Each year, the Committee for the United Nations Population Award presents an award to an individual(s) and/or institution(s) in recognition of outstanding contributions to increasing the awareness of population questions and to their solution. The Award, which was established by the General Assembly in November 1981, in resolution 36/201, and was first presented in […]
UN Permanent Forum Grants: The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNFPII) is the advisory body to the United Nations Economic and Social Council for discussing indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights. It has a Trust Fund on Indigenous Issues relating to the Second […]
USC Canada was founded by Dr. Lotta Hitschmanova in 1945 as the Unitarian Service Committee of Canada. USC Canada promotes vibrant family farms, strong rural communities, and healthy ecosystems around the world. With engaged Canadians and partners in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, USC supports programs, training, and policies that strengthen biodiversity, food sovereignty, and […]
World Habitat Awards: Individuals, organizations and governmental agencies with innovative and practical solution to housing needs and problems from any country of the world can apply for the World Habitat Awards. The awards are given annually to projects that provide practical and innovative solutions to current housing needs and problems, from the global […]
Forum for Democratic Change has urged former IGG Raphael Baku to step aside to give room for investigations into his alleged corruption scandal. Baku is being probed by police for purchasing two plots of land worth 5 billion shillings in a questionable manner. Police says that Baku did not follow the Public Procurement and Disposal […]
A man only identified as Bogere who was being ridden on a boda boda has died instantly while two others were rushed to hospital in critical condition after they were knocked by a train. Bogere’s body was dissected into two by the train and they were all on a boda boda registration number UDT521A. An […]
Sasakawa Scholarships for the Deaf; The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), administered by Rochester Institute of Technology, was the world’s first technical institute oriented toward deaf people. Today it continues to be a leader in the field. This scholarship program helps deaf people from developing countries, who can demonstrate financial need, to take […]
Apply for World Deaf Leadership in Gallaudet University World Deaf Leadership Scholarships: The World Deaf Leadership (WDL) Scholarship is an endowed scholarship funded by the NipponFoundation in Tokyo, Japan. The purpose of the World Deaf Leadership (WDL) Scholarship Fund is to provide scholarships to Gallaudet students from different developing nations all around the world. Gallaudet […]
Anti Corruption activists are demanding that amendments into the anti corruption act should as well target a sitting president. The proposal comes a week after lawmakers announced a move to table a private members bill to amend the Anti Corruption Act to insert provisions to confiscate properties of the corrupt. They are also calling for […]
Traditional leaders (witchcrafts) in Uganda want to visit Mecca and Medina. Mecca and Medina are holy cities in the Muslim faith. The traditional leaders preparing to visit Mecca and Medina are led by their head, Maama Fiina (Sylvia Namutebi). The traditional hemembers say that even if they believe and worship idols they remain people who […]