April2017
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New migration data analysis unit Launched in Egypt
Apr 13, 2017News Hour: On 6 April, Egypt’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) and IOM launched a new Migration Data Analysis Unit. The Migration Data Analysis Unit aims to fill in existing information gaps by... -
Microfinance expansion project in PNG receives additional funding
Apr 13, 2017News Hour: The Government of Australia has provided AU$316,500 ($237,375) in additional financing to the ongoing Microfinance Expansion Project, designed to increase access to financial services for the people of Papua New Guinea (PNG). The project,... -
10,000 displaced people, returnees reached with life-saving aid
Apr 13, 2017News Hour: On 2 April, IOM reached approximately 10,000 people with lifesaving aid in Aleppo, Syria. In cooperation with partners, IOM teams deployed in the Al-Ansari, Al-Kallaseh and Al-Mohandiseen neighbourhoods of Aleppo distributed over 7,410 core... -
Maritime safety, efficiency in Tuvalu’s outer Islands
Apr 13, 2017News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Tuvalu today signed an $11.8 million grant to fund the improvement of Tuvalu’s outer island ports, making the transfer of people and the loading and... -
Musician J. Geils, dies at Massachusetts home
Apr 13, 2017News Hour: J. Geils, leader of The J. Geils Band whose hard-driving hits of the late 1970s and early 1980s included “Centerfold,” “Freeze Frame” and “Love Stinks,” died on Tuesday at his home in Groton, Massachusetts,... -
Klopp questions decision to make Dortmund play so soon after attack
Apr 13, 2017News Hour: Former Borussia Dortmund manager Juergen Klopp on Thursday questioned a decision by European soccer authority UEFA to reschedule the German team’s Champions League quarter-final for just 24 hours after their bus was attacked. Klopp... -
Dybala extends his Juventus contract until 2022
Apr 13, 2017News Hour: Juventus forward Paulo Dybala has extended his contract by two years until June 2022, the Turin club said on Thursday. The 23-year-old is seen as one of the most talented players in Serie A... -
Coppola, Haneke, Haynes films in lineup for Cannes
Apr 13, 2017News Hour: Sofia Coppola’s Civil War thriller “The Beguiled” starring Nicole Kidman and “Happy End” by Austria’s Michael Haneke starring French icon Isabelle Huppert are among the 18 films picked to compete in Cannes, organisers said... -
Ronaldo hits 100th European goal
Apr 13, 2017News Hour: Cristiano Ronaldo made more history by becoming the first player to score 100 goals in European competition with a double in Real Madrid’s Champions League quarter-final first leg against Bayern Munich on Wednesday. The... -
South Korea PGA Tour event to be on Jeju island
Apr 13, 2017News Hour: The US PGA Tour confirmed Thursday that South Korea’s stop on their new three-event Asian swing later this year will be held on the resort island of Jeju from October 19-22. The CJ Cup...
