Africa Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa signed into law constitutional changes that extend his time in office to 2030; new legislation, approved by Parliament last month, also introduces a provision allowing presidents to be elected by lawmakers instead of direct public vote
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
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 Syria €10 million of EU funds to UNICEF will support 9.000 vulnerable children and young people living in Syrian refugee camps to improve the education, integration and welfare throughout Jordan, including those attending schools in refugee camps
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
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
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The technical coordinator of the Associação Programa Tatô spoke about the state of conservation of sea turtles: "five of the seven species of sea turtles that currently exist in the world are found, four of which lay their eggs on the island of São Tomé"
Asia Turkmenistan USAID held its fourth annual civic forum, with representatives from various Turkmenistan ministers and 15 civil society organisations, focusing on the implementation concept and the state programme for the development of the digital economy for 2019-2025
America Suriname 24 nursing assistant students received certificates from the Labor Mobilization and Development Foundation in Suriname after a year-and-a-half training program; they can now enter the national healthcare workforce
Africa Tunisia Ashraf Dhahbi, a Tunisian astronomical physics and mathematics researcher, has just joined the EMAC research team at NASA's Goddard Space Travel Center
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
America Venezuela Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has demanded all UN Human Rights personnel in the country to leave within 72 hours, accusing them of a 'colonialist, abusive' attitude, and disregarding their claims of a repressive government
Asia North Korea A North Korean art festival scheduled for April will not feature live performances by foreign participants this year, the DPRK Ministry of Culture said
Asia South Korea Air passenger traffic grew 57% on-year in January, with a strong demand for connections to China; international travelers to and from South Korea reached 7,28 million, 91% of record year 2019, according to Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport