New York / WAM The UAE has called for greater attention from the international community on the link between climate change and insecurity at the UN Security Council Open Debate on the impact of climate-related disasters on international security. Speaking before the Council, Ambassador Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, UAE’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, underscored that while ...

Dubai / WAM Canada confirmed its participation in Expo 2020 Dubai on Saturday, with the aim to explore trade opportunities and access new markets during the next World Expo platform. The G7 nation’s participation was sealed during two separate high-level meetings between Jim Carr, Canada’s Minister of International Trade Diversification, Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and ...

HODEIDAH / WAM Integrated solar power energy systems have been installed in the villages of Ghalifqa and Taif in Hodeidah, Yemen. The systems, installed by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), will provide electricity to 230 homes within the Yemeni villages. According Mohammed Al Junaibi, ERC Director of Humanitarian Affairs in Yemen, the solar power energy systems contain two panels and ...