Europe Albania Diaspora is remembering 35 years since the cargo ship Vlora docked in Bari, Italy, with 20.000 refugees fleeing the collapse of the communist regime; the disembarking of 8 August 1991 is the largest single-vessel mass migration landing in European history
America Haiti Ministry of Health and Population announced that at least seven people have died of cholera since 2 October, but some anti-government protesters claim the government is spreading misinformation in order to end the ongoing protests and lift the blockade
America Jamaica The new Road Traffic Act and regulations has been introduced by the Government to establish and implement an effective legislative framework to reduce the high level of road traffic deaths in the country
Oceania Kiribati A refugee has failed to seek protection in New Zealand on the grounds that his island of residence, Kiribati, is becoming uninhabitable, despite a UN ruling that it is illegal to repatriate to countries where their lives are threatened by climate crisis
Africa Libya New UN special envoy for Libya has warned that the first anniversary of the postponement of Libya's elections is fast approaching and that further postponement of the vote could lead to even greater instability, putting Libya "at risk of division"
Africa Guinea A workshop was held in Conakry on drug monitoring and information systems given the growing drug problems in the country, which recorded 10 cases of drug-related deaths in October
Asia Pakistan This summer, floods destroyed or damaged 27.000 schools and triggered a humanitarian disaster that saw another 7.000 schools requisitioned as care centres, according to the United Nations Children's Fund
America Bolivia People have taken to the streets to protest the government ban on exports as it is affecting local businesses; as a result, the government has complied and resumed all exports
Europe Serbia Twenty-six civil society organisations from Kosovo and Serbia expressed their support for NGO activist Miodrag Milicevic, a Serb who accused an officer of the Kosovo Police special unit of mistreating and assaulting him
Asia Iraq Iraq has been designated to host the sixth edition of the 'Forum of Ancient Civilisations' in Baghdad on 4 December, with the participation of nine countries
Asia North Korea The country has yet to announce whether it has begun a campaign for the COVID-19 vaccine, despite reports that claim authorities would be administering Chinese vaccine doses in at least some areas
America Belize Hundreds of national farmers have all come together to volunteer to go to Belize City in order to clean up and aid the people affected by Hurricane Lisa
Asia Brunei The governments of the Philippines and Brunei recently forged religious cooperation ties for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao
America Haiti Petrol stations began reopening over the weekend of 11 November, after a two-month blockade was lifted, to the relief of millions of people who had been stranded at home