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Background: LWF and LWF World Service LWF World Service is the humanitarian and development arm of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF). LWF is a global communion of churches shaped by the insights of the Lutheran Reformation. Founded in 1947, LWF envisions a just, peaceful, and reconciled world. LWF affirms the dignity of every human being, and this forms the basis of its understanding and practice of human rights and diakonia (service to others). Today, World Service is a widely recognized, i...

ECOWAS validation workshop on draft data collection report ends Nigeria-ECOWAS-Workshop April 19, 2021 to 18:13 83 APA – Lagos (Nigeria) The ECOWAS Commission has held the two-day validation workshop on data collection report, which will form the basis for the development of an updated ECOWAS Regional Energy Policy. The event, which took the form of a virtual zoom meet...

Today, the SEC put out its 2021 Exam Priorities, available here. It is about 40 pages long and covers a lot of topics. While I encourage everyone to read through the document, here are...

24 May 2021 The IRC Niger is currently looking for a Safety & Security Coordinator to be based in Niamey with 40% travel to the field. She or he is a member of the Senior Management Team Plus (SMT+), reporting to the Country Director (CD). She or he will develop and oversee the implementation of humanitarian access and security management systems and protocols in line with humanitarian principles, humanitarian needs, duty of care principles, and IRC’s strategy. She or he will identify changes...

Nominations Open for ASEAN Prize 2021 90SHARES The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has launched its call for nominations for ASEAN Prize 2021 – the prestigious regional award acknowledges outstanding ASEAN citizens or ASEAN-based organizations that have made exceptional contribution and shown exemplary work in strengthening the ASEAN community building, promoting regional integration, fostering inclusivity and raising ASEAN awareness. The Judging Committee, chaired by the Sec...

Job Overview/Summary The IRC opened its country program in Mali in 2012. Our programs span the range from humanitarian relief to early recovery activities, focusing on child protection, education, economic wellbeing, governance, nutrition, health, water and sanitation. We work in the North, the South and Central Mali, where the needs of IDPs and host communities affected by the ongoing conflicts are widespread, and the issue of humanitarian access is a continuous process. The IRC Mali is curren...

ATI attends 27th AWGATE Meeting, Highlights Green Technologies and SMEs Assistance.  QUEZON CITY, Jan. 20  -- The ASEAN Member States (AMS) successfully wrapped its 2021-2025 activities for the Strategic Plan of Action on ASEAN Cooperation in Agricultural Training and Extension during the virtual meeting of the ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Agricultural Training and Extension (AWGATE). The AWGATE Meeting is an annual event that serves as a platform for exchange of information on the progres...

Strengthening preparedness for health emergencies: Implementation of the International Health Regulations - Interim report of the Review Committee on the Functioning of the International Health Regulations during the COVID-19 Response [EN/AR/RU/ZH] Format Report by the Director-General Statement to the 148th Executive Board by the Chair of the Review Committee on the Functioning of the International Health Regulations (2005) during the COVID-19 Response Professor Lothar H. Wieler, President of ...

Logistics cluster: Training Programme Mid-Term Review Format Global, February – July 2020 Since the creation of the Cluster system the importance of having well trained personnel both at global and field-level has been recognized and continuously re-emphasized. The following pages will highlight, through a series of reports, how the Global Logistics Cluster (GLC) with the generous support of the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO) funding, has played a key role in capacity development and ne...

PRINCIPLES OF QATAR’S FOREIGN POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 1 published : 18 Dec 2020 at 13:30 SPONSORED CONTENT 1 The Constitution of the State of Qatar affirms the following foreign policy principles: preserving sovereignty and independence, defending the identity of the Arab and Islamic countries, respecting international covenants and conventions, consolidating international peace and security, defending public and private freedoms and human rights:...