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The Wild Bactrian Camel: An Animal Hero for Our Time?

The Wild Bactrian Camel: An Animal Hero for Our Time?

Prime Minister announces additional support for equitable access to new COVID-19 medical solutions

India’s new COVID-19 wave is spreading like ‘wildfire’, warns UN Children’s Fund

- UN

First meeting to be held in Kiruna when Sweden takes over EU Presidency in 2023

‘No time to lose’, stop flow of deadly weapons to Myanmar military now, urges UN rights expert

- UN

Immigration Is the Solution for the Falling US Birth Rate

Stop evictions in East Jerusalem neighbourhood immediately, UN rights office urges Israel

- UN

After Long Wavering, a Waiver

UN rights office urges independent probe into police operation in Rio, Brazil

- UN

Will We Wake Up to the Big Tech Distraction Crisis?

Press Conference - Sydney, NSW

- Australian PM

National Cabinet Statement

- Australian PM

Doorstop - Williamtown NSW

- Australian PM

Resumption of Indian repatriation flights to Howard Springs

- Australian PM

Jobs boom takes off in the Hunter with Newcastle Airport investment

- Australian PM

Former LRA leader, ex-child soldier, sentenced to 25 years in prison

- UN

Nearly 8 years on, ‘gaps, inconsistencies, discrepancies’ remain over Syria chemical weapons declaration

- UN

Post-Truth America: Where Do We Go from Here?

The Image of Russia

Cut methane emissions to avert global temperature rise, UN-backed study urges

- UN

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ call with the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin

Latin America rights groups face growing threats, attacks: Bachelet

- UN

Guterres renews zero-emissions appeal to avoid falling into climate abyss

- UN

Les photos du mois d avril 2021.

- French President

Israel Must Accept ICC Jurisdiction Over Palestine

UN chief pledges to keep ‘memories alive’ of those who died in service during 2020

- UN

Corruption, an Unnecessary Evil

Who’s Afraid of Directed Energy Attacks?

UN launches key initiative to protect seafarers’ human rights amid COVID-19 crisis

- UN

Dès lundi 10 mai, toutes les personnes de plus de 50 ans pourront se faire vacciner.

- French President

President Ghani Meets with British Ambassador to Kabul

- Afghanistan Pres

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Address, Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce

- Australian PM

Q A, Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce - Southbank, VIC

- Australian PM

Conference on the Future of Europe – a public dialogue on the future of Europe

Doorstop - Melbourne VIC

- Australian PM

To Use Children s Property

FROM THE FIELD: Uganda conflict survivor helps communities find ‘ways forward’

- UN

Interview with Neil Mitchell, 3AW

- Australian PM

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney

A modern digital economy to secure Australia s future

- Australian PM

WHO chief hails ‘monumental moment’ in COVID fight, as US throws support behind vaccine patent waiver

- UN

Where India Went Wrong

Commémoration du bicentenaire de la mort de Napoléon Ier.

- French President

USA: Rights expert decries wave of anti-protest laws ‘spreading through the country’

- UN

Russia Ramps Up Pressure Against Kremlin Critics

For a Few Billion Dollars More

Early-warning ‘pandemic hub’ plan unveiled by WHO’s Tedros and Germany’s Merkel

- UN

Myanmar: Attacks on healthcare jeopardizing COVID-19 response, UN team says

- UN

155 million faced acute food insecurity in 2020, conflict the key driver

- UN

Compte rendu du Conseil des ministres du mercredi 5 mai 2021.

- French President

Prime Minister Stefan Löfven in WHO meeting on strengthening global health efforts

Doorstop - Garbutt, QLD

- Australian PM

Address, Townsville Chamber of Commerce - Townsville, QLD

- Australian PM

South Asia: ‘Real possibility’ health systems will be strained to a breaking point, UNICEF warns

- UN

UN report sounds alarm on acute global shortage of midwives

- UN

To Change the intention of prayer

Helping communities rebuild and recover from natural disasters

- Australian PM

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales

Young people key to transforming world’s food systems

- UN

Joy in South Sudan, as schools reopen after 14-month COVID lockdown

- UN

Will France’s 2022 Election Become a Political Volcano?

UN forum examines how to make science and technology work better for all

- UN

The Road to Yemen’s Starvation

Has the US Always Been at War?

Release jailed dissident on medical grounds, UN experts urge Iran

- UN

Remarks, HMAS Cairns - Portsmith, QLD

- Australian PM

UN human rights office urges calm, after bloodshed in Colombian city of Cali

- UN

Doorstop - Cairns, QLD

- Australian PM

Décès de Béchir Ben Yahmed

- French President

New facilities to support Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessels at HMAS Cairns

- Australian PM

Doorstop - Rockhampton, QLD

- Australian PM

More affordable access to insurance for Northern Australians

- Australian PM

Interview with Michael Bailey, 4RO

- Australian PM

Interview with Paul Culliver, ABC Capricornia

- Australian PM

Interview with Karl Stefanovic and Allison Langdon, Today Show

- Australian PM

Interview with Murray Jones, 4CA

- Australian PM

Biosecurity for a safe Australia and thriving farming sector

- Australian PM

Interview with David Koch, Sunrise

- Australian PM

Federal Budget infrastructure boost to help build Western Australia s economic recovery

- Australian PM

Pandemic showcases need for partnerships: ECOSOC President

- UN

Statement by the Prime Minister on the death of Donald Cameron

Hope for Ultra-Rare Diseases

UN envoy Gordon Brown urges G7 countries to fund global COVID vaccination push

- UN

A safe and dignified retirement for Canadian seniors

Global e-commerce jumps to $26.7 trillion, fuelled by COVID-19

- UN

Latest deadly Ebola virus outbreak in DR Congo declared over

- UN

Proposition de nomination de M. Christophe BÉCHU en qualité de président du conseil d’administration de l’Agence de financement des infrastructures de transport de France.

- French President

Prime Minister Stefan Löfven to participate in WHO’s independent pandemic panel on 4 May

The Catholic Bishops’ War Against Joe Biden

Statement by the Prime Minister on World Press Freedom Day

The Riksdag and the Government congratulated HM The King on his 75th birthday

Statement by the Prime Minister on Mental Health Week

Avril 2021 - Déplacements et rendez-vous de Madame Brigitte Macron

- French President

Press ‘a cornerstone’ of democratic societies, UN says on World Day

- UN

Interview with Ray Hadley, 2GB

- Australian PM

The National COVID-19 Commission Advisory Board

- Australian PM

Remaining Blood Color after Purification

President Ghani Meets with UNSG Special Representative for Afghanistan

- Afghanistan Pres

Statement by the Prime Minister on Orthodox Easter

UN chief welcomes return to electoral agreement in Somalia

- UN

UN condemns deadly attack at guesthouse in Afghanistan

- UN

To Wash Appearance of Body during Ghusl

Overcoming COVID myths and fears in Malawi

- UN

COVID-19 ‘vaccine equity in action’ in the Maldives: a UN Resident Coordinator blog

- UN

MONTHLY AHKAM | May 2021

First Person: Panic as COVID-19 ‘tsunami’ hits India

- UN

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with Yukon Premier Sandy Silver

Statement by the Prime Minister on the loss of Canadian citizens in the tragedy at Mount Meron, Israel

Decades of health gains at risk in Brazil due to COVID-19

- UN

Mikhail Mishustin’s conversation with Deputy Prime Minister of Turkmenistan and Chairman of the Supreme Control Chamber of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov

The Word on the Street

Chad: UN rights office profoundly disturbed over violence against protesters

- UN

The Prime Minister announces changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service

Are Americans Waiting for a Cyber Apocalypse?

Middle East coordinator calls for new and timely Palestinian election date 

- UN

Restricted-attendance meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council

Europe: COVID must spark rethink to prioritize ‘human lives’ over economic policies

- UN

Address inequalities to end AIDS by 2030, UN chief says in new report

- UN

What the UAE-Turkey Rivalry Means for Europe’s Energy Security

The Media’s Love of Pseudoscience

Extended meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council

Myanmar approaching point of ‘economic collapse’: UN report

- UN

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Professor Nadir Αrber

National Cabinet Statement

- Australian PM

Mikhail Mishustin’s conversation with Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic Ulukbek Maripov

Feeling kind of blue? Holocaust survivor lifts lockdown spirits through jazz

- UN

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds 30th call with premiers on COVID-19 response

Interview with Ben Fordham, 2GB

- Australian PM

Address - United Israel Appeal Dinner Randwick NSW

- Australian PM

Statement by the Prime Minister on the death of Thomas Berger

Alexander Novak’s meeting with Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy of Germany Peter Altmaier

Alexander Novak’s remarks at the Russian-German Raw Materials Forum

Ethiopia: ‘Unpredictable security’ in Tigray, hindering aid delivery

- UN

Terrasses, musées, cinémas... Découvrez l agenda des réouvertures.

- French President

Vaccinated Europeans now outnumber those infected by COVID, but ‘threat remains present’

- UN

Mikhail Mishustin’s conversation with Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan

Mikhail Mishustin’s conversation with Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ statement

President Ghani Meets with German Foreign Minister

- Afghanistan Pres

Mikhail Mishustin’s meeting with President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov

Mikhail Mishustin meets with Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus Roman Golovchenko

Madagascar edges toward famine, UN food agency appeals for assistance

- UN

Increased cancer risk for petroleum industry workers and people living near plants: New UN study

- UN

Mikhail Mishustin’s conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan Kohir Rasulzoda

UN chief pledges to fight for all Cypriots, as impasse remains

- UN

Statement by the Prime Minister on the results of the territorial election in Yukon

UK’s 85% family planning aid cut will be devastating for women and girls: UNFPA

- UN

Iran and the “Frozen” Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

Meeting of Russia-Azerbaijan Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ remarks at the start of his meeting with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades

The Future of the Republican Party

Government delegates authority to hand out permits to export brine shrimp eggs to Federal Agency for Fishery

Is MAGA Whistling in the Dark?

It’s Time to Invest in Curiosity

Déclaration conjointe du Président Emmanuel Macron et du Premier ministre de la République de Slovénie, Janez Janša.

- French President

Mikhail Mishustin’s conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin

The speech of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution on the occasion of Eid al-Mab’ath

The Leader’s message on the occasion of Nowruz

Incontro del Presidente Draghi su energia e transizione ecologica

Incontro del Presidente Draghi su energia e transizione ecologica

Press Conference - Australian Parliament House, ACT

Press Conference - Australian Parliament House, ACT

- Australian PM

Ouverture des archives présidentielles de Monsieur François Mitterrand relatives au Rwanda entre 1990 et 1994.

Ouverture des archives présidentielles de Monsieur François Mitterrand relatives au Rwanda entre 1990 et 1994.

- French President

Il Presidente Draghi in visita a Tripoli

Il Presidente Draghi in visita a Tripoli

Il Presidente Draghi avvia i primi incontri sul PNRR

Il Presidente Draghi avvia i primi incontri sul PNRR

Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the passing of The Duke of Edinburgh

Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the passing of The Duke of Edinburgh

Stop ‘widespread violence’ against children in Myanmar: UN officials

Stop ‘widespread violence’ against children in Myanmar: UN officials

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Comunicato stampa del Consiglio dei Ministri n. 8

Comunicato stampa del Consiglio dei Ministri n. 8

Consiglio dei Ministri n. 13

Consiglio dei Ministri n. 13

How the End of the Gulf Crisis Affects Sudan

How the End of the Gulf Crisis Affects Sudan

UN rights office urges protection, investigation, after latest clashes in West Darfur

UN rights office urges protection, investigation, after latest clashes in West Darfur

- UN

Australians invited to help shape a future for women free from violence

Australians invited to help shape a future for women free from violence

- Australian PM

Australia welcomes two-way Trans-Tasman travel

Australia welcomes two-way Trans-Tasman travel

- Australian PM

Meeting of the Government Coordination Council to control the incidence of the novel coronavirus infection in the Russian Federation

Meeting of the Government Coordination Council to control the incidence of the novel coronavirus infection in the Russian Federation

Science’s Problem With Money, Media and Politics

Science’s Problem With Money, Media and Politics

ᐃᓄᐃᑦ−ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᖁᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔪᒪᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅᓱᕈᒪᔭᖏᖕᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ−ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᓕᒧᒌᑎᑕᐅᕙᙱᓐᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᖕᓂ

ᐃᓄᐃᑦ−ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᖁᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔪᒪᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅᓱᕈᒪᔭᖏᖕᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ−ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᓕᒧᒌᑎᑕᐅᕙᙱᓐᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᖕᓂ

COVID-19: AstraZeneca vaccine benefits still ‘largely positive’

COVID-19: AstraZeneca vaccine benefits still ‘largely positive’

- UN

Intervention du Président de la République Emmanuel Macron à l occasion de la Convention managériale de l État.

Intervention du Président de la République Emmanuel Macron à l occasion de la Convention managériale de l État.

- French President

Without access to vaccines, COVID will continue widening inequality everywhere

Without access to vaccines, COVID will continue widening inequality everywhere

- UN

Campagna vaccinale, avviso pubblico per la creazione di un elenco di laureati in medicina e chirurgia

Campagna vaccinale, avviso pubblico per la creazione di un elenco di laureati in medicina e chirurgia

Comunicato stampa del Consiglio dei Ministri n. 10

Comunicato stampa del Consiglio dei Ministri n. 10

Unprecedented agreement to connect nearly 150,000 Quebecers to high-speed Internet

Unprecedented agreement to connect nearly 150,000 Quebecers to high-speed Internet

Mars 2021 - Déplacements et rendez-vous de Madame Brigitte Macron

Mars 2021 - Déplacements et rendez-vous de Madame Brigitte Macron

- French President

Obstructing Governance as a Substitute for Public Policy

Obstructing Governance as a Substitute for Public Policy

Australian Troops to Drawdown in Afghanistan

Australian Troops to Drawdown in Afghanistan

- Australian PM

Four peacekeepers killed in complex attack on UN base in Mali

Four peacekeepers killed in complex attack on UN base in Mali

- UN

Clashes in Myanmar displace thousands, UN humanitarian office reports

Clashes in Myanmar displace thousands, UN humanitarian office reports

- UN

The pandemic requires a new industrial strategy

The pandemic requires a new industrial strategy

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with Leader of the Bloc Québécois Yves-François Blanchet

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with Leader of the Bloc Québécois Yves-François Blanchet

UNRWA chief reports on despair and hope among Palestinian refugees

UNRWA chief reports on despair and hope among Palestinian refugees

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On the first day of the Iranian new year 1400

Covering the Whole Feet in front of a Non-maḥram

First Person: Panic as COVID-19 ‘tsunami’ hits India

- UN

Remarks, Darwin Tourism Industry Morning Tea - Darwin, NT

- Australian PM

More uniformed women in peace operations, ‘key priority’

- UN

UN providing equipment and supplies to help India fight rapid COVID-19 surge

- UN

Investing in young Canadians

« 1 jeune, 1 solution » : emparez-vous-en et parlez-en !

- French President

How White Nationalists Use Livestreaming

Pandemic cannot become a ‘media extinction event’: UN Secretary-General

- UN

Revived peace process, lasting calm, and a new constitution needed in Syria

- UN

COVID-19 cases rise for ninth consecutive week, variants continue spreading

- UN

What Will It Take for MBS to Rehabilitate His Image?

Iraq’s Militias Send a Warning to Turkey

Compte rendu du Conseil des ministres du mercredi 28 avril 2021.

- French President

370,000 children displaced in Central African Re highest level since 2014

- UN

Will Big Pharma Continue to Own the World’s Health?

Renewed clashes displace thousands in Myanmar, UN reports

- UN

Statement by the Prime Minister on the National Day of Mourning

Filipino investigative journalist to receive UN press freedom prize

- UN

Waiting for Catastrophes While Living Under the Specter of Pandemic and War

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ letter to the Armenian National Committee of Greece on the occasion of the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

Doorstop - Robertson Barracks, NT

- Australian PM

Remarks, Howard Springs Quarantine Facility - Howard Springs, NT

- Australian PM

Major investment in Northern Territory Defence bases

- Australian PM

Prime Minister Stefan Löfven welcomes US decision to join global Leadership Group for Industry Transition

Risky business: COVID-19 and safety at work

- UN

Port Arthur 25-year Anniversary

- Australian PM

Alexander Novak attends 16th OPEC and Non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting

Don’t let the digital divide become ‘the new face of inequality’: UN deputy chief

- UN

SDGs will address ‘three planetary crises’ harming life on Earth

- UN

Key workers need greater protections amidst COVID fight, new ILO report warns

- UN

Biden Scores Key Wins in First 100 Days

From the Transatlantic Telephone to the iPhone

The Successful Campaign to Block Matthew Rojansky’s Appointment Is Ominous for Biden’s Russia Policy

Alexander Novak’s talks with World Energy Council Secretary General Angela Wilkinson

‘Do the right thing’ and protect civilian infrastructure during conflict: UN relief chief

- UN

Right to freedom of expression in Myanmar must be guaranteed, UN expert urges military coup leader

- UN

Somalia: UN condemns violence, warns off unilateral actions to avoid escalation

- UN

UN chief ‘realistic’ at start of fresh bid to resolve Cyprus stalemate

- UN

Israel Is the Rock on Which US Foreign Policy Is Built

Government meeting

Nepal: New appointments ‘undermines independence’ of rights oversight body, UN experts warn

- UN

Communiqué du Président de la République démocratique du Congo et du Président de la République française sur la situation au Tchad.

- French President

Déclaration conjointe du Président Emmanuel Macron et de Félix Tshisekedi Tshilombo, Président de la République démocratique du Congo.

- French President

Despite pandemic, UN mission in Abyei continues to provide vital assistance

- UN

Flights from India now paused as Australia sends emergency medical supplies

- Australian PM

Press Conference

- Australian PM

FROM THE FIELD: Diversity of indigenous peoples highlighted in UN photo exhibit

- UN

DR Congo: ‘Relentless’ violence worsening plight of children in Ituri province

- UN

‘Make or break moment’ for forests

- UN

‘Disasters know no borders’ says Guterres, 35 years on from Chernobyl nuclear accident

- UN

Technology and Education After the Pandemic

Briefing by Tatyana Golikova

Western Sahara: Washington’s Accidental Red Line

New UN-led global immunization push aims to save more than 50 million lives

- UN

Deadly shipwreck off Venezuela underscores need for safe migration pathways, protection

- UN

Déclaration conjointe du Président Emmanuel Macron et de Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Président de la République fédérale d’Allemagne.

- French President

Déplacement du Président de la République à l’école élémentaire Paul Cézanne de Melun.

- French President

Prioritize people and planet, UN chief urges Asian and Pacific nations

- UN

Meeting with deputy prime ministers

Charismatic Leadership and the Far Right

America Approves of Big Tech’s Creative Destruction

Does Afghanistan Have a Green Future?

The Case of Forced Cremations in Sri Lanka

Décès d Alber Elbaz

- French President

Iraq: UN representative calls for ‘stronger protection measures’ after fatal fire in COVID hospital

- UN

L initiative Act-A a un an. Beaucoup a été accompli, tant reste à faire.

- French President

First Person: Rohingya refugees traumatized again, after devastating camp fire

- UN

A ‘malaria-free future’ is possible, UN chief says on international day

- UN

Remarks, Anzac Day Commemorative Dawn Service

- Australian PM

Décès d Yves Rénier

- French President

Statement by the Prime Minister on Armenian Genocide Memorial Day

La vaccination : seule solution face à la Covid-19.

- French President

Seeing health ‘opportunities’ in post-pandemic Papua New Guinea: a UN Resident Coordinator blog

- UN

UN chief stresses ‘clear and urgent need’ for concrete multilateral solutions

- UN

ECOSOC chief calls for financial support for small island developing states

- UN

ACT now to speed up funding for COVID-19 treatments, UN officials say

- UN

Alexander Novak’s meeting with Minister-President of Saxony Michael Kretschmer

90 percent of countries’ health services continue to be disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic: WHO

- UN

My climate message for world leaders

Libya shipwreck claims 130 lives despite SOS calls, says UN migration agency

- UN

UN-led aid convoy brings 23 tonnes of humanitarian goods across contact line in east Ukraine

- UN

World Book and Copyright Day celebrates ‘fundamental importance’ of literature

- UN

German Nationalism, From Revolution to Illiberalism

Briefing by Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov

Alexei Overchuk attends a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Commission’s Council

The New York Times Has Feelings for China

Social Summit: Non-paper by Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands and Sweden

Doorstop - Taren Point, NSW

- Australian PM

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