Articles for Observer Status

Paris Olympics 2024: Why won't the Games let pole dancing become a sport?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Why won't the Games let pole dancing become a sport?

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. I was never athletic before starting pole, but after a decade of working on it, I’m stronger than I ever thought possible.” Seeing this kind of hard work—and the strength that came with it—Coates began to think, “Why aren’t we in the Olympic Games?” Unsure where to start, Coates conducted a survey …

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African Union says Israel’s observer status suspended
1 year, 10 months ago

African Union says Israel’s observer status suspended

Al Jazeera  

AU Commission chief confirms Israel was not invited to the weekend summit where Israeli ambassador was removed. The African Union has said that Israel’s observer status at the bloc was suspended which is why it was not invited to attend the weekend summit. A spokesperson for Israel’s foreign ministry said Bar-li was “an accredited observer with an entry tag”, and …

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Israeli diplomat removed from African Union summit
1 year, 10 months ago

Israeli diplomat removed from African Union summit

Al Jazeera  

A bloc official says the envoy was removed because she was not duly accredited to attend the event in Ethiopia. “Israel looks harshly upon the incident in which the deputy director for Africa, Ambassador Sharon Bar-Li, was removed from the African Union hall despite her status as an accredited observer with entrance badges,” the Israeli foreign ministry said. South Africa …

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Palestine urges African Union to revoke Israel’s observer status
2 years, 10 months ago

Palestine urges African Union to revoke Israel’s observer status

Al Jazeera  

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh calls on AU to reverse its decision to grant Israel observer status in the pan-African organisation. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh urged the African Union to withdraw Israel’s accreditation, bringing simmering tensions to a head as the 55-member bloc opened a two-day summit in Ethiopia. The dispute was set in motion last July when Moussa …

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UNGA committee endorses India’s resolution for granting Observer Status to International Solar Alliance
3 years, 1 month ago

UNGA committee endorses India’s resolution for granting Observer Status to International Solar Alliance

The Hindu  

As world leaders gather for the climate change summit in Glasgow, a draft resolution introduced by India for granting the Observer Status to the International Solar Alliance has been adopted in a U.N. General Assembly committee. India’s Deputy Permanent Representative, Ambassador R. Ravindra said, “Ahead of COP-26 scheduled in Glasgow next week, today's action on the draft resolution to grant …

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India introduces draft resolution in UNGA for granting Observer Status for International Solar Alliance
3 years, 2 months ago

India introduces draft resolution in UNGA for granting Observer Status for International Solar Alliance

The Hindu  

Underlining that the International Solar Alliance will usher in a new era of "green energy diplomacy”, India introduced a draft resolution in the UN General Assembly for granting Observer Status for the global initiative that would help provide for regular cooperation between ISA and the United Nations, benefiting global energy growth and development. “It is my honour to introduce the …

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‘Shocking’: South Africa slams Israel’s AU observer status
3 years, 4 months ago

‘Shocking’: South Africa slams Israel’s AU observer status

Al Jazeera  

South Africa calls the AU’s move ‘unjust and unwarranted’, complaining it was taken without consulting its members. South Africa’s government says it was “appalled” by the African Union Commission’s decision last week to grant Israel observer status at the African bloc. In a statement published on Wednesday, the South African government said the “unjust and unwarranted” move was taken “unilaterally …

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Israel granted official observer status at the African Union
3 years, 5 months ago

Israel granted official observer status at the African Union

Al Jazeera  

Israeli ambassador presents credentials to Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairman of the African Union Commission, at bloc’s headquarters in Addis Ababa. Making the move official, Israeli Ambassador to Ethiopia, Burundi and Chad Aleli Admasu on Thursday presented his credentials to Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairman of the African Union Commission, at the bloc’s headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The formal …

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