Calls - eriinfo

Africa

Africa: Unicef Calls for Urgent Investment in Life-Saving Services for Children As Global Humanitarian Needs Reach New Extremes

eriinfo.com6 months ago07 mins

New York — Surging conflicts, rising hunger, global funding cuts, and collapsing basic services are driving humanitarian needs for children to extreme levels worldwide. As UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children 2026 (HAC) appeal is launched today, US$7.66 billion is urgently required to provide life-saving assistance to 73 million children – including 37 million girls and…

Africa

Africa: Egypt Calls Somalia Key to Its National Security, Urges Sustained Funding for AU Mission

eriinfo.com6 months ago03 mins

Doha — 7 December 2025: Somalia remains a central pillar of Egyptian, Arab and African national security, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said at a panel on state-building in Somalia held on the sidelines of the Doha Forum. The panel focused on coordinated strategies to preserve recent gains in the Horn of Africa nation. In his…

Amnesty calls for war crimes probe on RSF attack on Sudan refugee camp | Sudan war News

eriinfo.com6 months ago07 mins

NGO documents accounts of atrocities during paramilitary force’s April assault on the North Darfur facility. Rights group Amnesty International has called for a war crimes investigation into an assault by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a displaced persons camp in Sudan’s North Darfur state earlier this year. A report issued by the NGO…

Africa

Africa: Koome Calls for Stronger Regional Collaboration to Deepen People-Centred Justice in East Africa

eriinfo.com6 months ago07 mins

Nairobi — Chief Justice Martha Koome has called for deeper regional collaboration to strengthen the multi-door approach to justice across East Africa and address challenges affecting the region’s justice system. Speaking during the official opening of the 22nd East Africa Magistrates and Judges Association (EAMJA) Annual Conference–held under the theme “Justice Beyond Brick and Mortar:…

Africa

Africa: President João Lourenço Calls for Greater Investment On Education in Africa

eriinfo.com6 months ago03 mins

Luanda — The President of the Republic of Angola and African Union Chair, João Lourenço, on Saturday called on the Member States to invest in education capable of preparing children to develop relevant skills, access decent jobs and assume a prominent role in the development of the continent. The Head of State launched the challenge…

Venezuela calls Trump airspace closure warning ‘colonialist threat’

eriinfo.com7 months ago06 mins

Venezuela has accused US President Donald Trump of making a “colonialist threat” after he said the airspace around the country should be considered closed. The country’s foreign ministry called Trump’s comments “another extravagant, illegal and unjustified aggression against the Venezuelan people”. The US does not legally have the authority to close another country’s airspace, but…

Africa

Africa: Edun Calls for Intra-African Investment to Cushion Shrinking Global Aid

eriinfo.com7 months ago07 mins

The minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun, has called for deeper intra-African investment and trade as a strategic response to the sharp decline in global development aid to the continent. Mr. Edun made the call on Thursday at the 5th B2B Agribusiness Matchmaking Event in Abuja with the theme “Catalysing…

Sci-tech minister calls for stronger maths, science teaching

eriinfo.com7 months ago05 mins

Department of Science, Technology and Innovation minister professor Blade Nzimande. Science, technology and innovation minister Blade Nzimande has once again advocated for improved quality of mathematics and science education in public schools. This, he identified, is among the critical areas that will aid African countries to chart their own sovereign research agenda. Nzimande was speaking…

Africa

Africa: Deputy Minister Letsike Calls for South Africa to Rewrite the Script On Gbvf

eriinfo.com7 months ago08 mins

Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Mmapaseka Steve Letsike, has emphasised that South Africa must urgently transform its approach to fighting Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF), calling on the country to “rewrite the script” of how violence is understood, prevented and portrayed. Speaking at the launch of the 2025…

Ukraine calls for Trump-Zelensky meeting in US this week

eriinfo.com7 months ago011 mins

Watch: Explosions rock Kyiv after overnight Russian strikes Ukraine’s security chief says he is hoping to arrange for President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit the US “at the earliest suitable date” this month, as diplomatic attempts to end the war continue. Rustem Umerov, the head of Ukraine’s security council, said on Tuesday the US and Ukraine…