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Posted: Monday, March 8, 2021 11:58 Ten million more girls face the risk of child marriage because of the COVID-19 pandemic, warns the UN agency focused on children UNICEF Canada. In the decade before the pandemic, progress had been made in reducing marriages of girls by 15 percent. This drove the risk from one in four girls married early to one in five, representing some 25 million marriages averted.  “COVID-19 is threatening the fragile gains made to advance girls’ rights,” said ...

Creative 132 Add to collection BBDO Bangkok supports WildAid to #ReactAgainstWildlifeTrade this World Wildlife Day In honour of World Wildlife Day on March 3rd, WildAid is launching a series of advertisements highlighting the plight of endangered species, a result of poaching to meet consumer demand for wildlife products such as elephant ivory, rhino horns, shark fins, tiger parts and helmeted hornbill casques. The advertisements released today feature the five species and ask the public to re...

This job has expired We want future generations to be able to enjoy seafood and oceans full of life, forever. As the most globally recognised standard for sustainable fishing, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) provides a platform to incentivise real change in the way our oceans are fished. The MSC’s vision is for the world’s oceans to be teeming with life, and seafood supplies safeguarded for this and future generations. We provide a unique opportunity to influence both fish...

February 19, 2021 The “Stone of Hope: Black Experiences in the Fox Cities” webinar will be held virtually via Zoom on Thursday, Feb. 25 from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. The event, sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the History Museum at the Castle, aims to discuss the history of the Black community in the Fox Cities and highlight the necessity of diversity and inclusion within the Appleton region.   In the webinar, Sabrina Robins, Director of Operations at Manpower, Inc. and ...

The disability service provider has partnered with The Abbott Fund, which is helping support Easterseals Black Child Fund. When looking at the children it serves, Easterseals saw a disparity in the number of Black children helped when compared to other races, Easterseals Executive Vice President of Services and Chief Program Officer Jeanne Marshall said.  Abbott provided a $250,000 grant for the program which seeks to end racial disparities in diagnosing autism and other disabilities for Bl...

Feb 13, 2021 ALPENA — Campus Closet, the school-based enterprise at Alpena High School, was among 246 school-based enterprises achieving Gold Recertification for the 2020-2021 school year and will be recognized during DECA’s Virtual International Career Development Conference April 19-23. A school-based enterprise (SBE) is an entrepreneurial operation in a school setting that provides goods and services to meet the needs of the market. SBEs are managed and operated by students as hands-on ...

LRTC DECA chapter recognized for Outstanding School-Based Enterprise (SBE) February 11, 2021WOLFEBORO — Pro Depot, the school-based enterprise at Lakes Region Technology Center was among 246 school-based enterprises achieving gold certification in the 2020-2021 school year and will be recognized during DECAs Virtual International Career Development Conference this April 19-23. A school-based enterprise (SBE) is an entrepreneurial operation in a school setting that provides goods and services ...

Reply Feb. 7, 2021 At its meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 3, the Phoenix City Council voted to approve a zoning request change allowing additional shelter beds on the Human Services Campus (HSC) for individuals experiencing homelessness, but rejected a 100-bed low-barrier shelter at Andre House. Council members also discussed allocating additional funding to address homelessness and to move forward on the citys proposed Homeless Strategies Plan calling for regional distribution of homeless shelters ...

On 29 January, the British Ambassador to China, Dame Caroline Wilson, officially launched the Together for Our Planet campaign in Beijing.

After Being Shot While Saving Woman from Attack, Doctor Launches Nonprofit to Help At-Risk Kids People 1/21/2021 © Provided by People Courtesy Peter Gold Peter Gold As a fourth-year medical student at Tulane University in New Orleans in 2015, Peter Gold was laser-focused on his career, wanting to follow in the footsteps of his father, grandfather and uncle in becoming a doctor. But an unexpected brush with death made him rethink his priorities. "I still want to work hard and be the best su...