Time to find new paths towards comprehensive political solution and transition in Syria: Qatar
15 Mar 2021 - 20:16
QNA
Doha: The State of Qatar has expressed its belief that the time has come to find new avenues and paths towards a real and comprehensive political solution and transition in Syria on the basis of the Geneva 1 statement and Security Council resolution 2254, stressing at the same time on the need for the international community to unite to support the Syrian people in facing the pandemic COVID-19.
This came in a speech by Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Lolwah Rashid Al-Khater, before the high-level virtual Side Event held on Monday under the title Syria - Accountability After 10 Years on the sidelines of the 46th session of the Human Rights Council.
Northland tsunami alert: How the region s response went and what can be done better
12 Mar, 2021 05:00 PM
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An aerial shot shows the surge from last Friday s tsunami alert going into Tutukaka. Photo / Supplied
An aerial shot shows the surge from last Friday s tsunami alert going into Tutukaka. Photo / Supplied
Susan Botting is the Local Democracy Reporter for Northlandsusan.botting@northernadvocate.co.nz
Just over a week on from last Friday s tsunami evacuation alert for Northland, Susan Botting took a comprehensive look at how we handled it and what we can do better.
Northland s regional tsunami evacuation on March 5 was the biggest in New Zealand with tens of thousands shifting to higher ground along 3200 kilometres of coastline.