Bbc Africa Debate: Is Africa Under Threat From Islamist Militants?Friday, May 17, 2013 The May edition of BBC Africa Debate will ask how big a threat is posed by the rise in Islamist militancy across the continent. Do conflicts in northern Mali and Somalia, hostage taking in Algeria, and frequent bombings in northern Nigeria present a major threat to stability and security across the ... |
Loeries Appoints First International Digital Jury ChairThursday, May 16, 2013 Last year at Cannes, South Africa brought home Gold in the mobile category for a campaign that is now proving to be on par with the best work from around the world, these are encouraging words from Debbi Vandeven, Chief Creative Officer at VML - a full service digital marketing and advertising age ... |
Unions At Global Retail Brands—“Stop The Race To The Bottom For All Time”Thursday, May 16, 2013 Geneva 16 May 2013 - Commerce unions from all continents are here at UNI HQ today to thrash out plans for a new world of retail in the wake of the Bangladesh Factory Safety Deal. With news of an overnight Cambodian shoe factory collapse, union leaders are determined to reach a safe garment supply ch ... |
Mukhisa Kituyi Of Kenya Nominated To Be New Head Of UNCTADThursday, May 16, 2013 Geneva, 16 May 2013 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has nominated Mukhisa Kituyi of Kenya to serve as Secretary-General of UNCTAD for a term of four years beginning 1 September 2013.Mr. Kituyi is a former member of the Kenyan Parliament and a former Minister of Commerce and Indust ... |
Guantanamo force-feeding techniques revealedWednesday, May 15, 2013 Leaked document details new policy after recent protests and is the most detailed description of hunger striker treatment to dateContains first published details of restraint chairs used to force feed prisonersFinal authority over who gets force-fed lies with Guantanamo commander as oppos ... |
UN Urges World To Eat More InsectsTuesday, May 14, 2013 The report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization says that eating insects could help boost nutrition and reduce pollution.It notes than over 2 billion people worldwide already supplement their diet with insects.However it admits that consumer disgust remains a large barrier in many W ... |
Global Health Experts To Meet In Israel To Deliberate On Future Of Efficient Healthcare DeliveryThursday, May 09, 2013 Accra, Ghana, 9th May 2013:Representatives from over 50 countries will be meeting in Tel Aviv in Israel from 10-13 June this year to deliberate, exchange ideas and join forces with Israeli companies for the most innovative solutions to a more efficient Healthcare future, in the face of the current ... |
Bus And Coach Road Safety Performance Is No Accident: Industry Adopts Safety Handbook And CharterFriday, May 03, 2013 As part of the UN Global Road Safety Week, the bus and coach industry adopts the Smart Move Road Safety Handbook and charter, as a commitment to further improve its already exemplary safety record.Geneva On the eve of the United Nations Global Road Safety Week 6-12 May, 2013, the bus and coa ... |
Ex-Pope Benedict Returns To VaticanThursday, May 02, 2013 Former Pope Benedict has returned to the Vatican, two months after he stepped down.He was flown by helicopter from the Castel Gandolfo papal summer residence to live permanently in Vatican City.He was greeted by Pope Francis as he arrived and was driven the short distance to his new accommod ... |
Al-Jazeera's Redi Tlhabi Explores Nollywood On South 2 North On Al-JazeeraThursday, May 02, 2013 As the world celebrates 100 years of Bollywood, South 2 North talk show host Redi Tlhabi asks whether Nollywood, the Nigerian film industry, is on a similar trajectory. According to UNESCO, Nollywood is the worlds second most productive film industry after Bollywood, says Redi. The fast-pace ... |
BBC's Mishal Husain To Conduct Major Interview With Malala YousafzaiWednesday, May 01, 2013 London, May 1, 2013 The BBCs Mishal Husain will do the first interview with Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban in October. The BBC team will be filming with Malala as she visits the United Nations to speak about her passion for girls ... |
Detroit Residents Being Displaced By Corporate InterestsTuesday, April 30, 2013 A new push is being made by corporations and banks in Detroit to drive even more working class, poor and nationally oppressed people out of the city. This fact is being illustrated by recent developments in the downtown area and its environs where low-income people are being forced to move from seve ... |
Developing Countries Need To Harness Urbanization To Achieve The MDGs: IMF-World Bank ReportMonday, April 29, 2013 Accra, April 29, 2013 Urbanization helps pull people out of poverty and advances progress towards the Millennium Development Goals MDGs, but, if not managed well, can also lead to burgeoning growth of slums, pollution, and crime, says the Global Monitoring Report GMR 2013, released today by the ... |
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