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UN-WOMEN HAS A COMPELLING ROLE IN UNITED NATIONS REFORMS …ALIE KABBA The President of the Executive Board of UN-Women has called for a compelling role for the global champion of women and girls in UN reforms. His Excellency Alie Kabba was speaking at the First Regular Session of UN-Women Executive Board for 2021 in New York on Monday,15th February 2021. Dr. Kabba applauded UN-Women on its ability to deliver targets and fulfill its mandate in partnership with Member States, civil society and all gender champions despite current global challenges. He said 2021would be an important year for...

UNDP Support for Climate Change Adaptation Format Excellency Ambassador, Distinguished Members of the Executive Board and Member States On behalf of UNDP management, I would like to thank Director Oscar Garcia and his team at the Independent Evaluation Office for its evaluation on UNDP’s support to climate change adaptation. UNDP welcomes the evaluation and notes the important findings where it can draw lessons as we move forward towards the next Strategic Plan. I am pleased to present you with UNDP’s management response on the evaluation – in the interests of time, I will not go into a...

Bigfoot hunting season could soon be a reality in Oklahoma. Author: 5NEWS Web Staff Updated: 7:43 PM EST January 22, 2021 OKLAHOMA, USA — A bill was introduced in Oklahoma on Wednesday (Jan. 20) to establish a Bigfoot hunting season.  State Rep. Justin Humphrey, who represents Atoka, Bryan, Choctaw and Pushmataha counties, proposed House Bill 1648 for the First Regular Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature on Feb. 1. The new law would establish a Bigfoot hunting season, overseen and regulated by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.  Humphry say...

Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce issued the following announcement on Jan. 6. The Greater Phoenix Chamber (the Chamber) announces its legislative priorities for the First Regular Session of Arizona’s 55th Legislature. This session, the Chamber is advocating for a structurally balanced budget, seeking pro-workforce policies that ensure employers can recover fully from the pandemic and have strong talent pipelines and guarding against unnecessary and costly regulations that hinder business growth. “The Greater Phoenix Chamber’s 2021 legislative agenda reflects the priorities of our mem...

(provided) JEFFERSON CITY — State Sen. Karla Eslinger, R-Wasola, took the oath of office this morning, joining 33 other members of the Missouri Senate for the start of the First Regular Session of Missouri’s 101st General Assembly. Elected in November, Sen. Eslinger will serve Missouri’s 33rd Senatorial District, which includes eight counties: Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Ripley, Texas, Webster and Wright. She previously represented District 155 in the Missouri House of Representatives. “My roots and my home are in southern Missouri and I am honored and humbled by the opportunity t...