BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 20, 2026/APO Group/ — The Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDBG) (www.IsDB.org) affiliated institutions organized the 14th Private Sector Forum from June 16 to 19, 2026, at Baku Convention Center in Baku (Republic of Azerbaijan). The forum was convened on the sidelines of the Group’s annual meetings, under the high patronage of His…
BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 20, 2026/APO Group/ — The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group (www.IsDB.org) successfully concluded the 5th IsDB Group Startups & Innovation Pitch Competition 2026 during the IsDB Group Annual Meetings and Private Sector Forum held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Organized under the theme “Empowering Innovation, AI, Finance, Trade, and Entrepreneurship Across OIC Markets”, the…
VICTORIA, Seychelles, June 19, 2026/APO Group/ — Presented with the gorget that symbolises their new rank and responsibilities, Deputy Commissioners Mr Ned Wirtz, Dr Jemmy Bouzin and Mr Ron Bonnelame were officially commissioned and assigned to their duties during a courtesy call on President Dr Patrick Herminie at State House, where discipline, integrity and public…
KAMPALA, Uganda, June 19, 2026/APO Group/ — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a EUR 3 million contribution from the European Union’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) to provide life-saving food assistance to 336,000 refugees in Uganda. WFP, in partnership with the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and…
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 19, 2026/APO Group/ — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned by the accelerating spread of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the growing risks it poses to displaced communities across the region. As of 17 June, 896 confirmed cases and 232 deaths…
