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  • Ashton Under Fire Again

    Posted by Ivy Mungcal on 15 March 2010

      Catherine Ashton, the European Union’s foreign affairs chief, is being accused of “political weakness,” which many noted could cause delays in the creation of the new E.U. diplomatic corps, the Telegraph reports. Ashton is scheduled to present her plans for the proposed External Action Service on March 17 but insiders told the Telegraph, she may not be ready with a proposal by then. A number of issues are yet to be addressed, including who will be in charge of ...

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  • U.N. Moves Back Afghanistan Staff

    Posted by Ivy Mungcal on 15 March 2010

      U.N. foreign staffers are back in Afghanistan to lend first-hand support to the organization’s mission in the country, Washington Post reports. The U.N. evacuated its foreign staff in Afghanistan to Dubai, following the targeted attack on a U.N. guesthouse in Kabul. There are currently a number of vacancies within the mission, the Washington Post notes, because a number of the staff resigned while some left after the end of their contracts.  

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  • Laos Gets Climate Change Boosts from ADB

    Posted by Ivy Mungcal on 15 March 2010

      The Asian Development Bank approved USD3.1 million worth of grants to boost climate change initiatives in Laos and help the country build its resilience to floods, droughts and similar extreme weather events. The grants, provided in part by the Nordic Development Fund, will enhance the technical skills and supply policy support for Laos’ National Steering Committee on Climate Change, which implements the country’s national climate change action plan. The capacity building ...

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  • UN Agencies Vaccinate Afghan Children Against Polio

    Posted by Ivy Mungcal on 15 March 2010

      The U.N. Children’s Fund and World Health Organization aim to reach approximately 7.7 million children under the five living in Afghanistan with a new three-day polio vaccination campaign it organized with the country’s health ministry. Launched on March 14, the drive builds on several national immunization projects started by the two agencies in 2009 and a recent campaign in February 2010, which targeted some 2.8 children. The WHO is also replenishing its medical supplies...

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  • USAID, Gorbachev Foundation Partner for Child Welfare

    Posted by Ivy Mungcal on 15 March 2010

      The U.S. Agency for International Development and the Gorbachev Foundation recently signed a partnership to promote the welfare of vulnerable Russian children and their families. The partnership will kick-off with a pilot initiative dubbed Safe Childhood Project, which aims to establish a high-level forum where government officials, scientists and other professionals can discuss child welfare issues and share best practices in child welfare reform. This pilot project will be managed b...

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