Oceania New Zealand A women meeting in Wellington marked a year since changes to pay equity extinguished some 180.000 claims for equal work of equal value; a request to the UN was made to investigate whether the move amounted to systemic discrimination towards women
Europe Bulgaria Human Rights Watch urged the country not to deport Saudi activist Abdulrahman al-Khalid, as deportation would expose him to the risk of torture
Africa Comoros Retired people have asked for an increase in their pensions, also considering the growing inflation
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina The Council of Ministers sent to Parliament the draft law on the prevention of conflicts of interest in state institutions, a key reform law on which the EU is pressing for the European Council to decide on the opening of accession negotiations by March
Europe Kosovo Doruntina Kastrati, 32-years-old artist, representing Kosovo at the 60th Venice Art Biennale, will depict the post-war feminization of labour in the country in her abstract sculpture exhibition
America Dominica Private sector organizations have been urged to step forward and take action to prioritize gender equality in the workplace by the Minister of Health, Welfare and Social Services
Asia Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz officials are now calling for the 2019 uranium mining ban to be lifted, while populist President Sadyr Japarov continues to pursue state production in the extractive industries he first supported more than a decade ago as an opposition politician
Africa Guinea-Bissau The civil registration system in Guinea-Bissau is classified as an unsatisfactory system, according to the typology defined by the World Health Organisation, stated the Minister of Justice and Human Rights
Europe Italy Two and a half years after the decree-law that banned cruise ships from passing through St. Mark's Basin and the Giudecca Canal, discussions are underway in Venice to bring medium-sized ships back to the Maritime Station
America Grenada Aisha Achiumugu, CBI's new resident in Grenada, recently donated 250 backpacks for the school and will fund five scholarships in Grenada
Asia Lebanon Art Design Lebanon, innovative digital platform and non-profit gallery, announced the first exhibition 'Life Beyond the Self', which includes new works by Beirut-based artist Christine Safatly
Europe Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, after an interview with former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, declared that 'Donald Trump has been a president of peace'
Europe Greece The bill allowing the management of private non-profit universities has been passed; although some private higher education is already legal, the new law will make degrees from vetted private institutions equivalent to public universities
Africa Benin The Sahel Women's Empowerment and Demographic Dividend SWEDD Committee appointed the new leadership to lead the initiatives in Burkina Faso and the partner countries; Benin took over the role of vice-president