Asia Syria Hundreds of Kurdish students in Hassakeh and Kobani refused to enter their classrooms as the 2026–27 school year began, protesting a decision that reduces Kurdish-language instruction to three periods per week, demanding the decision be reversed
Oceania Nauru Nauru Cycling Club is preparing to participate in the Race Against Time, inviting all cycling fans to join the event organised to commemorate and celebrate Nauru Constitution Day and to promote fitness
Africa Ghana The 2023 edition of Green Ghana Day will be held on 9 June in Kumasi, with the title 'Our forests, our health', as announced by the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources
Africa Ivory Coast Turning crises into advantages is the goal of the 2023 edition of the Africa CEO Forum that will take place in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on 5 and 6 June 2023
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Two officials from the Department of Technology are participating in a cybersecurity policy workshop in Taiwan from 24 May to 6 June 2023
Africa Botswana The country will not back down from demands for a bigger share of rough diamonds from its joint venture with De Beers, President Mokgweetsi Masisi said, raising the stakes as talks on a new sales deal appear to be stalled
Oceania Samoa Negotiations are underway to make Phase One of the residential street and address naming project available online through platforms such as Google Map to facilitate navigation
Africa South Sudan IKEA Foundation and the Norwegian Refugee Council are working together to help displaced people and their host communities in South Sudan improve their livelihoods and self-sufficiency
Africa Somalia An overhaul of the political system has been initiated with an agreement signed between the government and the federal states that envisages the introduction of direct universal suffrage as of 2024 and the transition to a presidential system
Asia Bhutan The sustainable financial solutions identified in National Biodiversity Financing Plan, roadmap to a greener and safer nature and society, will help the country protect its rich and pristine biodiversity, create green jobs and combat climate change
Asia Bangladesh Dengue infection has increased fivefold in the last five months, with the number rising alarmingly, as stated by Minister of Health and Family Welfare
Europe Austria Adolf Hitler's birthplace in Austria was considered "a historically burdensome place", but Vienna has chosen to confront its past with the decision to turn it into a human rights training centre
Asia Brunei The country has the highest percentage of women executives in the private sector within ASEAN, according to the ASEAN Gender Outlook 2021, a joint report between ASEAN and UN Women
Oceania Solomon Islands The New Zealand government will keep defence personnel in the Solomon Islands, at the request of the local authorities, until at least 31 December 2023, extending the peacekeeping mission by up to seven months