that promises to transport visitors through five glorious decades of aviation history. A Golden CelebrationThe Cornwall Regional Airport’s 50th-anniversary bash promises something of a trip down memory taxiway. He was the visionary whose dream laid the foundation for the Cornwall Regional Airport back in 1973. Photo: Alan Wilson , CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsFrom Family-Owned to Community TreasureSituated just east of Cornwall in Summerstown, the Cornwall Regional Airport had humble beginnings as a family-owned operation. ConclusionThe 50th-anniversary celebration offers residents and visitors a unique opportunity to explore the Ontario Cornwall Regional Airport up close and personal.
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September 19, 2023 03:02 UTC
Turkish Airlines A330 bound for Istanbul returns to Dublin
A Turkish Airlines flight bound for Istanbul from Dublin has made a return to Dublin Airport today, after holding over Liverpool. Turkish Airlines flight TK1976, an Airbus A330 operating a scheduled service from Dublin (DUB) to Istanbul (IST) made a return to Dublin Airport today, after a period of holding over Liverpool. Source: RadarBox.comFlight data for Turkish Airlines flight TK1976 shows the aircraft made an on-time departure out of DUB earlier today at 11:42 IST. The cause of the problem warranting the precautionary return has not been ascertained, and flight TK1976 did not declare a formal emergency. The aircraft conducting today’s scheduled flight TK196 was an Airbus A330-300E, registered TC-JNP; an 11-year old widebody aircraft belonging to the Turkish national flag carrier, Turkish Airlines.
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September 19, 2023 01:38 UTC
#ASDailyScoop: UNESCO grants world heritage status to Bale Mountains National Park, Gedeo Cultural Landscape
Bale Maountains National Park (Left) Gedeo Cultural Landscape (Right) (Photo: Visit Oromia, Ethiopia Land of Origins/Facebook)Addis Abeba – The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) during the ongoing 45th session of the World Heritage Committee (WRC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, granted World Heritage status to Bale Mountains National Park and the Gedeo Cultural Landscape, bringing Ethiopia’s inscription to the UNESCO World Heritage list to 11. The Bale Mountains National Park has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site on Monday, becoming the second Ethiopian natural heritage site to receive the designation following the Semien Mountains National Park, a day after the inscription of the Gedeo Cultural Landscape was announced on Sunday, 17 September. According to the Ethiopian Ministry of Tourism, the Bale Mountains “are a haven of lush greenery and abundant wildlife, offering breathtaking panoramic views and a stock of wild coffee forests, boasting an array of outstanding trekking trails that cater to adventurous enthusiasts”, whereas the Gedeo Cultural Landscape “encompasses the harmonious interplay of an agroforestry system, breathtaking megalithic monuments, captivating rock art sites, and sacred ritual forests”. Aksum (1980), Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar (1979), Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town (2006), Konso Cultural Landscape (2011), Lower Valley of the Awash (1980), Lower Valley of the Omo (1980), Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (1978), Tiya (1980) and the Gedeo Cultural Landscape (2023) are the nine Ethiopian UNESCO cultural World Heritage list whereas Simien Mountains National Park (1978) and the Bale Mountains National Park (2023) make the two Ethiopian UNESCO natural World Heritages.
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September 19, 2023 00:11 UTC
UN experts say war crimes committed in Ethiopia despite formal end to conflict
GENEVA (Reuters) -War crimes and crimes against humanity are still being committed in Ethiopia nearly a year after government and regional forces from Tigray agreed to end fighting, U.N. experts said in a report published on Monday. Thousands died in the two-year conflict, which formally came to an end in November last year. "I must admit the worst of this was that perpetrated by Eritrean forces in Tigray. Though, of course, Ethiopian forces were also responsible," she said, adding that Tigrayan forces had also perpetrated sexual violence in Amhara. Authorities from the Ethiopian region of Amhara have also denied that their forces committed atrocities in neighbouring Tigray.
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September 18, 2023 17:45 UTC
UNESCO registers Ethiopia's Bale Mountains National Park as world heritage
ADDIS ABABA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has registered Ethiopia's Bale Mountains National Park as a world heritage site. The park, founded in 1962, is home to lakes, wetlands, and volcanic remains with spectacular landscapes, making it one of the ideal tourist destinations, according to the Ethiopian Ministry of Tourism. The Bale Mountains National Park is the second Ethiopian tourist attraction site to be granted a world heritage status at the ongoing extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee. On Sunday, UNESCO registered Ethiopia's Gedeo Cultural Landscape as a world heritage. The Ethiopian government said the registration of the two sites as world heritages by UNESCO is expected to help strengthen Ethiopia's tourism development efforts.
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September 18, 2023 17:34 UTC
Ethiopian Athlete Breaks Records at 2023 Diamond League Final
Chebet secured the second position with a personal best of 14:05.92, while Ethiopian Ejgayehu Taye finished a distant third with a time of 14:21.52. Holloway finished second with a time of 13.06, closely followed by fellow American Daniel Thomas. The excitement persisted with Norwegian athlete Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who narrowly missed breaking the mile world record at the Prefontaine Classic. In an earlier event, Emmanuel Wanyonyi secured another victory, defeating world champion Marco Arop once again, just as he had in Xiamen. The 2023 Diamond League Final in Eugene delivered a multitude of breathtaking performances, solidifying its reputation as a showcase for the world’s premier athletic talents.
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September 18, 2023 17:07 UTC
UNESCO puts 2 locations in war-ravaged Ukraine on its list of historic sites in danger
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The U.N.'s World Heritage Committee has placed two major historical sites in Ukraine on its list of such sites that it considers to be in danger. The decision was made at the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee, which is being held in Saudi Arabia. The committee maintains UNESCO's World Heritage List and oversees conservation of the sites. UNESCO added Ukraine's Black Sea port city of Odesa to its list of endangered heritage sites in January. Inclusion on the List of World Heritage in Danger is meant to rally urgent international support for conservation efforts.
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September 18, 2023 15:25 UTC
UN Experts Say Ethiopia's Conflict and Tigray Fighting Left Over 10,000 Survivors of Sexual Violence
GENEVA (AP) — U.N.-backed human rights experts say war crimes continue in Ethiopia despite a peace accord signed nearly a year ago to end a conflict that engulfed the country's northern Tigray region. The violence has left at least 10,000 people affected by rape and other sexual violence — mostly women and girls, they found. The violence erupted in November 2020, centering largely — though not exclusively — on the northern Tigray region, which for months was shut off from the outside world. Citing consolidated estimates from seven health centers in Tigray alone, the commission said more than 10,000 survivors of sexual violence sought care between the start of the conflict and July this year. The commission said it knows of only 13 completed and 16 pending military court cases addressing sexual violence committed during the conflict.
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September 18, 2023 15:20 UTC
UN Experts Say War Crimes Committed in Ethiopia Despite Formal End to Conflict
GENEVA (Reuters) -War crimes and crimes against humanity are still being committed in Ethiopia nearly a year after government and regional forces from Tigray agreed to end fighting, U.N. experts said in a report published on Monday. Thousands died in the two-year conflict, which formally came to an end in November last year. "I must admit the worst of this was that perpetrated by Eritrean forces in Tigray. Though, of course, Ethiopian forces were also responsible," she said, adding that Tigrayan forces had also perpetrated sexual violence in Amhara. Authorities from the Ethiopian region of Amhara have also denied that their forces committed atrocities in neighbouring Tigray.
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September 18, 2023 12:21 UTC
UN experts say Ethiopia’s conflict and Tigray fighting left over 10,000 survivors of sexual violence
GENEVA (AP) — U.N.-backed human rights experts say war crimes continue in Ethiopia despite a peace deal signed nearly a year ago to end a devastating conflict that has also engulfed the country’s Tigray region. The violence has left at least 10,000 people affected by rape and other sexual violence — mostly women and girls. The violence erupted in November 2020, centering largely — though not exclusively — on the northern Tigray region, which for months was shut off from the outside world. Citing consolidated estimates from seven health centers in Tigray alone, the commission said more than 10,000 survivors of sexual violence sought care between the start of the conflict and July this year. The commission said it knows of only 13 completed and 16 pending military court cases addressing sexual violence committed during the conflict.
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September 18, 2023 12:04 UTC
Military Leaders of 3 West African Countries Sign a Security Pact
The military leaders of three West African countries – Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger – signed a mutual defense pact deal over the weekend. The junta leaders signed the Liptako-Gourma Charter, establishing the Alliance of Sahel States. The pact is named after the region where the three country’s borders meet. All three are facing threats from jihadists. Each of the countries has undergone coups since 2020.
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September 18, 2023 11:59 UTC
African Development Bank Approves $104 Million For Ethiopia's Eastern Power Transmission Project
The African Development Bank Group approved $104 million in financing to the Ethiopian government for the financing of a transmission project to improve power supply in the eastern part of the country. The financing includes a $52 million grant from the African Development Fund, the Bank Group’s concessional lending arm and a $52 million soft loan drawn from Korea’s Economic Development Cooperation Fund under the Korea – Africa Energy Investment Framework Agreement. The agreement was signed in June 2021 between the African Development Bank and the Government of the Republic of Korea with the main objective of contributing to sustainable economic and social development and promoting economic cooperation in African member countries. Batchi Baldeh, the Director of Power Systems Development of the Bank, said the project would improve access to clean, reliable electricity supply by increasing the capacity of the power grid in eastern Ethiopia. The project will involve the construction of 157 kilometres of 400-kilovolt double-circuit transmission lines and associated substations at Harar, Jijiga and Fafem.
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September 18, 2023 11:42 UTC