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Statement to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in the Lake Chad Basin
African Press Organization
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January 13, 2017
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien: Mr. President, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in the Lake Chad Basin. The humanitarian...
Remarks by the President at the Young African Leaders Initiative Town Hall
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August 3, 2016
Omni Shoreham Hotel Washington, D.C. 3:28 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Everybody, please sit down, sit down. Everybody, sit...
From coast to coast: Africa unites to tackle threat of polio
World Health Organization
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March 23, 2017
23 March 2017 | GENEVA/BRAZZAVILLE/NEW YORK/DAKAR - More than 190 000 polio vaccinators in 13 countries across west and central Africa will immunize more than 116 million children over the next week, to tackle the last remaining stronghold of...
From coast to coast: Africa unites to tackle threat of polio
African Press Organization
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March 23, 2017
More than 190 000 polio vaccinators in 13 countries across west and central Africa will immunize more than 116 million children over the next week, to tackle the last remaining stronghold of polio on the continent. The synchronized vaccination...
France Deploys Troops Globally in Counter-Extremism Fight
U.S. Department of Defense
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January 17, 2017
PARIS, Jan. 17, 2017 — France is committed to stopping the spread of violent extremism and has deployed significant military resources worldwide in the fight, a French military official said here yesterday. Like the United States, France early on...
FIFA awards 2017-2018 media rights for sub-Saharan Africa
African Press Organization
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March 30, 2017
Following an open tender process for 42 territories* in sub-Saharan Africa, FIFA has granted media rights to five major broadcasting entities in the region. The tender was launched on 21 October 2016 and included the media rights to all 2017-2018...
Europe and Eurasia: Remarks at the Oslo Forum
U.S. Department of State
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June 15, 2016
SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody. Borge, thank you so much for a very generous introduction. More importantly, thank you for a wonderful welcome back to Norway and to this pretty idyllic and appropriate setting for the discussions...
2016 Finalists for Africa’s Leading Youth Entrepreneurship Award – the Anzisha Prize – Break New Ground in Innovation and Representation
African Press Organization
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August 26, 2016
African Leadership Academy (http://AfricanLeadershipAcademy.org), in partnership with The MasterCard Foundation (www.MasterCardFDN.org), is proud to announce Africa’s top youth entrepreneur finalists for the sixth annual Anzisha Prize...
United States Provides Additional $27 Million for Lake Chad Basin Humanitarian Response
African Press Organization
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July 14, 2016
Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), Anne C. Richard, announced on July 13 from Cameroon nearly $27 million in new humanitarian assistance to support those affected by Boko Haram violence across the Lake Chad...
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Human Rights and Labor NOFO FY15/16-2
U.S. Department of State
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August 10, 2015
This is the initial announcement of this funding opportunity, DRLA-DRLAQM-16-003 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345 Application Deadline: October 7, 2015 at 11:30PM A. Project Description The U.S. Department of State Bureau of...
Gemalto and Bridge Alliance, a partnership of 35 leading operators in Asia, demonstrate GSMA standards-based solution for multi-country deployment of IoT devices
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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February 18, 2016
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Feb. 18, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, and Bridge Alliance are demonstrating a solution for multi-country deployment of IoT devices at the Mobile...
Africa: Human Rights and Democracy Trends in Africa
U.S. Department of State
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December 10, 2015
I’m pleased to be here, I’d like to thank Elizabeth Barad and the New York Bar for inviting me to deliver remarks and answer some of your questions. I’m here tonight to talk about human rights and democracy trends in Africa. What I can say with...
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Human Rights and Democracy Trends in Africa
U.S. Department of State
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December 10, 2015
I’m pleased to be here, I’d like to thank Elizabeth Barad and the New York Bar for inviting me to deliver remarks and answer some of your questions. I’m here tonight to talk about human rights and democracy trends in Africa. What I can say with...
Helen Keller International 100th Anniversary Year Highlighted by Program Achievements Reaching Millions in the United States, Africa and Asia
Marketwire
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December 1, 2015
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - December 01, 2015) - Helen Keller International (HKI), one of the oldest global nonprofit organizations dedicated to fighting the causes and consequences of preventable blindness and malnutrition, celebrates the close...
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 9/7/2011
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September 7, 2011
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:47 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Oh, I've done it again -- wrong book. Thanks. Sorry. I'm going to shuck and jive. Time to shuck and jive. That's the super-secret book with all the...
Leading banks and financial institutions will meet to discuss the future of Project Financing in the Oil and Gas Sector
EIN Presswire
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October 19, 2015
Leading project finance experts from Argentina, Australia, France, Ghana, Kuwait, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa and UK will meet in November in London LONDON, UK, October 19, 2015 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Project Financing in Oil and Gas 2015...
Project Financing in Oil and Gas 2015: How different oil price scenarios will impact project financing
EIN Presswire
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June 2, 2015
SMi Group reports (2015.06.02): the 2nd annual Project Financing in Oil and Gas Conference will be taking place in London, UK, on the 23-24 November 2015. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, June 2, 2015 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SMi's Project Financing in Oil...
FACT SHEET: Partnering to Counter Terrorism in Africa
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August 6, 2014
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release August 06, 2014 As the 1998 bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania underscored, Africa-based terrorists threaten the interests of the United States in addition to...
Africa: Background Briefing on Designation of Boko Haram and Ansaru as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and as Specially Designated Global Terrorists
U.S. Department of State
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November 13, 2013
MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us for today’s call. Our participants today are [Senior Administration Official One]. And also briefing today is [Senior Administration Official Two]. This is just a reminder, this call is...
FAO Looks Beyond International Year of Family Farming, Galvanizes Global Support
NewMediaWire
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October 28, 2014
ROME - (NewMediaWire) - October 28, 2014 - How can governments, farmers' organizations and the private sector seize current global momentum and galvanize concrete action in support of family farmers beyond 2014? This is the central question at the...