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(Bangkok, 16 December 2020) – The Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) is concerned that the Hong Kong Government’s[1] proposals to amend the Immigration Ordinance contravene international standards and undermine the fairness of Hong Kong’s refugee screening mechanism. The Hong Kong Legislative Council must establish a Bills Committee at the Council Meeting this Wednesday (16 December) to scrutinise these proposals in detail and ensure that any amendments to the Immigration Ordinan...

Second training was carried out for 22 participants over five days 02-06 Nov 2020.   62 Participants selected from 47 Organizations 40 participants (18 in first group and 22 in second group) - from UN (22%), INGOs (40%), NNGOs (30%), Private sector (2%), Ministries (5%) from which 33 were male and 7 were female. Participants belonged to 7 different states “Central Equatoria, Unity, Lakes, Jonglei, Upper Nile, NBG, WBG”    Organizations with CVA programmes in 2020 were prioritized in t...

Green Climate Fund Vava’u Youth Stakeholders Workshop: Accessing Climate Financing Format 15th December 2020 A Youth Stakeholders Workshop was successfully conducted at the LDS Chapel in Pouono, Vava’u by the Department of Climate Change, MEIDECC. The objective is to increase knowledge of the youth of Vava’u on climate change impacts and the investment areas of climate finance donors toward addressing national climate change mitigation and adaptation priorities on-ground. The event opened...

Shobha Shukla - CNS "There is a global epidemic of violence against women - both within conflict zones and within societies at peace - and it is still treated as a lesser crime and lower priority" had said Angelina Jolie, actress and then UN Ambassador for refugees more than five years ago. With the onslaught of the pandemic and global public health emergency and cascading humanitarian crises, these words have only become even more relevant today.   The Asia Pacific region presents some very c...

Translate Home » News » VVF: Early marriage remains source of concern as thousands of girls live with fistula VVF: Early marriage remains source of concern as thousands of girls live with fistula On VVF Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF) is an abnormal opening between the bladder and the vagina that results in continuous and unremitting urinary incontinence. The entity is one among the most distressing complications of gynecologic and obstetric procedures. The common causes of V...

Epic Games award $25,000 to USP College FOLLOWING a successful bid to the American video and software company Epic Games, USP College has been selected to receive a $25,000 grant. The money will go towards expanding games development provision and Live Creative both of which are within the fast-moving Creative and Digital Sector.  Live Creative is a unique college company, where Creative Arts students gain experience undertaking ‘live’ projects for companies either locally ...

NIRDPR Recruitment 2020: Educational Criteria And Eligibility Desirous candidates applying for NIRDPR Jobs 2020 through NIRDPR Recruitment 2020 must have passed Class 12/HSC/Intermediate or equivalent; Post Graduate Degree/PDG Diploma in Social Science including Economics, Rural Development, Rural Management, Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work, Development Studies, History and similar from a recognised University/Institute as detailed in the NIRDPR Recruitment 2020 Notifica...

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