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As the United Nations (UN) marked World Water Day (March 22, 2024), the Saudi Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) stands at the forefront of efforts to address water scarcity and promote international cooperation.

The Lagos State Government, in collaboration with the Federal Government, will host the inaugural Climate Action Africa Forum in June.

The Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, will embark on official visits to Samoa and the Kingdom of Tonga from 25 March 2024.

Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabia's new world-class airline, has announced it has joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative that promotes responsible business practices and the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

A volcano in Iceland has erupted for the fourth time in three months, sending orange jets of lava into the night sky.

Bob Marley's Jamaican hotel hideaway Strawberry Hill and tropical 47-acre property is on sale after being featured in One Love biopic.

Commonwealth countries, including the United Kingdom, endorsed a new set of measures at the Commonwealth law ministers meeting in Zanzibar yesterday, designed to improve people’s access to justice.

Amid escalating instability in Haiti, Prime Minister Ariel Henry will resign and a transitional presidential council established to pave the way for a peaceful power transfer, CARICOM Chair and Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali announced.

Amid escalating instability in Haiti, Prime Minister Ariel Henry will resign and a transitional presidential council established to pave the way for a peaceful power transfer, CARICOM Chair and Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali announced late Monday night.

Globe has made history as it becomes the first publicly listed company in the Philippines to get the Science Based Targets initiative's (SBTi) validation and approval of its near-term and net-zero science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets.

A new cast iron sculpture, entitled SHELF II, by internationally renowned British sculptor Antony Gormley has been unveiled in Hong Kong as a permanent addition to Swire Properties' public art collection.

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness led a group of international government leaders who arrive at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston, where a high-level CARICOM (Caribbean Community) meeting on Haiti was scheduled to get underway.

Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), India's largest renewable energy company and the second largest solar PV developer in the world, has operationalised 551MW solar capacity in Khavda, Gujarat, by supplying power to the national grid.

Commonwealth Day 2024 is set to be celebrated with a series of events and activities during March, including faith and civic gatherings, debates, school assemblies, flag-raising ceremonies and cultural events.

Although tigers in India are seriously endangered, numbers are on the rise thanks to the herculean efforts of conservationists.

The city of Madinah has received the Cities Gold Level from the United Nations human settlements program, UN-Habitat.