Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma is deploying an Election Assessment Team for the 13 December 2010 elections in St Vincent and the Grenadines, following an invitation from the Hon René Baptiste, Minister of Urban Development, Culture, Labour and Electoral Matters. The Team will consist of Mr Ron Gould, a former member of the Election Commission of […]
This year’s World AIDS Day represents a critical milestone in international governments’ responses towards fighting the on-going global HIV epidemic. Although December 2010 marks the G8 deadline set at the 2005 Millennium Summit to provide universal access to prevention, treatment, care and support for the 33.3 million people living with HIV worldwide, there are still […]
Cancun— Addressing poverty today is the single best way to help poor people in developing countries achieve food security and adapt to climate change, according to a new report by researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). When families have more income, they are better able to cope with drought, floods, and other […]
Five years ago at Gleneagles, the countries of the G8 set themselves and the world a target. By this year, they said, 80% of those needing access to HIV prevention, treatment and care, should have it. As 2010 draws to a close, only 36% of those in developing countries who need HIV treatment have access […]
29 November 2010 – Tullow Oil plc (Tullow), Anadarko Petroleum, Kosmos Energy, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, Sabre Oil and Gas and E.O. Group announce that First Oil from the Jubilee field, offshore Ghana, is scheduled for 15 December 2010. This historic event will be celebrated at a ceremony hosted by His Excellency John Atta Mills, […]
A reminder to enter the mWomen BOP App Challenge now! There are two great prizes up for grabs in this 2 tier challenge. Create an App specifically for women on a low end device/feature phone and/or Smartphone; The prize: $10,000.00 to the winner of each tier sponsored by Vodafone Entrance to Mobile World Congress 2011 […]
Kampala: The U.S. Mission in Uganda is once again sponsoring a series of World AIDS Day events from November 17 to December 18 across Uganda. All Ugandans are invited to participate. These large community events will include a quiz show with the theme “Everybody wins when we know the facts about HIV and AIDS.” The […]
CNN International and MultiChoice this week officially launched the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2011 Awards. The winners of these prestigious annual Awards will be announced at a gala ceremony to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa in June 2011. Tony Maddox, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of CNN International, said: The CNN MultiChoice African […]
In 2001, the Congress of the United States of America established the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (the Ambassador’s Fund) as a tool through which the people of the United States could help less developed countries to preserve their cultural heritage. Through the Ambassador’s Fund, American embassies around the globe are helping eligible countries to […]
Hundreds of millions of people across the world will receive daily updates on the latest international efforts to tackle climate change thanks to an innovative media support programme. The Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP) has awarded 35 journalists from across the developing world with fellowships to Mexico to provide vital coverage of the annual Conference […]