Day: 8 June 2023

The Adviser to the President of the Supreme Political Council for Diplomatic Affairs – Head of the High-level Technical Committee concerned with following up on the implementation of the Child Protection Action Plan, Ambassador Abd al-Ilah Hajar, met on Thursday with the co-chairs of the United Nations Country Task Force – United Nations Resident Coordinator William David Gresley, and the United Nations Children’s Fund Resident Representative UNICEF in Yemen, Peter James Hawkins.

During the meeting, progress in the implementation of the Plan of Action for the Protection of Children was discussed.

During the meeting, Ambassador Stone reaffirmed the National Rescue Government’s commitment to implementing the Child Protection Action Plan signed between the Government and the United Nations in April 2022 and its activities and programmes for the protection of children.

It reviewed progress in the implementation of the Action Plan over the past period.

Gresley and Hawkins commended the progress made in the implementation of the Plan of Action and reaffirmed the United Nations’ commitment to providing all possible support in this regard.

The meeting was attended by the Deputy Head of the Foreign Minister’s Office, Ambassador Waheed Abdulwahab Al-Shami.

Source: Yemen News Agency

The Adviser to the President of the Supreme Political Council for Diplomatic Affairs – Head of the High-level Technical Committee concerned with following up on the implementation of the Child Protection Action Plan, Ambassador Abd al-Ilah Hajar, met on Thursday with the co-chairs of the United Nations Country Task Force – United Nations Resident Coordinator William David Gresley, and the United Nations Children’s Fund Resident Representative UNICEF in Yemen, Peter James Hawkins.

During the meeting, progress in the implementation of the Plan of Action for the Protection of Children was discussed.

During the meeting, Ambassador Stone reaffirmed the National Rescue Government’s commitment to implementing the Child Protection Action Plan signed between the Government and the United Nations in April 2022 and its activities and programmes for the protection of children.

It reviewed progress in the implementation of the Action Plan over the past period.

Gresley and Hawkins commended the progress made in the implementation of the Plan of Action and reaffirmed the United Nations’ commitment to providing all possible support in this regard.

The meeting was attended by the Deputy Head of the Foreign Minister’s Office, Ambassador Waheed Abdulwahab Al-Shami.

Source: Yemen News Agency

At 9 p.m., a tweet campaign entitled “Slaves of America kidnap civilians” will launch on Twitter.

The campaign, which will be in Arabic and English, aims to highlight the crimes of abduction carried out by the Coalition of Aggression and Mercenaries against citizens from roads and villages, looting them, torturing them and liquidating dozens of them in prisons in Saudi Arabia, Marib, Mocha, Aden and others.

The campaign’s organizers called for broad participation in the tweet campaign to highlight the crimes and violations of abducted civilians and stand one row in the face of bandits on the two hashtags:

Source: Yemen News Agency

The US is providing USD 53.7 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of Haiti, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced Thursday.

USAID, in a statement, said the funding will “help partners provide urgently needed humanitarian assistance, including vital food assistance, as 4.9 million people face acute food insecurity amid the crisis.” It added, “These funds will provide support care for survivors of gender-based violence and other protection services for the most vulnerable, as well as access to safe drinking water and health care.

“Haiti continues to face alarming insecurity, including gang violence, attacks on civilians, and looting, which have exacerbated food insecurity and protection needs and impeded deliveries of life-saving humanitarian assistance,” the statement stressed.

It further noted that with the additional USD 53.7 million, USAID will have provided over USD 110 million in “life-saving humanitarian assistance to Haiti in Fiscal Year 2023.” It affirmed that the US “will continue to stand with Haitians during this challenging time, working to save lives and alleviate suffering caused by the humanitarian crisis”.

Source: Kuwait News Agency

US President Joe Biden on Thursday directed prompt response to Canadian wildfires “This morning, millions of Americans are experiencing the effects of smoke resulting from devastating wildfires burning in Canada, another stark reminder of the impacts of climate change,” read a statement.

“Since May, more than 600 US firefighters, support personnel, and firefighting assets have been deployed, working alongside Canadian firefighters to tackle what is likely to be the worst fire season in Canadian history, and one that has huge impacts here in the United States.

“Yesterday I spoke with Prime Minister Trudeau and offered any additional help Canada needs to rapidly accelerate the effort to put out these fires, particularly those in Quebec, where the fires are having the most direct impacts on American communities.

“I have directed the National Interagency Fire Center to respond promptly to Canadian requests for additional firefighters and fire suppression assets such as air tankers.

“I’ve asked Secretary of Transportation Buttigieg to keep me informed about his progress in ensuring that we proactively manage the air traffic implications of the deteriorated air quality based on lessons learned from prior incidents. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Regan is continuously monitoring air quality and providing critical updates for each relevant zip code; you can find the current air quality and updated public health guidance in your area at AirNow.gov.

“In addition, the Centers for Disease Control offer detailed recommendations on protecting yourself from the effects of wildfire smoke at CDC.gov. Stay safe and follow the guidance of your local officials”.

Source: Kuwait News Agency

Minister of Transport, Razzaq Muhibis Al-Saadawi, announced today, Thursday, that he had handed over to the Lebanese side an invitation by Prime Minister Mohamed Shiaa Al-Sudani to attend the meeting of the technical committees of the Development Road Conference, to be held in Baghdad next week.

Al-Saadawi said in a statement: Our visit to Lebanon came to discuss several issues, foremost of which is cooperation in the field of air, land and sea transport, and to discuss agreements and memorandums of understanding signed between Iraq and Lebanon.

He added: It was agreed on the necessity of activating these agreements that benefit both countries, pointing out: There are many commonalities between Iraq and Lebanon to enhance cooperation.

For his part, the Lebanese Minister of Transport, Ali Hamiyeh, affirmed: Lebanon is now within the Iraqi transit system for trucks to enter through Iraq towards the Gulf countries, thanking Iraq for inviting Lebanon to participate in the planning and design of the development road project./ End

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

The Head of the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate, Head of the Union of Arab Journalists, Muayad Al-Lami, called on Iraqi satellite channels, and with it Al-Arabiya, through its offices in Iraq, to invest in the visit of the Chief Editors of Arab and foreign newspapers and institutions to Iraq to participate in the celebrations of the National Day of the Iraqi press, through media coverage and press interviews to highlight what Iraq is currently witnessing in terms of urban renaissance and intensive campaigns to develop the service and economic reality.

This came during the expanded meeting held this afternoon at the Syndicate headquarters, in the presence of Directors of Iraqi satellite channels, Directors of Arab channels’ offices in Iraq, and a number of directors of Arab and foreign agencies’ offices operating in Iraq.

The Head of the Journalists Syndicate reviewed the Syndicate’s preparations and its program to celebrate the 154th anniversary of the Iraqi National Journalism Day, which will be attended by a number of Arab and Foreign Ministers of Culture and Information, and personalities representing major media institutions from more than 50 countries around the world. The Permanent Office and the General Secretariat of the Union of Arab Journalists in conjunction with these celebrations.

During the meeting, a number of proposals that would improve the journalistic and media reality in Iraq were discussed, including developing the technical and professional skills of young journalists through the establishment of training courses and workshops.

Colleagues, directors of satellite channels and directors of offices of agencies operating in Iraq, expressed their readiness to fully cooperate with the Journalists Syndicate in implementing its festive program through media coverage and highlighting all the festive events, reflecting the active role of the press family as a partner in the political and economic stability and urban advancement in various fields in Iraq at all levels.

A number of members of the Syndicate Council attended the meeting./ End

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

The technical and engineering staff of the Iraqi Drilling Company completed the first coring operation in a field east of southern Baghdad in one of the wells of the Hartha Formation.

The Ministry said in a statement: The Chinese company EBS, “the operator of the field,” stated that, through the study of the oil and gas evidence of rock core samples that were extracted with high accuracy and reached 100%, indicating that this achievement will help achieve great results in developing the field, increasing production and expanding the work area, North of the field, up to the production target set by the Ministry of Oil.

The rock core is defined as: it is the pieces of rock resulting from the drilling of oil wells, whether exploratory or developmental, within a specific field./ End

Source: National Iraqi News Agency