Seychelles navy conducts major drug intercept with Indian inputs
Victoria, Republic of Seychelles: Based on inputs from India, the Seychelles Navy has made a major intercept of high-value drugs in a high-seas operation, underscoring a crucial role that India is playing in the region, media reports said.
In Seychelles, Ban calls for global action on climate change and easing humanitarian suffering
New York, May 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Small States like Seychelles have served as a “magnifying lens†for many issues that all nations must face, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the National Assembly on Sunday, calling for the archipelago's continued support as the UN tackles three critical challenges: climate change, global sustainability and easing humanitarian suffering.
New York, May 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The problems facing our planet – climate change, poverty and insecurity – will only be solved through a global, multilateral response, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday as he began an official visit to the Seychelles, a small island nation with “big ideas,†having shown leadership on climate action, environmental protection and the fight against maritime crime.