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UNICEF expresses concern for thousands of children in outer islands following Vanuatu twin cyclones
(C)UNICEF/UN0795693/SharmaUNICEF is preparing to ship its essential emergency supplies from Fiji, in addition to its emergency supplies already propositioned in Vanuatu. These include tents, tarpaulins, education, and health supplies to support immediate response needs on the...2023-03-06 874 0 -
UK and Saudi Arabia sign new agreement during defence minister’s visit
The Secretary of State for Defence the Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP is visiting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (28 February to 2 March). The Defence Secretary held a number of bilateral meetings, including with HRH...2023-03-02 1112 0 -
Royal Navy ship seizes weapons transiting in the Gulf
Royal Navy ship HMS Lancaster seized weapons from a vessel travelling south from Iran whilst on a routine maritime security patrol on 23 February 2023. A United States fixed-wing Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform detected...2023-03-02 901 0 -
3.7 million children in earthquake-affected Syria face catastrophic combination of threats, warns UNICEF Executive Director, following two-day visit
(C) UNICEF/UN0795024/DeebOn 1 March 2023 in in Aleppo, Syria, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell holds a child while visiting Ahmad Adeeb Al-Ali School (“The School Shelter”), which is currently operating as a temporary collective shelter for...2023-03-02 792 0 -
Foreign Secretary in India to forge stronger economic and tech ties in Indo-Pacific
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is visiting India to mark a new scheme allowing young Brits and Indians to live and work in each other’s countries for up to 2 years, which was announced by the Home...2023-03-01 704 0 -
New UK partnership to tackle climate change in Latin America
The UK has joined IDB Invest, a member of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) focused on development through the private sector, in a move designed to boost the UK’s work reducing poverty and tackling...2023-03-01 728 0 -
2.5 million children in Türkiye need urgent humanitarian assistance
(C)UNICEF/UN0793737/KaracanUNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell in a psychosocial session in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, with children who survived the devastating twin earthquakes UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell concluded a two-day visit to Türkiye, where she met with...2023-03-01 727 0 -
B737 MAX Flights are back to the sky in China
B737 MAX flights, which were grounded following the two fatal accidents, are now being permitted to resume in China by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). Fuzhou Airlines became the third domestic Chinese airline to...2023-03-01 8425 0 -
A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth: UN agencies
(C)UNICEF/UN0541828/SatuJahan, 18, gave birth to her first baby with the support of a UNICEF primary healthcare centre in the Rohingya refugee camps. Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the...2023-02-27 1402 0 -
Bangladesh – UK Trade and Investment Dialogue 2023
The second Bangladesh – UK Trade and Investment Dialogue was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 19 February 2023. The Government of Bangladesh was represented by the Commerce Secretary, Mr Tapan Kanti Ghosh. The British High Commissioner,...2023-02-19 1035 0
