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Matthew R. Galeotti, Head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division Delivers Remarks Following Conviction of Michael Sang Correa
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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April 15, 2025
Thank you, Acting United States Attorney Grewell, Special Agent in Charge of HSI’s Denver Field Office, Steve Cagan, and everyone for being here. My name is Matthew Galeotti, and I am the Head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. Today,...
UNITAR and the Sovereign Order of Malta Host Human Rights Council Side Event and Launch New Training Programme
UN International Training and Research Center
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April 10, 2025
Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Ms Reem Alsalem, expressed the complexities in the legacy of the Palermo Protocol; The protocol’s legacy is clearly a mixed one. It has provided tools and momentum, but the scale of...
Slovenia at 58th session of UN Human Rights Council
Slovenia Government
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April 4, 2025
SLOVENIA, April 4 - All Slovenia's initiatives were adopted unanimously: the resolution on the human rights of older persons, the resolution on women, diplomacy and human rights and the resolution on the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable...
Accelerating Impact: 2025 Mentoring Programme of the CIFAL Global Network
UN International Training and Research Center
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March 25, 2025
25 March 2025, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR’s Division for People kicked off the 2025 edition of the Mentoring Programme of the CIFAL Global Network (CGN) aimed at enhancing the CGN ecosystem by strengthening peer-to-peer knowledge exchanges and...
Award-Winning Director Jeffrey Page Embarks on West African Cultural Tour to Produce Feature-Length Documentary
EIN Presswire
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September 19, 2024
From October 2024 to January 2025, Page will visit Guinea, Senegal, Mali, The Gambia, Cape Verde and Guinea Bissau to document their cultural traditions. NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, September 19, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Award-Winning...
How six women are helping their communities adapt to climate change
UN Environmental Program
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March 11, 2025
In southwestern Uganda, banana farmer Ahumwire Justine lost 300 trees and two cows during a devastating hailstorm a few years ago. With no insurance, she faced food shortages, unpaid school fees and an uncertain future. Now, a new digital crop...
New report finds women and girls still face widespread discrimination in sexist laws
EIN Presswire
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March 4, 2025
Equality Now research finds that while some countries have made progress in strengthening women's legal rights, there has been alarming backsliding elsewhere. NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, March 4, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A new global report...
New report finds female genital mutilation/ cutting in 94 countries
EIN Presswire
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February 26, 2025
Efforts to end FGM/C remain hindered by reluctance from governments to act, particularly in countries not widely associated with this harmful practice. NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, February 26, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A new report has...
News from North Macedonia: First Division Clubs Brera Strumica and Brera Tiverija Strengthen Their Squads for the Spring Championship Following the Men’s and Women’s Winter 2024-25 Transfer Window
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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February 19, 2025
The Brera Strumica team against Pelister in the Macedonian First Football League, on February 16, 2025 Dublin, Ireland and Strumica, North Macedonia, Feb. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following the winter 2024-25 transfer window, Brera Holdings...
WTO advanced course on trade in services concludes in Geneva
World Trade Organization
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September 20, 2024
The LDCs participating in the course were Bangladesh, Madagascar, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Nepal, Tanzania, The Gambia and Zambia. The acceding country was Bhutan. The full list of participating economies is available here. Over five...
HIGH-LEVEL PANEL DISCUSSION ON TACKLING COVID-19 AND NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
UN International Training and Research Center
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January 28, 2025
On 16 October 2022, UNITAR partnered with The Defeat-NCD Partnership to host a high-level panel discussion on Tackling NCD during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The event brought together global leaders to address the interconnected challenges of COVID-19...
DG Okonjo-Iweala welcomes 2025 cohort of WTO Young Professionals
World Trade Organization
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January 31, 2025
A key initiative to enhance diversity and strengthen WTO membership representation at the professional level within the Secretariat, the YPP has supported the development of trade expertise among young professionals from developing economies and...
Informal Working Group on Trade and Gender welcomes new member, launches online policy tool
World Trade Organization
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July 25, 2024
The formal participation of the Gambia in the IWG officially became effective on 1 July 2024. “This milestone reflects our commitment to promoting gender equality and empowering women,” said Kemo Janka of the Gambia's Ministry of Trade, Industry,...
Visit to Singapore Under the 13th Forum of Small States Fellowship Programme by Permanent Representatives to the United Nations, 5 to 9 August 2024
Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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August 5, 2024
Singapore will host a study visit by seven Permanent Representatives to the United Nations (UN) in New York from 5 to 9 August 2024 under the 13th Forum of Small States (FOSS) Fellowship Programme. These Permanent Representatives are from Angola,...
Advanced sub-regional workshop on Gender Equality and Diversity (GED) delivered for four countries in West Africa
World Customs Organization
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July 15, 2024
From 22 to 26 April 2024, the WCO delivered an advanced workshop on Gender Equality and Diversity (GED) in Abuja, Nigeria, for a group of four Customs Administrations from West Africa (the Gambia, Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria). This workshop was...
Applications open: Basic Training Course on Ocean Acidification
Ocean Acidification
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July 10, 2024
Dates: 9-13 September 2024 Location: Monrovia, Liberia Deadline for receipt of applications from the nominating national authority: 26 July 2024 Introduction This Basic Training Course on Ocean Acidification will provide participants with the...
President Cyril Ramaphosa: MTN 30 Years Celebration Gala Dinner
South African Government
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December 3, 2024
Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the MTN 30 Years Celebration Gala Dinner, Friday, 29 November 2024 Programme Directors, MTN Group Chairman, Mr Mcebisi Jonas, Members of the Boards and Executive Committees of the MTN Group and MTN South...
Minister Dion George: Ministerial Roundtable on Global Climate Transparency
South African Government
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November 26, 2024
Honourable President of the 29th Conference of the Parties, His Excellency Mukhtar Babayev, Honourable Mr Secretary-General Excellencies, Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Paris Agreement, Ladies and...
WTO members review 30 years of trade development in least-developed countries
World Trade Organization
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November 11, 2024
The event was opened by Mohamed Warsama Dirieh, Minister of Trade and Tourism of Djibouti, the coordinator of the WTO's LDC Group. The other high-level speakers were Sok Sopheak, Cambodia's Secretary of State of the Ministry of Commerce, Li Fei,...
UNITAR Hosts AI Masterclass: Shaping the Future of Artificial Intelligence for Global Impact
UN International Training and Research Center
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November 6, 2024
The two-day masterclass aimed to bridge knowledge gaps, offering an in-depth look at AI’s implications and strategic applications. Participants engaged in sessions to enhance their ability to integrate AI into national and international policy...