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Ranitha Gnanarajah, a Sri Lankan lawyer and civil activist, has been included in this year s list of 14 International Courageous Women award presented annually by the US State Department.
On Monday, March 8, at 10:00 a.m., Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will host the annual International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards virtual ceremony to honor a group of extraordinary women from around the world, including an honorary award for seven women leaders and activists from Afghanistan who were assassinated for their dedication to improving the lives of Afghans.
The First Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden will deliver remarks to recognize the courageous accomplishments of these women.
Mar 08, 2021
90,000 jobs to be created with record capital investments | 90 000 emplois seront créés grâce à des investissements record en immobilisation
Alberta’s 2021 Capital Plan spends $20.7 billion over three years to create 90,000 jobs and protect Albertans’ livelihoods as part of Alberta’s Recovery Plan.
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In addition to continued funding for projects already underway, the 2021 Capital Plan provides $825.8 million for new projects over the next three years, including critical health-care infrastructure and 14 school projects around the province.
“As we continue to protect Albertans from COVID-19, we are focused on protecting livelihoods by planning ahead, creating jobs and preparing for recovery through our multibillion-dollar Capital Plan. These record investments are a key part of the Alberta Recovery Plan to build, diversify, and create new jobs. Af
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Tripura is a north-eastern state of India, which has been much less researched in the national and international policy studies or in terms of political economic aspects by social scientists outside Tripura. A few articles are available on Tripura’s socio-economic indicators but the number is much less than the research done on the economy of many other states of India. However, the state provided the opportunity of research to social scientists in the sense that Tripura underwent a massive social, political and economic transformation from 1983 onwards after the establishment of the left regime in the state. The story of the transformation was evident in several researches and reports done by established academic institutions and independent researchers.
The distress sale of national assets is unwise
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The government’s intent to offload public sector units and banks will only result in the long-term loss of public wealth
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The government’s intent to offload public sector units and banks will only result in the long-term loss of public wealth
The origin of the ongoing crisis in the Indian economy was the fateful night of November 8, 2016. Dr. Manmohan Singh’s prescient words in Parliament that demonetisation would lead to a 2% drop in the GDP were not heeded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On the contrary, a badly designed and hastily implemented flawed Goods and Services Tax (GST) followed, further devastating vast numbers of medium and small enterprises, as well as the vast informal sector of the economy. Together, these twin disasters robbed millions of their livelihoods and plunged the Indian economy into a prolonged slump that predates the COVID-19 pan
COX’S BAZAAR, Bangladesh/GENEVA | 3/3/2021 LWF distributed mosquito nets to more than 12,000 households in two camps in Cox ’s Bazaar refugee camp. The nets will protect especially small children against diseases such as Dengue fever and Malaria. Photo: Bela Wadud/ RDRS/LREP
Livelihood support and protection against diseases
(LWI) - In October 2017, violence in Myanmar forced over 700,000 Rohingya to flee to neighboring Bangladesh. They found a temporary home in Cox’s Bazaar refugee camp, one of the largest refugee camps worldwide.
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in 2017 started an emergency operation through its former country program, RDRS Bangladesh. They provided emergency relief items in the initial response then moved to recovery programs, which benefitted both refugees and host communities including improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), reproductive health, nutrition, livelihoods and environment protection.