July2016
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IOM, Red-R train engineers in Nepal on safer reconstruction
Jul 9, 2016News Hour: Through June and July 2016, IOM Nepal and NGO Red-R India are conducting five training sessions in Sindhupalchowk, Nepal, for 113 Nepali engineers on: Quality Construction and Supervision for Build Back Safer. Funded by... -
More migrants depart voluntarily from the Netherlands
Jul 9, 2016News Hour: The number of migrants opting for voluntary departure from the Netherlands to their countries of origin with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is growing. Under the IOM Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR)... -
Farcical trial of Nabeel Rajab a barefaced assault on freedom of expression
Jul 9, 2016News Hour: Bahraini authorities must immediately release human rights defender Nabeel Rajab and drop all charges against him ahead of his trial next week over Twitter posts criticizing the war in Yemen and allegations of torture... -
After five years of independence, urgent reform is needed in South Sudan
Jul 9, 2016News Hour: Five years after the birth of South Sudan, Oxfam warned today that without commitment from all signatories to the country’s 2015 peace agreement, the country will falter. According to Oxfam, the transitional government and... -
Oxfam condemns the murder of Honduran activist Lesbia Yaneth
Jul 9, 2016News Hour: In reaction to the murder of Lesbia Yaneth Urquia Urquia, a member of the Indigenous rights organization COPINH, Oxfam International Executive Director Winnie Byanyima said: “Once again, the blood of a human rights defender... -
World Bank and Wharton School announce winners of “Ideas for Action “
Jul 9, 2016News Hour: The World Bank Group and the Wharton School of Business announced the winners of its 2nd annual global youth development finance competition, entitled Ideas for Action (I4A). This innovation competition is organized in partnership... -
World Bank MD Sri Mulyani Indrawati to visit Argentina
Jul 9, 2016News Hour: Sri Mulyani Indrawati, World Bank Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, will begin a four-day trip to Argentina next week to visit development projects in the country and to meet with government officials, civil... -
USAID announces $25 million to support adolescent girl’s education in Afghanistan
Jul 9, 2016News Hour: At the Girls’ Education Forum in London, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a commitment of $25 million through Let Girls Learn to help sustain a teacher apprenticeship program in Afghanistan for... -
World Bank and India sign agreement to diversify and enhance household income in Bihar
Jul 9, 2016News Hour: The Government of India, the Government of Bihar and the World Bank today signed a US$ 290 million credit agreement to help improve livelihood opportunities for poor rural households across 300 blocks and 32... -
European commission approves trevicta® (paliperidone palmitate a 3-monthly injection), for maintenance treatment of schizophrenia
Jul 9, 2016News Hour: Janssen-Cilag International NV announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved the use of TREVICTA® (paliperidone palmitate a 3-monthly injection) for the maintenance treatment of schizophrenia in adult patients. TREVICTA will provide the longest...
