I’m deeply alarmed over the situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
The stability of Ethiopia is important for the entire Horn of Africa region.
I call for an immediate de-escalation of tensions and a peaceful resolution to the dispute.
https://t.co/nWtI2JtGlu
CNN Hero Afroz Shah from Mumbai 🇮🇳 recruited an army of volunteers to clean up one of the world's most polluted beaches. Now he is on a mission to save the oceans from plastic waste.
“Until you start focusing on what needs to be done, rather than what is politically possible, there is no hope.
If solutions within the system are so impossible to find, then maybe we should change the system itself.”
- @GretaThunberg
A must-watch.
We’re proud to work w/KOICA to help fight Uganda’s high youth unemployment rate by providing a dedicated space for young people to study & learn skilled trades!
My son has an Ethiopian friend & an Eritrean friend, so he knows that those two countries are making peace after decades of war from conversations on the football pitch in the local park. Immigration enriches my children’s lives in so many ways.
I am so impressed by the work done at Blancomet e-waste recycling company in Accra! Electronics, plastics waste collected from Ghana and neighboring countries are recycled and exported. Great effort to turn waste into wealth and beat pollution!
All should listen to Secretary-General @antonioguterres’ appeal for restraint. Even when diplomacy appears wishful thinking, it remains the only way to truly end war. https://t.co/VVQgVOhNar
“Still no justice” graveside vigil attended by a small gathering held at Borella cemetery today, January 8 to mark 9 years since the assassination of Editor Lasantha Wickrematunge #pressfreedom
Conditions on the Greek islands are getting worse with winter, making life miserable for thousands of stranded refugees and migrants. More transfers to the mainland are urgently needed.