Yemen

Republic of Yemen

UN Secretary-General Appoints Cornelius Nagbe as International Humanitarian Law Expert on the UN Security Council’s Panel of Experts on Yemen

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NEW YORK – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed a Liberian national and international law specialist, Mr. Cornelius Nagbe, to the UN Panel of Experts on Yemen, an investigative body of independent experts assisting the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014) to implement its mandate, including on sanctions monitoring.

Liberian Woman Appointed to Assistant Secretary General Level

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Liberian Sara Beysolow Nyanti, currently the Resident Coordinator of the UN operations in Nepal, has been appointed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres as his new Deputy Special Representative in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. The triple function role, which is at the level of Assistant Secretary-General, will put Mrs. Nyanti in charge of the UN’s entire development and humanitarian programmes in South Sudan, Africa’s youngest republic.

This Month in the Security Council – September 2021

In the month of September, the Security Council conducted most of its work tin-person, while a few agenda remained virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our delegation continued to work closely in the “A3+1” configuration with our African brothers and sisters (Niger, Kenya, and Tunisia) on many country-specific and thematic issues.

Mean Joe Biden’s and sleazy Suzie Rice’s “ceasefire” and “sanctions” scam and con game in Ethiopia

PART THREE

Biden-Rice rules of the “ceasefire” con game The tactical approach to achieve the strategic goals is:

1) Give lip service to African Union mediation between the Government of Ethiopia and the terrorist TPLF.

2) Buy off African leaders to apply pressure on Ethiopia.

3) Use the AU as a weapon to pressure Ethiopia.

4) Seek observer and facilitator status during the ceasefire negotiations.

5) Offer to underwrite the entire negotiation process by pledging to commit funds.

Ceasefire is easier said than done

Scores of Yemen refugees arrive in Somalia

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Scores of Yemeni refugees, mostly women, and children, arrived in Somalia’s coastal city of Bosaso, Somali authorities announced on Wednesday, according to the Yemen Shabab, an independent website.

This is the third boatful of Yemeni refugees to arrive in Somalia. It had 164 families on board.

Somali authorities said that the refugees will undergo medical checkups before they are distributed between the cities of Bosaso and Qardho.

Bosaso is home to the largest Yemeni community in the country due to its proximity to Yemen.

Somali accuses UAE of sabotaging country’s sovereignty

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Somalia on Sunday accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of violating international law by belittling Somalia’s government as “interim” and seeking to sow violence.

A Saturday UAE statement on recent clashes in the country also violates bilateral fellowship, Osman Dubbe, Somalia’s information minister, told a press conference in the capital Mogadishu.

“The UAE statement is inconsistent with international diplomacy, brotherly relations between the two countries, and Arab culture,” said Dubbe.

Kenya among list of human trafficking hot spots in the world

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 8 – Kenya is among the 148 countries where more people are at risk of becoming victims of human trafficking, according to the latest report by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

The increase in human trafficking is attributed to the vulnerability of victims reeling in the economic meltdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic which has brought the world almost to a halt since last year.

Researcher calls on Ethiopians to foil hidden -hand enemies’ agendas

 BY GIRMACHEW GASHAW

ADDIS ABABA—Ethiopians should stand in unison irrespective of religious and ethnic differences in a bid to foil the hidden –hand agendas of enemy quarters in relation to Ethio- Sudan border issues, said a Researcher.

Liberian woman gets top UN job

Madam Sara Beysolow Nyanti, the highest ranking Liberian in the United Nations system has been appointed UN Residence Coordinator in Nepal, with host Government’s approval. Ms. Nyanti was appointed on 6 January, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.

She brings more than 20 years of experience in development and humanitarian work to the position, which she has acquired from assignments around the world with the United Nations and externally.