Global Initiative Sites Updates 2025

                                                                                                     August 15th to August 29th, 2025 Lebanon Lebanon begins disarming Palestinian groups in refugee camps Lebanon has launched a plan to disarm Palestinian groups in its refugee camps, beginning with the handover of weapons from Burj al-Barajneh camp in Beirut. The prime minister’s office announced on Thursday that the weapons transfer to the Lebanese army marks the start of a wider disarmament campaign. More handovers are expected in the coming weeks across Burj al-Barajneh and other camps nationwide.A Fatah official told the Reuters news agency the arms handed over so far were only illegal weapons that had entered the camp within the prev...

                                                                                                     July 27th to August 14th, 2025 Rwanda HEC boss talks reforms poised to position Rwanda as higher education hub Like other levels of education in Rwanda, higher learning is undergoing reforms aimed at boosting quality, aligning academic programmes with evolving labour market needs; promote internationalization, and positioning the country as a competitive education hub on the continent. In an exclusive interview with The New Times, Edward Kadozi, the Director General of the Higher Education Council (HEC), outlined his priorities since assuming office six months ago, as well as reforms designed to improve service delivery, streamline accr...