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  The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has long been committed to promoting sustainable development and protecting the environment. With the country set to host the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in November 2023, the UAE has been ramping up its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and promote renewable energy. One of the most notable initiatives in this regard is the Dubai Solar Park mega project, which currently accounts for 15% of the emirate's energy production capacity. The project, which is set to be completed in phases, will ultimately generate 5,000 megawatts of clean energy and reduce carbon emissions by 6.5 million tons annually. The park also includes a solar-powered desalination plant, which will provide clean water to the local community. Another initiative is the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the largest single-site solar project in the world. The park, which is located in Dubai, has a planned capacity of 5,000 megawatts by 2030 and will pro...

  I want to share something interesting about what I read today. It’s how t he UAE has promised to carry out direct helpful activities in Afghanistan worth 184 million dirhams (50 million US dollars ). This promise came during the investment of Ahmed canister Ali Al-Sayegh, Minister of State, in the gathering to help the philanthropic circumstance in Afghanistan, which was led by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. More aid from the #UAE to #Afghanistan landing in #Kabul airport this morning pic.twitter.com/n2AJwRzo75 — Mohamad Ali Harissi (@aleeharissi) September 15, 2021   Looking at it, UAE leads back to the circumstance in Afghanistan and proceeds with its help for worldwide endeavors pointed toward building a more adaptable and reasonable future for the Afghan public. It has consistently given some assistance to Afghanistan , and as a feature of a solid obligation to individuals of Afghanistan, it has given more than 6.2 billion dirhams ( ...

  I want to share something interesting about what I read today. It’s about how t he UAE has acquired the acknowledgment of the worldwide local area, winning the non-lasting participation of the Security Council with 179 votes cast by the General Assembly individuals, because of its decent arrangements. The proposal of the Arab League and the Asia-Pacific Group gave more trustworthiness to its endeavors towards settling a few forthcoming issues in the Middle East.   The UAE conveyed its conciliatory work under the trademark “More grounded United” which has been its standard since the establishment of the association of the seven emirates. The nation has additionally put forth attempts to build up the GCC through bound together suppositions as it has been instrumental in supporting territorial dependability by debilitating fear monger gatherings and their belief systems. Along with this, the issues that may require earnest activity and the UAE can add to settling them by ...

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, UN Women lauded United Arab Emirates’s effort to incorporate more women-centric legislations in the recent years to make way for gender equality and empowerment of women. In a statement issued by the UN agency to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), UN Women said, "The UAE has made significant strides towards equality and leads the MENA region in women’s empowerment, particularly given the recent legislations that offered women more rights and better protection.” "UN Women is proud of its longstanding relationship with the UAE Government, the General Women’s Union led by H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak [Chairwoman of the General Women's Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF)] and her remarkable vision for women’s advancement across all sectors," Dr. Mouza Al Shehhi, Director, UN Women Liaison Office for the GCC, said in th...

After the coronavirus outbreak, the United Nations called for a worldwide ban on the wet markets in China. Among numerous such infectious diseases, SARS and Covid-19 are believed to have originated from such markets as one in Wuhan. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday that the United States had called China and demanded permanent closure of the wet markets. To understand the Chinese wet markets, here’s a brief introduction: - Chinese wet markets are an everyday shopping place for Chinese people. These are open shops set up on the road where people can purchase live animals of different sorts to cook and eat. It also includes seafood, various wild animals that can be butchered on the spot, fresh vegetables, herbs, and spices. These wet markets have been around for generations and have become an essential part of the Chinese lifestyle. Many Scientists have studied and notified that the root cause of countless infectious diseases like Ebola, SARS, MERS, and...

The Peace Summit in Berlin is now seeing headway with the UN deciding to keep an arms embargo in Libya. Organised by the United Nations, leaders from Russia, France, Germany and the likes assembled in Berlin to pledge an end to all foreign involvement in the conflict in Libya. It was interesting to see Turkish presence at the summit, the main protagonist currently at Tripoli who has stationed its military personnel to support the UN recognized government in Tripoli. Macron has expressed deep concerns over this kind of ‘foreign’ involvement both in Syria and Libya. The UN has stated that the main concern currently is to curb the interference of foreign powers who wield influence in the region. It is imperative they stop supplying weapons, troops or finance — either to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli or the rival Libya National Army (LNA) led by eastern military strongman Khalifa Haftar. The direct indication has been made to Erdogan’s recent penetr...

According to detailed formal report by the United Nations, Houthi rebels weren’t actually responsible for firing missiles over Saudi Arabian oil facilities. This finding now confirms the original assertion by the US that Iran was actually behind the attacks in the first place. In September, in the ongoing investigations, the Houthi rebels had actually come clean and admitted to the US officials that they were no behind the attacks and in fact wanted to be pulled out of this political blame game, that could have been detrimental for their survival. A certain suspicion over whether the Yemen based Houthis could own such advanced military technology has always been there.  Also, UN officials were in suspicion if the drones and land attack cruise missiles used in September 14 attack “had a sufficient range to have been launched from Yemeni territory under the control of the Houthis.” The report by the independent U.N. experts to the Security Council Yemen sanctions commit...