Dubai

The six-month long 2020 Dubai Expo came to an end this week, marking the end also of the United Nations Hub there, which aimed to explain to attendees, the central and diverse role the Organization plays at the heart of world events.

As the first Expo to be held in the Middle East, the mega-event was forced to delay its opening, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but ultimately, it attracted 23 million visits.

International Humanitarian City (IHC) in Dubai, the world’s largest humanitarian hub with some 135,000 square metres of warehouse space, has been transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Today, medical supplies far outstrip other emergency items stored at IHC, in terms of volume and dollar value, and the amount of material held at the hub has grown exponentially in the last few years.

• Deep concerns from WHO over Brazil COVID deaths
• Proof of life requests from the UN human rights office for Jordanian Prince, Dubai Princess
• UNHCR: Syrian families must not be returned home despite improving security

“Serious human rights violations” continuing in South Sudan

Changing the way science and mathematics are taught could help increase the number of women employed in the aerospace industry, according to a senior adviser with the United States space agency, NASA.

NASA Deputy Chief Scientist Gale Allen said studies show that traditional methods of teaching the STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) do not take into consideration how women learn.

Ms Allen participated in a networking breakfast for women in the space industry worldwide that took place in Dubai on Monday.

A 16-year old Lebanese girl has been talking of the “exhilarating” experience of participating in the annual Global Model UN Conference at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

The MUN, as it is sometimes known, is an academic competition for school and university students focusing on the study of diplomacy, international relations and the UN itself.

Yasmina Bakkar, from Lebanon, who currently lives in Dubai, has been speaking to May Yaacoub.

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