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Letter #19, 2021, Monday, April 26: Miles of Gibraltar Letter #19, 2021, Monday, April 26: Miles of Gibraltar     “ You will not be like the hired hand, who flees before dangers because he is unconcerned for the flock.” —Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, in Gibraltar yesterday, where Parolin consecrated as a new archbishop Gibraltar native Mark Miles, 53, during Parolin’s homily at the Mass (on the photo above, Parolin places his hands on Miles’s head at the...

The SDG 16 Data Initiative organized an online event on 27 April  to monitor current trends on the progress of SDG 16 and assess the effects of the pandemic on the global achievement of Peace, Justice and Accountable Institutions. Held on the margins of the SDG 16 Conference 2021; this side event aimed at providing insights and analysis about the current global situation of data availability and analysis on SDG 16 targets by combining official and non-official indicators and information about ...

Emotion and pride in Gibraltar as Archbishop Mark Miles is ordained Photos by Johnny Bugeja 25th April 2021 Gibraltarian priest Mark Miles was ordained an Archbishop on Sunday in a moving ceremony during which he was commended to work with “an open, generous, steadfast and compassionate heart” in his new role as Apostolic Nuncio to Togo and Benin. Archbishop Miles was appointed the papal ambassador to the west African countries by Pope Francis, whose mandate was read to the congregation ...

Source: United Nations 4 Expectations are running high among Palestinians ahead of their first elections in nearly 15 years, even as a resurgence of COVID-19 hits the West Bank and Gaza, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council today. A successful outcome of the elections can open the way towards reconciliation with Israel and advance peace in the wider region, said Tor Wennesland, who is also the Secretary-General’s Personal Represent...

4 May 2021 The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance — The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) is an intergovernmental organization with a mission to advance democracy worldwide, as a universal human aspiration and an enabler of sustainable development, through support to the building, strengthening and safeguarding of democratic political institutions and processes at all levels. We believe that democracy is a universal...

The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea Recognizing that in this hyper connected global community COVID-19 pandemic can only be put an end by vaccination in every country, not in certain countries; Confirming that addressing of vaccine inequality is the key for ending COVID-19 pandemic; Recognizing that high income countries acquired two-thirds of the vaccine supply, accelerating vaccine inequality, and if this continues we have to wait until 2022 for herd immunity in low- and middle-...

April 09, 2021 CWN Editors Note: Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, apostolic nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, participated in a UN working group on aging. The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects details in the original source (link above). About CWN news coverage.   Sound Off! CatholicCulture.org supporters weigh in. All comments are moderated. To lighten our editing burden, only current donors are allowed to Sound Off. If you are a current donor, log...

From Flags and Lunar Modules to Rovers and Family Pictures Making the Details of Humanitys Incredible Journey to Space Accessible to All News provided by Share this article Share this article OXFORD, Miss., March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- For All Moonkind, Inc., the only organization in the world dedicated to protecting human heritage in space, is proud to unveil the For All Moonkind Moon Registry, a free online resource that catalogs and celebrates human historical sites and artifacts on the Mo...

SWIFT integrates ICC’s trade finance guidelines BRUSSELS, 23 days ago SWIFT, the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, said that its KYC Registry will become the first global utility to integrate the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) Sustainable Trade Finance Guidelines. The move will it easier for financial institutions to identify environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks in their supply chains.      By integrating the ICC’s ‘Sustain...

Translate One-third of elective positions should be contested by women in party structures – Tallen On By Victoria Ojeme and Fortune Eromosele The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, yesterday, said that one-third of all elective positions should be contested by women in party structures as well as inclusion of more women in leadership positions. Dame Tallen, stated this during a press briefing in commemoration of 2021 International Women’s Day, with the the...