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MEPs reject the Polish nominee to the Court of Auditors
MEPs on Tuesday voted to reject a candidate nominated by the Polish government to become a member of the European Court of Auditors (ECA).Committee on Budgetary Control Source : © European Union, 2020 – EP
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Gender equality: Families as basis for change
The Bahá’í Office of Public Affairs in India holds seminar on reconceptualizing the institution of the family based on the principle of equality between women and men.
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Cellectis Announces Launch of Follow-On Offering
… without shareholders’ pre-emptive rights under the provisions of Article … $20 million to pursue new human therapeutics approaches based on Cellectis … ADSs will be made in Europe. Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking …
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‘Generation disrupted’ lays out plan to take on coronavirus through major youth mobilization
A new ground-breaking global youth initiative was launched on Monday to invest in and scale up youth-led solutions and engagement, in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Why you should take the plunge and try canyoning
Canyoning: the art of jumping, climbing, scrambling and abseiling to better experience the beauty of the world’s crevices. Rachel Steinberg talks about how she learned to love the sport.
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30 US congressmen call for urgent action on UAE and Middle East Human Trafficking
… and human trafficking of female victims from east Europe to … international community must uphold human rights across the globe … fully comply with international human rights standards.” The letter was … from the Fringes of Europe” which focused specifically on …
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Avert ‘dire consequences’ for women’s health, UNFPA urges in appeal to prevent maternal deaths
The UN agency dedicated to improving reproductive and maternal health worldwide (UNFPA) appealed on Monday for $2.5 billion by 2030 to help avert potential “dire consequences” surrounding pregnancies and maternal deaths.
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Protocol for updating the Evidence database of the Best Practice Portal
<em class=”pub-author”>EMCDDA,</em> <em class=”pub-local”>Lisbon,</em> <em class=”pub-date”><span class=”date-display-single” property=”dc:date” datatype=”xsd:dateTime” content=”2020-12-14T00:00:00+00:00″>December 2020</span></em> <div class=”summary”> <h2 class=”publications-summary”>Summary</h2> <div class=”field field-name-field-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden”><div class=”field-items” readability=”9″><div class=”field-item even” readability=”13″>The Evidence database is a core component of the EMCDDA’s Best Practice Portal. The portal is a resource for professionals, policymakers and researchers in the drugs field and provides information on…
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Conversion bill: churches fear state overreach on religion
… freedom of belief, speech and religion. A meeting of leaders of … allay their concerns? Barney Zwartz, religion editor of The Age from … Centre for Public Christianity, was religion editor of The Age from …
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Water, hygiene woes at health facilities putting lives at risk: UN report
Lack of basic water and sanitation services at health facilities has put about 1.8 billion health workers and patients at higher risk of COVID-19 and other diseases, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have said.