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A call is being made for more “aggressive” financing options and for urgent action on the part of small island developing states (SIDS) to help mitigate the risks associated with natural hazards. Joining the call on Friday for countries to do what was in their power to address the situation and “ensure there is a […]
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The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.
He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.
South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.
AFP
[Shabelle] The President of Puntland State of Somalia, His Excellency Said Cabdullahi Deni, has commended UNFPA Somalia for the good cooperation with the Government in working towards prioritizing health services and youth empowerment in Puntland.
[Nyasa Times] Despite coronavirus wreaking havoc on the Malawi economy and depressed revenue, Members of Parliament (MPs) have handed themselves an inflation-busting a huge increases in salaries and allowance, bringing their salary bill to almost K3.4 billion in the current fiscal year from K2.4 billion in the 2019 /20 fiscal year.
Women now make up the majority of the 18-member United Nations committee that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, after five women were elected onto the body. BY VANESSA GONYE The development means gender parity has been achieved for the first time on the committee — a result that answers the call of Sightsavers Equal World campaign for the committee to better represent the people it exists to serve. Of the 18 members, nine positions are up for election every two years. Sightsavers campaigned for better representation of women in the 2018 election, which saw the number of women on the committee grow from just one to six. In 2020, campaign supporters also called for greater diversity of members, including people with different types of impairment and people from low- and middle-income countries. Other positive results of the vote include the re-election of Robert Martin from New Zealand, who is the first member of the committee with an intellectual disability, and the election of a member from Morocco, a lower-middle income country. The committee election is not yet complete; as the voting is conducted in rounds and there is still a third round to be held to decide who will be elected to the final positions on the committee. However, of the 18 members of the committee, it is now confirmed that at least 11 will be women. Tessa Murphy, Sightsavers’ campaign manager, said: “Our campaign supporters from across the globe played a leading role in securing this long-awaited change with nearly 4 000 campaigners sending messages to their UN representatives to uphold disability rights, and call for gender equality and diversity on the CRPD committee.” “Thanks to their support we now have a committee that better reflects the very different challenges faced by women and men with disabilities. While we are happy to see Sir Robert Martin re-elected, there is still a need for better representation of impairment, and more members from low-income countries. But we are thrilled to have finally reached the goal of gender parity on the committee,” she said. Follow Vanessa on Twitter @vanessa_gonye
Lab-grown chicken will soon be available in restaurants in Singapore after the country became the first to green-light meat created without slaughtering any animals.
The ANC, in a statement on Thursday, said there is simply no basis for the ATM’s motion of no confidence in Ramaphosa.
[Nyasa Times] An influential youth rights activist has called on President Lazarus Chakwera to stop the recruitment of Tony Blair and his team as advisors to the government, with some observeser saying his administarion has failed to explain what is their challenge.
A deal still appears out of reach as Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi discuss stimulus proposals. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced her top aides, including her chief of staff. The White House communications director for the Trump administration resigned.
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent President-Elect Joe Biden’s administration plans to support legislation offered by District of Columbia Democratic Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton that would ensure federal agencies advertise with minority-owned businesses, including the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA). “From the racial equity plan – at the direction of the President-Elect, the Director of Minority Business Development Agency will coordinate all federal offices to reduce barriers to procurement for underrepresented groups, including all types of minority-owned businesses,” a Biden transition spokesperson told Black Press USA. “This is good news for the Black Press of America in […]
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UCHENCE Wilson, the 30-year-old convicted leader of the St Catherine-based gang named after him - which is credited with terrorising people in several parishes over a number of years and amassing millions of dollars in spoils - yesterday declared himself flat broke.
PRIME Minister Dr Timothy Harris, who has been organising monthly health walks since April 2007, is being applauded at the regional level for embracing the regional Caribbean Moves with the launch in St Kitts and Nevis of SKN Moves last year.Caribbean Moves is an initiative launched in 2018 that is based on the successful Jamaica Moves campaign which focuses on physical activity, healthy eating and age-appropriate health checks.
