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How deadly Air India crash shattered dreams, wiped out entire families
Ahmedabad, India — For the Patel family, April was a month of answered prayers. The news arrived in a simple email: their son, Sahil Patel, had won a visa lottery. He was one of 3,000 Indians chosen by a random ballot for a coveted two-year United...

Record-low Births: Society as A Whole Needs to Support Child Rearing / How Should Young People’s Mindset Be Changed?
Editorial 17:04 JST, June 6, 2025 Despite the various measures taken by the central and local governments, the birth rate is declining only at an accelerating pace. It is essential that society as a whole support childbirth and child rearing so...

We ’ll Work With Federal Gov’t To Deepen Democracy — Governors
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has reaffirmed its commitment to working closely with the Federal Government and other stakeholders to deepen democratic governance and build a more inclusive, peaceful, and prosperous nation. In a Democracy Day...

Istanbul hosts Turkic World meeting emphasizing regional unity
Civil society leaders from across the Turkic world convened in Istanbul on Thursday for the Turkic World Consultation Meeting, hosted by Turkey’s Justice and Development (AK) Party. Speaking at the opening of the meeting, AK Party Deputy Chairman...

Volunteer organisation that bailed out flooded Telford football ground wants to revive wartime 'Civil Defence' movement
Last year the Joint Civil Aid Corps (JCAC) deployed its own tender engine to help pump out water from AFC Telford United's stadium in Wellington after torrential rainfall in September. The group at AFC Telford last year The group, a registered...

LCCI Hails Tinubu’s Democracy Day Speech, Calls for Sustained Implementation of Reforms
Dike Onwuamaeze The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Democracy Day’s speech as a reflection of an ambitious and optimistic vision for Nigeria’s future and urged him to sustain the...

UN Praises Azerbaijan's Support For Global South Civil Society
(MENAFN- AzerNews) Nazrin Abdul Read more On May 29, Dima Al-Khatib, Director of the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC), met with a delegation from the Agency for State Support to NGOs of the Republic of Azerbaijan in New...

Yemen: A year on, Huthis must free UN, civil society staff
Huthi de facto authorities should immediately and unconditionally release dozens of staff from the UN, and Yemeni and international civil society organizations who were arbitrarily detained over the course of the past year, Amnesty International...
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UN praises Azerbaijan’s support for Global South Civil Society [PHOTO]
On May 29, Dima Al-Khatib, Director of the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC), met with a delegation from the Agency for State Support to NGOs of the Republic of Azerbaijan in New York, Azernews reports. Dima Al-Khatib...

‘Masameer Junior’ Movie Ending Explained: Is Maisa Dead?
The ending of Masameer Junior was mostly about how the three six-year-olds, Trad, Saltooh, and Saad, accomplished the mission they had set out for. Shortly after their school teacher, Mr. Muneer, introduced them to the concept of “jahanum or...

When and why snap elections have been held in Serbia so far?
Serbia is the country of snap elections. The reason, even for those of us not great with numbers, is clear: of the 14 parliamentary elections in modern history, only four were held on schedule – in 1990, 1997, 2012, and 2020 – while snap elections...

Domestic abuse charity avoids closure after funding boost
A Yorkshire-based domestic abuse charity has secured £175,000 in funding that will allow it to continue operating after it previously feared closure. Sheffield-based charity Vida received funding from organisations including Brelms Trust, Lloyds...
Air India confirms only one survivor from 242 people on board Ahmedabad plane crash
12 June 2025, 20:31 | Updated: 12 June 2025, 21:11 Air India confirms only one survivor from 242 people on board Ahmedabad plane crash. Picture: Alamy Only one person survived the Flight 171 plane crash in Ahmedabad, Air India confirmed. Listen to...

Morocco launches call for civil society projects in second-chance education
HESPRESS English – Morocco News General Hespress ENThursday 29 May 2025 - 14:30 The Ministry of National Education has launched a 2025 call for proposals targeting civil society organizations to manage “Second-Chance School – New Generation”...

Battle over NGO financing heats up again in Brussels
Three right-wing political groups at the European Parliament are attempting for a second time to establish an investigative inquiry committee into NGO financing by the European Commission, as Transparency International alleges an MEP-orchestrated...

At launch of book: Journalists, lawyers, civil society actors celebrate ...
The launching ceremony took place Saturday, May 17, 2025 in Buea. The book, partitioned into four parts, paints a full unadulterated picture of Charlie Ndi Chia’s early Life, education, family and initiation into journalism. The book also details...

Good news about sea turtles from the Philippines
Romeo Trono is a program management specialist for UNOPS and the Philippine national coordinator for a Global Environment Facility-funded initiative to help countries meet the targets of a strategic action program for the marine and coastal...

Discussion | Civil society calls for transparent NDPP process
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa is preparing for the appointment of a new National Director of Public Prosecutions, a process set out in the Constitution and the NPA Act. The position holds significant responsibility for prosecutorial decisions and...

Ban on all forms of child labour demanded
LAHORE:Rights organisations have sounded the alarm over the rampant and unchecked abuse of child labour in Punjab, calling for immediate and concrete action from the government to eradicate the practice across all sectors. The call came during a...

Eastern Alberta Regional Victim Serving Society provides services overview to County of St. Paul council
The Eastern Alberta Regional Victim Serving Society (EARVSS) provided the County of St. Paul council an overview of the services it provides to County residents, during the County’s Public Works meeting on May 27. ST. PAUL – The Eastern Alberta...