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Canadian Bishops release message for Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples
Canada’s National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples, celebrated on 12 December 2020, is centred on the theme “Healing of the Earth”.
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Bangladesh Church launches tree-planting campaign for “Laudato Si’” Year
With a tree-planting drive, the bishops of Bangladesh are also marking year-long celebrations of 50 years of the country’s independence as well as the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the nation’s founding leader.
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Lahore’s Archbishop Shaw hosts inter-religious gathering
“We are united even in the difficult time of Covid-19”, Archbishop Shaw says during an inter-religious ceremony marking the reopening of Pakistan’s churches.
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UAE: High Representative/Vice-President Borrell speaks to Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed
High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell had a phone call on 17 August with the UAE Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed. They discussed the welcomed normalisation of relations between Israel and the UAE and High Representative/Vice-President Borrell reiterated the EU’s position, in particular the EU’s commitment to a negotiated and viable two-state solution and the need…
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Charles Michel invites members of EC for video conference on 19 August 2020
Invitation letter by President Charles Michel to the members of the European Council ahead of their video conference on 19 August 2020 Our foreign ministers discussed developments in Belarus and the Eastern Mediterranean last Friday. Since then, the situation in Belarus has continued to evolve, and I have therefore decided to call a video conference…
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Belarus crisis: Top UN official concerned over torture allegations
Belarus crisis – Joanna Kazana-Wisniowiecki, UN Resident Coordinator, has expressed serious concern over allegations of torture and other ill treatment of people, including minors, who were detained after demonstrations connected to elections held on 9 August. “Torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment are absolutely prohibited and can never be justified,” she said in…
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2-2020 Ordinary Call for Contributions for the European Union Po
2-2020 Ordinary Call for Contributions for the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) – Deadline for applications: Thursday 3 September 2020 at 17:00 (Brussels time)
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Pope donates ventilators, ultra- sound scanners for hospitals in Brazil
Hope Association, an Italian-based non-profit organization has mobilized the procurement and delivery of the devices, the Office of Papal Charities says.
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New Zealand’s Prime Minister delays election over Coronavirus
New Zealand’s prime minister on Monday postpones the country’s general election on Monday by a month to October. 17 due to an increase in COVID-19 cases.
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EIOPA’s Risk Dashboard: European insurers remain exposed to high risks since the outbreak of COVID-19 – Eiopa Commission
Today the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published its updated Risk Dashboard based on the first quarter of 2020 Solvency II data. The results show that the risk exposures of the European Union insurance sector remain generally high compared to April as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. The pandemics continued to cause…