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Transcript of International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva's Opening Press Conference, 2019 Annual Meetings
International Monetary Fund
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October 17, 2019
October 17, 2019 Speakers: Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF Gerry Rice, Director, Communications Department, IMF Mr. Rice - Good morning, everyone, and a very warm welcome to these...
Coronavirus - Africa: Racing to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in over 70 countries
African Press Organization
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April 23, 2020
Download logo Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are racing to respond to the coronavirus pandemic in the more than 70 countries where we run existing programs, while opening projects in new countries as they become...
GLOBAL ATOMIC – LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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March 24, 2020
TORONTO, March 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dear Shareholders, Stakeholders and Friends, In view of the COVID-19 pandemic and turbulent financial markets, I want to provide an update on our activities at Global Atomic Corporation. Our sympathies...
Coronavirus - Africa: Millions out of school, jeopardising the future of children in West and Central Africa
African Press Organization
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April 3, 2020
Download logo Save the Children fears for the future of millions of children, as more than 120,000,000 children and students are currently out of school in in West and Central Africa. Almost all countries have introduced nation-wide school and...
The round-the-world expedition Meridian will pursue the global goals in African uncharted countries, Antarctica and more
EIN Presswire
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December 30, 2019
The round-the-world expedition Meridian will show sustainability development and environment situation in uncharted countries pursuing the global goals 2030 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, December 30, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In January 2020 four-year...
Third group of refugees evacuated to Rwanda from Libya with UNHCR support
African Press Organization
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November 25, 2019
More than 100 vulnerable refugees, including several babies born in detention centres in Libya, have arrived in Rwanda on a humanitarian evacuation flight organised by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. The group of 116 landed at Kigali International...
Fraser Institute News Release: New report finds more than 50 countries increased restrictions on women’s economic rights from 2016 to 2018
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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March 5, 2020
TORONTO, March 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite improvements worldwide, fifty-four countries imposed greater restrictions on the economic rights of women over a recent two-year period, finds a new study released by the Fraser Institute, an...
Africa's Animation, VFX & Video Games Markets, Forecast to 2025 - Cloud Gaming Services Will Need the Right Pricing Model to Drive Adoption and Generate Sufficient Returns
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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January 24, 2020
Dublin, Jan. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "African Animation, VFX & Video Games: Strategies, Trends & Opportunities (2020-2025)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The African Animation, VFX and Video Games industry...
Statement of the Nineteenth International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee Regarding the International Spread of Poliovirus
African Press Organization
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November 30, 2018
Download logo The nineteenth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) regarding the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the Director General on 27 November 2018 at WHO headquarters...
School closures in West and Central Africa triple since 2017, as education comes under fire across the region
African Press Organization
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August 23, 2019
Download logo More than 1.9 million children have been forced out of school in West and Central Africa due to an upsurge in attacks and threats of violence against education across the region, UNICEF said today in a new report. As of June 2019,...
Second life-saving evacuation of vulnerable refugees from Libya lands in Rwanda
African Press Organization
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October 11, 2019
Download logo This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. At around 11:20pm last night, a group of some 123...
UN Refugee Chief welcomes African leadership and solidarity in action for refugees evacuated from Libya
African Press Organization
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September 13, 2019
Welcoming this week’s agreement with the African Union and Rwanda to set up a refugee transit mechanism for evacuation of vulnerable refugees out of Libya, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi today urged other countries to follow this...
Joint Statement: Government of Rwanda, UNHCR and African Union agree to evacuate refugees out of Libya
African Press Organization
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September 10, 2019
The Government of Rwanda, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the African Union have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to set up a transit mechanism for evacuating refugees out of Libya. Under the agreement, the Government of Rwanda will...
New UNHCR evacuation of refugees from Libya to Italy, as Tripoli fighting continues
African Press Organization
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September 12, 2019
Download logo A group of 98 vulnerable refugees have been today evacuated out of Libya to Italy, the third direct humanitarian evacuation to the country this year. With Libya continuing to suffer the consequences of ongoing conflict, such...
Africa today heads into the last mile to be free of wild polio
African Press Organization
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August 21, 2019
Africa today passes a milestone threshold – three years with no case of wild poliovirus detected. This three-year landmark sets in motion a comprehensive evaluation process by the Africa Regional Certification Commission to determine if the entire...
Africa: Eighth Annual Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Conference
U.S. Department of State
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October 30, 2013
I want to extend my warm welcome to all of you, especially those of you who traveled here from our Embassies and from AFRICOM. With us today, we have ambassadors, generals, aid mission directors, law enforcement specialists, and public diplomacy...
Presidents’ New Year Address 2019
African Press Organization
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January 29, 2019
By Kelechukwu Mbagwu, Nigeria Rugby Football Federation President (TheNRFF.com) A happy and prosperous new year to all Rugby lovers in and out of our dear country. I wish you the very best 2019 will have to offer. The year 2018 has been a roller...
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Labor Programs To Combat Slavery in West Africa
U.S. Department of State
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April 3, 2019
United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Labor Programs to Combat Slavery in West Africa This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0005711...
Remarks to African Regional High-Level Conference on Counter-Terrorism and the Prevention of Violent Extremism Conducive to Terrorism
African Press Organization
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July 10, 2019
Download logo By The Secretary-General Your Excellency, Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank the Government of Kenya for helping the United Nations organize this landmark conference....
Statement of the Sixteenth IHR Emergency Committee Regarding the International Spread of Poliovirus
World Health Organization
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February 14, 2018
The sixteenth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) regarding the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the Director General on 7 February 2018 at WHO headquarters with members,...