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Africa: ‘Hope Is At the Heart of Our Lives’ – Closing Message of the 20th Plenary Assembly of Secam

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago03 mins

Kigali — “Hope is the heart of our lives,” under this motto, the Plenary Assembly of the Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) (see Fides, 1/8/2025) urges the continent’s faithful not to give up hope despite the current difficulties. In their message at the end of the assembly, which concluded yesterday,…

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Africa: General Assembly Approves $5.4 Billion UN Peacekeeping Budget for 2025-2026

eriinfo.com2 months ago05 mins

The General Assembly on Monday approved a $5.38 billion budget for UN peacekeeping operations for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, down slightly from the previous year, as delegates wrapped up weeks of negotiations amid warnings about persistent funding challenges. Acting on the recommendation of its Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary), the Assembly endorsed the budgets for…