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  Article Highland hoteliers add their voices to call for a May reopening as route out of lockdown plans spark dismay, confusion and anger By Calum MacLeod Published: 08:00, 25 February 2021 Get the Ross-shire Journal sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the days newspaper Tanja Lister, who runs the Kylesku Hotel in Sutherland, warns Scottish Government plans risk devastating the tourism sector. Well known figures from the Highland hospitality sector have joi...

Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock - Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria, 25 February 2021 Format As delivered Thank you, Madam President. I will focus on three points today. First, the economic crisis and the rise in food insecurity; second, humanitarian access; and third, the protection of civilians. In addition, I have been asked by the Secretary-General to provide, on behalf of the UN system, a ...

25/02/2021 25 February 2021, Rome – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today met virtually with European Union (EU) Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives to FAO to discuss the UN agency’s priorities, the FAO-EU partnership, and the need for transforming agri-food systems. The Director-General lauded the EU members for the long-standing collaboration and active role in supporting FAO’s work. He stressed that 2021 was a...

Struggling firms in Aberdeen have shared nearly £500,000 in Covid funding in the last month - with hundreds more potentially waiting.

CyberScotland offers centralised security resource hub Newly launched partnership brings together security resources for individuals and organisations across Scotland Share this item with your network: By Published: 23 Feb 2021 11:29 A coalition of 10 organisations – including the Scottish government, Police Scotland and the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) – have clubbed together to set up the CyberScotland Partnership, designed to respond to calls for clarity around cyber s...

Nicola Sturgeon keeping Scots in dark over lockdown exit after only unveiling plan until April Simon Johnson © Getty Images Europe Nicola Sturgeon has only unveiled a lockdown plan until April 26 -  Getty Images Europe Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of keeping the public and businesses in the dark over her route out of lockdown after publishing a "partial" timetable outlining a very limited easing of restrictions only until the end of April. The First Minister announced a ...

This Friday the Portuguese Presidency placed at the heart of the European Union discussions, its thoughts on equity of access, inclusion and success for …

Search Beyond Zero to fund 5,000 community health volunteers’ Covid training Health & Science - By PSCU | February 20th 2021 at 01:25:54 GMT +0300 First Lady Margaret Kenyatta during the 5th edition of beyond Zero marathon race at Nyayo National stadium on March 8, 2020. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has said community health workers play a crucial role in the health sector as they reach out to those who are unable to access health facilities. She said it is in reco...

Margaret Kenyatta Reveals Her Quiet Role in Resolving Kenya’s Crisis 20 February 2021 - 4:48 pm Ryan Mwenda pictured with First Lady Margaret Kenyatta at a Jubilee Party event in September 2016 Twitter First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has shed light on an inspirational project she has been working on while keeping a low public profile since the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic. “In recognition of the pivotal role community health volunteers play in fighting the pandemic and to complement Gov...

18/02/2021 18 February 2021, Rome –  The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today met virtually the Group of Arab Ambassadors in Rome where he had the opportunity to talk about the FAO’s reform and reorganization, its work and the importance of transforming agri-food systems in the Arab world. In his opening remarks, the Director-General stressed that the continued structural reforms are making FAO more dynamic, results-orient...