Despite an overall decrease in maritime traffic due to the COVID-19 pandemic, piracy and armed robbery of ships rose by nearly 20 per cent during the first half of last year, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Monday.
Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying, and some trends are now irreversible, at least during the present time frame, according to the latest much-anticipated Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, released on Monday.
This is the first time that maritime security is being discussed as an exclusive agenda item in such a high-level open debate.
The crew of both the ships will participate in various bilateral professional interactions with Royal Brunei Navy
“This document laid down mainstreaming foundations for hundreds of subsequent bilateral agreements, having formed a solid background for further deepening of our bilateral ties in various areas.”
Special Representative Deborah Lyons, head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), said the
Laghman has long been contested, with a strong Taleban presence in some rural areas, held at bay by government forces based in district centres.
During Friday’s meeting, the Iranian President stressed the importance of close cooperation and coordination between Iran and India in developing peace and stability in Afghanistan.
“The main threat to the Central Asian region today comes from the Afghan direction”.
To pressure the Taliban to tolerate the Turkish presence, Ankara will likely tap Pakistan