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April 4, 2021 Azlan Othman “Brunei Darussalam’s economy is still heavily reliant on oil and gas and the positive growth of non-oil and gas sector is not sufficient to drive the economy and thus we need to continue intensify our diversification efforts.” This was said by Permanent Secretary (Economy) at the Ministry of Finance and Economy Dr Hajah May Fa’ezah binti Haji Ahmad Ariffin at the very first Brunei Economic Forum with the theme, ‘Towards a dynamic and sustainable economy’ held at Senate Room, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) yesterday. She added, “I hope today’s for...

Empowering women in political, diplomatic fields  10 Mar 2021 - 8:28 The Human Rights Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the United Kingdom Embassy to the State of Qatar, in the framework of celebrating International Women’s Day, organized a seminar on “Empowering women in the political and diplomatic field,” to increase awareness of the important roles that women can play during their work in the political and diplomatic fields. The virtual seminar was chaired by Acting Director of the UN Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West A...

Meet the driving force behind Adopt a Black Peace Corps Volunteer You are here Feb. 25, 2021 Clintandra Thompson attended Howard University and was a Community Economic Development (CED) Volunteer in Senegal from 2012 – 2014. After her returning from service, she founded Adopt a Black Peace Corps Volunteer, through which Black returned Peace Corps Volunteers support Black Volunteers during their service by sending cards, care packages, text messages, and more. We caught up with her over Zoom to learn about her Peace Corps experience, how it has impacted her life after servic...

Returned Peace Corps Volunteers continue to show up for one another You are here Feb. 18, 2021 When Volunteers around the world were evacuated last year due to COVID-19, the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCV) Alliance for Ukraine , quickly mobilized to provide support to those who found themselves returning abruptly from their service in the Eastern European country. When Peace Corps Volunteers return to the United States after their service, many stay connected to their host countries. Some travel to visit their old host families, others donate to host country causes, and...