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SECDEF Panetta honors NPS 2024 fall graduates
Panetta served as the keynote speaker for the ceremony honoring 248 graduates who earned a total of 250 degrees. Retired U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Ann E. Rondeau, president of NPS, officiated the ceremony and addressed the graduating class along with...

General Lord David Richards of Herstmonceux, GCB CBE DSO DL appointed as President of Veterans Outreach Support
CINDERFORD, UNITED KINGDOM, December 12, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Veterans Outreach Support VOS is delighted to announce that General Lord David Richards of Herstmonceux, GCB CBE DSO DL will become our next President on December 12th. Veterans...

International Business Magazine Awards 2024 honours over 45 companies for their innovative success stories
International Business Magazine Awards 2024 was a grand event at Atlantis The Palm in Dubai, held on December 07, and was attended by eminent personalities. DUBAI, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, December 12, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ --...

Privilege Speech of Senator Risa Hontiveros on Bataan incident
PHILIPPINES, December 10 - Press Release December 9, 2024 Privilege Speech of Senator Risa Hontiveros on Bataan incident Mr. President, dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen. I rise today on a matter of grave importance to the Filipino people. I...

HSMAI TO HONOR 'OH THE PEOPLE YOU MEET with Michaela Guzy in Istra, Croatia,' GOLD + BEST OF CATEGORY ADRIAN AWARDS
OTPYM Productions will be honored by HSMAI at the annual Adrian Awards Celebration at the New York Marriott Marquis, February 18, 2025. NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, November 26, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- OTPYM Productions will be honored by the...

Highlights of Slovenia's activity in the UN Security Council in November 2024
SLOVENIA, December 1 - In early November, the Famine Review Committee published its report, which warned that the northern Gaza Strip faces level 4 famine according to the Integrated Food Security Stages Classification. In the debate, Slovenia...

Research reveals legal loopholes and victim-blaming enable sexual violence to go unpunished in Africa
Equality Now's new report reveals how flawed laws, weak implementation, and victim-blaming are preventing rape survivors from accessing justice in Africa. NAIROBI, KENYA, November 28, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Across Africa, rape is one of the...

Carbon Done Right Provides Strategic Update to Shareholders
VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Carbon Done Right Developments Inc. ("Carbon Done Right" or the "Company") (TSXV: KLX) (FSE: Q1C), a leading provider of high-quality carbon credits sourced exclusively from afforestation and...

A-dubb On The Track Releases New Single 'Can We Go Back' A Global Call for Unity and Peace
LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, November 13, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Hip-hop and R&B producer A-dubb On The Track announces the release of his latest single, “Can We Go Back,” via Trevino Music Group/Ingrooves/UMG on November 15, 2024. Driven...

Entrepreneurs Now Applying for UPG Biashara Class of 2025: Cash Grants, Free Training, Global Network and Exposure
Applications Open for Class of 2025. UPG Biashara is an initiative that supports entrepreneurs in their journey to turn ideas into businesses. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, November 12, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Entrepreneurs from around the world are...

World Urban Forum 12 (WUF12) unites global leaders to address urbanization challenges
CAIRO, EGYPT, October 29, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The twelfth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12), convened by UN-Habitat, is set to take place from 4-8 November 2024, under the theme “It all starts at home: Local actions for sustainable...

Here’s how protecting freshwater ecosystems can help countries meet their biodiversity targets
“Rivers are some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet,” said Sinikinesh Beyene Jimma, interim Head of UNEP’s Marine and Freshwater Branch. “Given the importance of rivers and other freshwater ecosystems for food security, resilience...

Gov. Spencer J. Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre M. Henderson Public Schedule 10/21/24 – 10/25/24
**Events labeled Media Access indicate that an event is open to media. Events labeled Media Availability indicates that an event is open to the media and that a media Q&A is planned.** **Please note that if a remote surge day is called, the...

University of Minnesota Libraries Publishes 'Dear Higher Education: Letters from the Social Justice Mountain'
New Book Captures the Powerful Voices on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) within the Educational Sector MINNEAPOLIS, MN, UNITED STATES, September 17, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In recognition of the rapidly shifting sociopolitical, legal,...

UNHCR Press Release - UNHCR: Decade of action against statelessness brings big gains but further action needed
UNHCR: Decade of action against statelessness brings big gains but further action needed GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, October 11, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- More than half a million people around the world who were living in the shadows, deprived of...

The Bell of World Peace and Love Rings at UNGA79 Side Event in New York
“First Ladies Becoming High Level Initiatives” Support the Declaration of World Day of the Power of Hope CA, UNITED STATES, September 23, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In celebration of the International Day of Peace, the "First Ladies Becoming...

Remarks for Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Maliki Osman at the High-Level Ministerial Roundtable on "Strengthening Multilateralism by Upholding the United Nations Charter, the Role of Small States", 24 September 2024
1. Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, it is my pleasure today to join you at today’s roundtable on “Strengthening Multilateralism by Upholding the United Nations Charter”, and the role of small states in this regard. It is a timely and pertinent...

FALANA AND JEUNE LIO SET TO PERFORM AT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSEMBLY IN ABIDJAN, CÔTE D'IVOIRE ON OCTOBER 9-10
Presented by Global Citizen and Bridgewater Associates, in partnership with the Government of Côte d'Ivoire and Harith General Partners JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, October 2, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Falana and Jeune Lio are set to perform at...

ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric: We must continue to raise awareness of the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons
Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to stand before you today to commemorate the opening for signature of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, a landmark instrument of our times. Seven years ago, about...

Prime Minister Golob: "All conflicts should be subject to the same standards"
SLOVENIA, September 25 - Before the "Leadership for Peace" open debate in the UN Security Council, Prime Minister Golob made a statement to the media, saying that the number of armed conflicts in the world was greater than ever and that most of...