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America Trinidad and Tobago The Northern Division Operations Centre activated the TTPS Coastal and Air Support Unit and the Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service after a family alerted the E999 Command Centre that they were lost on a hike
Europe Ukraine Approximately 23.000 people are missing in Ukraine 'because they have been captured, killed, or have lost contact with their families after fleeing their homes', the International Red Cross points out in a statement
Africa Senegal Senegalese took to the streets to protest against the possible extension of President Macky Sall's term of office beyond 2 April, the date for the handover of power, after the Constitutional Council rejected a law to postpone the presidential elections
Africa Republic of the Congo The Bretton Woods Institution has made CFAF 36,4 billion (US$60 million) available to the Republic of Congo to strengthen the performance of the Statistical Capacity Building Project
Asia Yemen The Houthi group in Yemen claimed responsibility for the missile attack on what it described as a 'British ship' on Sunday in the Gulf of Aden
Africa Sierra Leone The launch of the 7th round of Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, UNICEF's international household survey programme, by the Sierra Leone Steering Committee marks a major step forward in the country's commitment to advanced data collection and analysis
Asia East Timor The President of the Republic, José Ramos-Horta, swore in Sérgio de Jesus Fernandes da Costa Hornai as the new Minister of Justice of the 9th Constitutional Government at a ceremony held at the Nicolau Lobato Presidential Palace in Dili
Europe Spain In a strategic move, the Region of Murcia, the Valencian Community and Andalusia joined together to ask the Ministry for Ecological Transition to ensure they have enough water for the future
Asia Sri Lanka FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, arrived to the country for a three-day visit to participate in the 37th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific
Oceania Solomon Islands Elections are intensifying in the Solomon Islands, with political parties presenting their pledges and some forming alliances
Europe Kosovo On the occasion of the 16th anniversary of Kosovo's independence, the Durres Port Authority announced that efforts are underway to advance the strategic project to build a dry port in Pristina
Europe North Macedonia As of Wednesday, the exchange of driving licences and vehicle registration certificates will be free of charge due to the obligation under the Prespa Agreement
Asia Armenia The ECW First Emergency Response grant, provided by UNICEF, will support the Armenian government's refugee response plan with $1 million and improve access to early education services for refugee and host community children