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 Uganda Ten farmer groups in West Nile have received US$30.000 from the Dutch government to increase the cultivation of new high-yielding varieties to directly combat poverty in their households
Africa Comoros The United Arab Emirates has delivered Arabic-language educational curricula for the kindergarten stage as part of its desire to support the teaching of the language in the country
Asia Turkey The shelter created by Arzu Akkoç, an animal lover living in the capital Ankara, has become home to 170 dogs; the philanthropist is asking for help, from financial support to pet supplies or simply spending time with the dogs
America Honduras Hundreds of people fled the touristic island of Guanaja as a devastating fire took over, affecting thousands of people and hundreds of household
Africa Republic of the Congo The Archdiocese of Brazzaville has launched a digital management platform for schools; the software aims at developing a networked and digitalized management of educational systems and programs in the general and technical schools
Africa Zambia An enterprising Chipata-based farmer, who has diversified into tourism, aiming to establish an event theme park, camping, exotic bird and wildlife viewing, is calling for strategic government support to local investors for the growth of the sector
Africa Seychelles The new bill that will change the criteria for obtaining citizenship will be submitted to the National Assembly; amendments will make it easier for former citizens to regain citizenship but more difficult for a foreigner who married an islander
Europe Ireland A new report by the Fine Gael party has called for a major rethink in the way children and the childcare sector are supported; among the solutions proposed are measures designed to ease the financial burden
Africa Guinea For the 63rd anniversary of national independence, some 20 artists and groups have released a single to use the commemoration to advocate for peace among the different ethnic groups that populate the country
Africa Senegal The National Agency for Early Childhood and Child Care is campaigning for the institutionalisation of a compulsory year of pre-school education for five-year-olds, with the aim of raising the gross pre-school rate to 64,6% by 2030
Asia Lebanon The Swiss envoy to Lebanon launched a campaign to restore Beirut's iconic Sursock Palace, destroyed in the August 2020 port blasts, making of it a cultural centre open to the public
Africa Angola 650 farming families in the province of Uíge will benefit, until the end of this year, from mechanized help for the practice of family farming, as part of the Integrated Program for Local Development and the Fight against Poverty
America Argentina The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses declared that the country’s unemployment rate decreased 3.5% with respect to last year, demonstrating the Work Ministry’s success in carrying out their employment program