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COP 25: ‘Africa’s future depends on solidarity’ Leaders and development partners rally around climate change goalsDec 13, 2019 2:15 PM ET Dec 13, 2019 - By PRESS RELEASE Credit: AFDB MADRID, Spain, Dec 13 2019 – There was standing room only as ministers, diplomats, activists and journalists gathered at the IFEMA conference centre in Madrid to mark Africa Day at the COP 25 climate meeting. Speakers called for a united front to tackle the challenges of climate change in Africa. In the opening statement for Africa Day on Tuesday, Yasmin Fouad, Egypt’s Minister. Read More |
Taking Bangladesh to Zero-Leprosy, One New Case at a TimeDec 12, 2019 2:25 PM ET Dec 12, 2019 - By Stella Paul Sandhya Mandal – a community health worker working on leprosy in Meherpur district of Bangladesh. Credit: Stella Paul / IPS DHAKA, Bangladesh, Dec 11 2019 (IPS) – Sandhya Mandal has never felt so vindicated. For the past four years, the 36-year-old community health worker from Meherpur – a rural district bordering India – has been traveling 50 km every day along dusty roads on an old. Read More |
Nippon Foundation Announces US$ 2m Support for the Education of Rohingya Children in BangladeshDec 12, 2019 2:20 PM ET Dec 12, 2019 - By Rafiqul Islam Chairman of The Nippon Foundation Yohei Sasakawa and BRAC Executive Director Asif Saleh announcing $2 million partnership. Credit: Rafiqul Islam / IPS DHAKA, Bangladesh, Dec 11 2019 (IPS) – In the light of limited access to education for displaced Rohingya children, the Nippon Foundation has announced US$ 2 million support to BRAC to launch a project to ensure educational facilities to both Rohingya and local community. Read More |
Bangladesh Can Be Leprosy-Free by 2030 Says Leprosy ActivistDec 12, 2019 2:10 PM ET Dec 12, 2019 - By Crystal Orderson DHAKA, Bangladesh, Dec 11 2019 (IPS) – Despite its efforts to eliminate leprosy as a public health threat, Bangladesh’s leprosy burden ranks fourth-highest in the world. Four thousand new cases are detected annually – an average of 11 to 12 cases per day over the last 10 years. Leprosy issues have taken centre stage at the National Conference 2019 on Zero Leprosy Initiatives by 2030. Read More |
2 Ways Artificial Intelligence Can Boost ProfitabilityDec 11, 2019 8:20 PM ET Dec 11, 2019 - If you’ve listened to the tech grapevine anytime recently, you’d be forgiven for thinking we’re on the verge of a chatbot revolution. Science fiction dictates that artificial intelligence is going to advance to the point of the singularity, numbering our days as algorithms more advanced than our own brains, decide that we are an obsolete species and take the planet, and possibly the Universe, in a more productive direction. Until. Read More |
Bangladesh Can Be Leprosy-Free Before 2030 Prime Minister Tells National Zero Leprosy ConferenceDec 11, 2019 2:40 PM ET Dec 11, 2019 - By Rafiqul Islam and Crystal Orderson Mr Yohei Sasakawa, chairman of the Nippon Foundation and Sasakawa Health Foundation and WHO Goodwill ambassador. Credit : Crystal Orderson / IPS DHAKA, Bangladesh, Dec 11 2019 (IPS) – Leprosy is not a curse but should be detected and treated early, Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, has told delegates at a gathering in her country’s capital to discuss the elimination of the. Read More |
Six ways that using technology can help your businessDec 10, 2019 2:25 PM ET Dec 10, 2019 - Running your own business means being resourceful, and this includes how you use your money and what you decide to spend it on. There will be the usual outgoings such as rent, salaries, insurance and bills, but you’ll also need to know when the best time to invest in other items is. That could include technology that can help your company run better. Investing in technology may mean having to. Read More |
Climate Refugees Refused UN Protection & Denied Rights Under International LawDec 9, 2019 4:30 PM ET Dec 9, 2019 - By Miles Young Miles Young is Director of the Social Development Program, Pacific Community (SPC) Credit: UNHCR MADRID, Spain, Dec 9 2019 (IPS) – The term “environmental refugee” has gained prominence in recent years as climate change and desertification have threatened the livelihoods of millions of people, causing many to re-locate. Despite the growing use of the term, there is no universally accepted definition for “environmental refugee”. The United. Read More |
Building a Leprosy Free BangladeshDec 9, 2019 2:55 PM ET Dec 9, 2019 - By Rafiqul Islam People living with Leprosy receiving care from the Institute of Leprosy Control and Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Credit: Rafiqul Islam / IPS DHAKA, Bangladesh, Dec 9 2019 (IPS) – Despite having remarkable success in leprosy control in the last decades, the Bangladesh government is now moving forward with a vision to build a leprosy- free country. “In 2017, the Bangladesh government revised the Bangladesh Leprosy. Read More |
The Economic & Humanitarian Catastrophe Threatening Pacific Island CommunitiesDec 9, 2019 2:50 PM ET Dec 9, 2019 - By Thalif Deen Credit: The Pacific Community – Sustainable Pacific Development Through Science, Knowledge & Innovation UNITED NATIONS, Dec 9 2019 (IPS) – When UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressed the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) last month, he pointed out the dramatic impact of climate change triggering natural disasters around the world— from glaciers that melt, ice caps that disappear and corals that. Read More |
Why PR Management is an Essential Aspect of the Real Estate BusinessDec 6, 2019 2:05 PM ET Dec 6, 2019 - A lot of smaller businesses in real estate make the mistake of not taking the importance of maintaining good PR into account when they begin to go big. Today, we are going to go through some of the very practical, but often forgotten reasons why a PR strategy and management team becomes a necessity for a property developer or a real estate investment firm, as and when they begin to. Read More |
Fostering Jobs, Entrepreneurship, and Capacity Development for African Youth: The Time for Disruption Is Now!Dec 4, 2019 7:25 PM ET Dec 4, 2019 - By Hanan Morsy Dr. Hanan Morsy is Director, Macroeconomic Forecasting and Research at the African Development Bank Group ABIDJAN, Dec 4 2019 (IPS) – “There is no greater asset to Africa than its youth,” a statement that has been repeatedly proclaimed, but the continent still has a long way to go. Despite robust economic growth over the past two decades, a 1 percent increase in growth between 2000–14 was. Read More |
Indigenous Knowledge, a Lesson for a Sustainable Food FutureDec 4, 2019 11:15 AM ET Dec 4, 2019 - By Busani Bafana BCFN Yes winner Geraldin Lengai is researching bio-integrated crop management among tomato farmers in Tanzania. Credit: Busani Bafana / IPS MILAN, Italy, Dec 4 2019 (IPS) – Local knowledge systems rooted in traditional practices and culture passed down generations provide sustainable solutions to food and nutritional insecurity on the back of climate change, a conference heard this week. More than 370 million indigenous people, living. Read More |
Fixing the Business of FoodDec 4, 2019 11:10 AM ET Dec 4, 2019 - By Cecilia Russell Delegates grappled with getting the business of food right. Credit: Busani Bafana / IPS MILAN, Italy, Dec 4 2019 (IPS) – Milan is the city where Leonardo da Vinci painted his iconic Last Supper. Frozen in time is the moment Christ told his disciples there was a traitor among them. Visitors to the painting can examine the expressions on the faces of the disciples and. Read More |
Zimbabwe Food Crisis: Time to Act Is Now, Says UN Special RapporteurDec 4, 2019 11:05 AM ET Dec 4, 2019 - By Busani Bafana MILAN, Italy, Dec 3 2019 (IPS) – Global food systems are ripe for transformation if people are to be nourished and the planet sustainable, says Hilal Elver, Special Rapporteur of the Right to Food of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Hilal Elver, Special Rapporteur of the Right to Food of the United Nations Human Rights Council speaking at the 10th International Forum on Food. Read More |
Agribusiness trade modernization initiative advances with new project name, CovantisDec 4, 2019 10:40 AM ET Dec 4, 2019 - GENEVA,– The founding members (ADM, Bunge, Cargill, COFCO International, Louis Dreyfus Company and Glencore Agriculture) of the industry-wide initiative to modernize global trade operations have announced its new project name: Covantis. The initiative also launched a new website, www.covantis.io, which explains the initiative’s vision to connect the agri-industry via an independent and trusted digital platform to enable post-trade efficiency for all participants. Covantis will also be the name of the digital. Read More |
Tradition and Technology Take Centre Stage at BCFN Food ForumDec 3, 2019 9:10 PM ET Dec 3, 2019 - By Cecilia Russell Credit: Busani Bafana / IPS MILAN, Italy, Dec 3 2019 (IPS) – A coffee producer will receive a cent and a half from a $2.50 cup of coffee. This one stark fact stood out as scientists, researchers, activists and grappled with solutions for change in food and nutrition practises, which would benefit the greater community. While the solutions are many – slow food to artificial. Read More |
African Development Bank launches digital tool to help African youth learn to codeDec 3, 2019 8:50 PM ET Dec 3, 2019 - By PRESS RELEASE Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Dec 3 2019 – The African Development Bank and technology firm Microsoft today launched the ‘Coding for Employment’ digital training platform, an online tool to provide digital skills to African youth, wherever they are across the continent. The platform, launched at the 2019 African Economic Conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, aims to promote a continuous learning culture among young people and build their. Read More |
http://www.ipsnews.net/2019/12/african-development-bank-launches-digital-tool-help-african-youth-learn-code/Dec 3, 2019 8:40 PM ET Dec 3, 2019 - By PRESS RELEASE Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Dec 3 2019 – The African Development Bank and technology firm Microsoft today launched the ‘Coding for Employment’ digital training platform, an online tool to provide digital skills to African youth, wherever they are across the continent. The platform, launched at the 2019 African Economic Conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, aims to promote a continuous learning culture among young people and build. Read More |
How to Take Your Home Based Business to the Next LevelDec 3, 2019 1:15 PM ET Dec 3, 2019 - You started your home based business all those years ago simply because you were tired of the traditional 9-to-5 and you want to be your own boss. Since then, your venture has gone from strength to strength, and you are now on the cusp of taking it to the next level. The big question is, what do you do when it’s time to make this step up? How do you. Read More |