Europe Vatican City “Within Your Gates: The Forum for the Universal Vocation of Jerusalem” is born: the interdisciplinary forum is promoted by Cardinal Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, and developed in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame
Africa Ethiopia The United Arab Emirates, through the Famine Relief Fund, has made a $6 million contribution to UNICEF’s specific response for children in Ethiopia
Europe Poland Tennis star Iga Swiatek, world number 1 of the WTA ranking, helped raise PLN 2 million, €425.000, for Ukraine during an exhibition tournament held in the southern Polish city of Kraków
Asia Kuwait In an initiative to cut paperwork, the country intends to switch to electronic checking of police documents provided by new expatriates prior to their arrival in the country for work or to reunite with family, starting with India
America Jamaica The Rita Marley Foundation celebrates the 76th birthday of founder reggae icon by opening the 2022 Rita Marley Scholarship fund, investing $4 million to help women overcome obstacles to pursue higher education and achieve their dreams
Oceania Marshall Islands A group of 14 women spent five weeks learning jewellery making, embroidery and general business skills and received their certificates last Friday at the College of the Marshall Islands
Africa Ghana UN World Food Programme is working with international companies to build an international transport training centre based in Accra to develop logistics awareness and capacity in West Africa
Asia Myanmar The country has carried out its first executions in 50 years, including democracy activists and Phyo Zeya Thaw, a 41-year-old former lawmaker who was convicted in January by a closed military court
Asia Lebanon Miss Lebanon contest has now finally elected a new Miss, after having been suspended for 3 years due to political instability caused by the 2019 national protests, pandemic, massive 4/08/2020 Beirut explosion and financial collapse
Africa Lesotho General elections will be held on 7 October, in the last round of elections, announced after King Letsie III dissolved parliament, in line with the country’s procedures
Africa Mauritius National Nutrition Survey 2022 was launched at Sir Leckraz Teelock State Secondary School in Flacq, a joint initiative of the Ministry of Health and Welfare in collaboration with international institutions
Asia Israel Plans to build over 700 homes beyond the Green Line in East Jerusalem were briefly suspended due to US President Joe Biden's visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories earlier this month
Asia Iraq Iran and Iraq announced plans to collaborate on a film project on ISIS that will depict a significant part of the two countries' fight against ISIS, based on historical facts
Oceania Nauru The Nauru campus of the University of the South Pacific has implemented Covid-19 security measures and will operate during normal hours