EUCLID University & Association of Caribbean States Sign MoU
The Association of Caribbean States (ACS) and EUCLID University have signed an agreement which will see the two organisations collaborating on digital economy and data management in the public service of ACS Member countries. In a brief virtual ceremony on February 25, both ACS Secretary General Rodolfo Sabonge and Secretary General of Euclid University, Winston Dookeran, expressed their hope that the Memorandum of Understanding will begin a fruitful relationship for the countries of the Greater Caribbean.
In his remarks, Dookeran, Secretary General of EUCLID since July 2020 said, “We hope that our first program will be in advancing training in the digital economy, and more specifically on the subject of data management for executive management in the public service of the ACS countries. We are hoping to partner with the Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) of Waterloo, Canada to offer an executive cer
Nuclear bomb Friday [January 22nd] was an historic moment: it was the day the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons entered into force, making nuclear weapons illegal under international law. The first multilateral nuclear disarmament treaty in more than two decades, this is an important step towards the goal of a world free of nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, there is real hope that President Joe Biden and President Vladimir Putin will agree a full five-year extension of the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between Russia and the United States. Now is the time for our government to throw its weight behind the treaty. The Conservatives always say they are in favour of multilateral disarmament; well, here is their chance to show leadership as part of their Global Britain ambition, and make it happen - instead of continuing to use the threat of mass murder as a means to security.
Lehigh Valley Quakers asking mayors to support treaty to ban nuclear weapons | Letter
Updated Jan 27, 2021;
Posted Jan 27, 2021
Member state flags fly outside the United Nations headquarters, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in New York. AP
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At its business meeting of Jan. 17, the Lehigh Valley Quaker Meeting approved a “minute,” or resolution, endorsing the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNR) and urging the mayors and councils of the Lehigh Valley to sign on in support of the treaty.
The minute reads in part, “Since the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years ago, countries throughout the world have advocated a ban on nuclear weapons. The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their work convincing 122 nations of the world to sign on to” the treaty.