Africa Cameroon Historically dependent on its crude oil exports, Cameroon forecasts a major shift with mining becoming the main of its national resources; government expects mining revenues to soon surpass those from oil, with ambitious projections reaching $1,75 billion
Asia Iran An Iranian appeals court sentenced prominent activist and journalist Golrokh Iraee, detained since her arrest at the start of a protest movement, to five years
Asia Palestine At least seven Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack with drones on a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank; hundreds of troops are deployed in an operation that resembles the one carried out during the second Palestinian uprising in 2000
Asia Oman Revenues of 3-5 star hotels in the Sultanate of Oman increased by 34,7% at the end of May 2023, according to the latest data issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The Embassy in Taiwan launched its ‘Sharing Kindness and Nurturing LOVE – SKNLOVE’ outreach program earlier this month, to create and promote a greater familial bond between the people of Saint Kitts and Nevis and those of Taiwan
Africa Uganda Ugandan scientist Catherine Nakelembe, member of Nasa's Servir applied sciences team as a thematic manager for agriculture and food security, is leading Nasa project that, combining satellite and ground data, creates solutions to protect crops
Asia Kyrgyzstan First phase of the country's Renewable Energy Development Project, which aims to increase renewable energy production and promote private sector participation, will be supported by the World Bank and Green Climate Fund
Asia Taiwan Language diversity was celebrated at Golden Melody Awards with prizes celebrating not only Mandopop, but also artists singing in Taiwanese, Hakka and indigenous languages, a visible sign of government's efforts to promote languages other than Mandarin
Asia Iraq Up to 4 million mangrove trees will be grown in the Khor Al-Zubair mudflats region; the joint project of government and UN agencies is inspired by successful mangrove forest rehabilitation activities in neighbouring Kuwait and the UAE
Europe Slovenia A new national spatial planning strategy, which explicitly paves the way not only for the expansion of the country's only nuclear power plant, but also for the construction of small modular reactors, has been approved in Parliament
Asia South Korea Workers at medical institutions will be required to register newborns starting a year from now; at least 2.236 children born 2015-2022 in medical institutions haven’t been registered by parents and went therefore totally ‘invisibile’
Europe Moldova As the country prepares for intensive negotiations as part of its path to EU membership, the lack of qualified experts to lead the talks is a crucial issue
Asia Kazakhstan With UNDP support, the upgraded Sayramsu Anizdary tourist trail was opened in the Sayram-Ugam State National Nature Park, located in the north-east part of the Western Tien-Shan Mountain range
America Jamaica The Jamaica Constabulary Force, Jamaica's national police force, will receive a major boost to its mobility with the disbursement of JMD428 million in grants (over €2,5 million) from the Japanese Government