Nobel Peace Prize

CORBEVAX®, A COVID19 VACCINE DEVELOPED BY BIO E-INDIA BASED ON THE RBD PROTEIN ANTIGEN TECHNOLOGY FROM TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CENTER FOR VACCINE DEVELOPMENT, RECEIVES WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION EMERGENCY USE LISTING APPROVAL

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Monday, January 22, 2024

HOUSTON, Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Children's Hospital announces today that Biological E's CORBEVAX®, a traditional, recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine has received World Health Organization (WHO) approval under Emergency Use Listing (EUL). CORBEVAX® is developed and commercialized by Biological E Limited, an established global vaccine supplier based in Hyderabad, India, using Pichia pastoris yeast strain expressing Receptor Binding Domain (RBD) protein of SARS-CoV-2 engineered by Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development (CVD) and Baylor College of Medicine (BCM),

Key Points: 
  • "The recombinant yeast strains enable production of the RBD protein which can be further utilized by vaccine researchers globally to develop & manufacture effective and low-cost vaccines.
  • By providing access to the yeast strains via non-exclusive licensing, we continue our mission to support global vaccine accessibility and availability."
  • Biological E subsequently developed large scale manufacturing technology for production of the RBD protein complying with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) as well as testing & characterization suitable for use as vaccine antigen.
  • The RBD protein was then used as an antigen and formulated with optimized adjuvants (Alum and CpG1018) to develop a COVID-19 candidate vaccine.

THE NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM FOCUSES ON MLK’S 95TH BIRTHDAY WITH FREE ADMISSION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Thanks to the generous support of FedEx, admission to the museum on King Day will be free for all guests.

Key Points: 
  • Thanks to the generous support of FedEx, admission to the museum on King Day will be free for all guests.
  • King once said ‘anyone can be great because anyone can serve,’” said Museum President Dr. Russ Wigginton.
  • King Day will kick off yearlong observances themed “History Moves Us Forward” as the Museum focuses on major civil rights milestones with anniversaries in 2024.
  • For more information about King Day at the National Civil Rights Museum, visit kingday.org .

Marquis Who's Who Curates List of Most Influential People Over 125 Years

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

UNIONDALE, N.Y., Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Marquis Who's Who (MWW), the world's leading biographical publisher, is proud to announce the individuals selected for the second half of 2023's Maker's List by releasing its list of the Most Influential People Over 125 Years. The Maker's Lists are curated by a selection committee and compiled by MWW Maker's List administrator Lisa Diamond with an aim to recognize both established and emerging leaders in their respective fields.

Key Points: 
  • Diamond continued, "The founding of Marquis Who's Who in 1898 by Albert N. Marquis promoted the value of the biographical prototype that continues to endure today."
  • The Most Influential People Over 125 Years list includes representatives of the past 13 decades, such as:
    Taylor Swift – Recognized for her global cultural prominence, Swift is a singer-songwriter who is the highest-grossing female performer of all time.
  • She co-founded the American Equal Rights Association and edited the organization's newspaper, "The Revolution," which disseminated the ideologies behind women's rights and equality.
  • The full Most Influential People Over 125 Years list can be accessed via the following URL:

BizWorld Names Tech Diplomacy Leader Keith Krach 2023 Riskmaster of the Year

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

BizWorld.org, a global non-profit that provides entrepreneurship education programs to youth, has named Keith Krach , Chairman of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue , former Under Secretary of State and Silicon Valley entrepreneur its 2023 Riskmaster of the Year.

Key Points: 
  • BizWorld.org, a global non-profit that provides entrepreneurship education programs to youth, has named Keith Krach , Chairman of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue , former Under Secretary of State and Silicon Valley entrepreneur its 2023 Riskmaster of the Year.
  • The award is in recognition of Krach's fearless leadership and transformative impact, spanning business, technology, academia, mentorship, economic diplomacy, social causes and national security.
  • “Keith embodies the essential qualities of a Riskmaster through his historic achievements, including architecting the Bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act that secured a $280 billion in funding for the tech industry.
  • Krach continues to shape the future of technology and public policy as leader of the congressionally mandated Global Tech Security Commission and co-founder and chairman of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue.

At COP28, Huawei Executive Says Carbon Neutrality Will Trigger Revolutionary Change

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A senior Huawei executive says the integration of the digital and energy worlds will improve energy efficiency and resource allocation worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • Addressing a session of the Global Innovation Hub (UGIH) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), hosted by the UAE, Charles Yang, Senior Vice President at Huawei, said opportunities brought about by carbon neutrality will trigger revolutionary technological and socioeconomic change.
  • "We're working to not just enhance the ICT sector via technological innovations, but also build innovative systems to help achieve the common goal of carbon neutrality," he said.
  • Yang cited several Huawei innovations that lowered ICT's carbon footprint.
  • "If they could leverage the 10 million mobile base stations globally and become energy producers, that will significantly reduce carbon emissions."

At COP28, Huawei Executive Says Carbon Neutrality Will Trigger Revolutionary Change

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A senior Huawei executive says the integration of the digital and energy worlds will improve energy efficiency and resource allocation worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • Addressing a session of the Global Innovation Hub (UGIH) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), hosted by the UAE, Charles Yang, Senior Vice President at Huawei, said opportunities brought about by carbon neutrality will trigger revolutionary technological and socioeconomic change.
  • "We're working to not just enhance the ICT sector via technological innovations, but also build innovative systems to help achieve the common goal of carbon neutrality," he said.
  • Yang cited several Huawei innovations that lowered ICT's carbon footprint.
  • "If they could leverage the 10 million mobile base stations globally and become energy producers, that will significantly reduce carbon emissions."

Statement - The Government of Canada marks the 35th anniversary of United Nations Peacekeeping Forces receiving Nobel Peace Prize

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Sunday, December 10, 2023

"The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to United Nations Peacekeeping Forces on 10 December 1988 to recognize the important contributions that peacekeepers made towards the pursuit of one of the UN's most fundamental obligations: to maintain international peace and security.

Key Points: 
  • "The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to United Nations Peacekeeping Forces on 10 December 1988 to recognize the important contributions that peacekeepers made towards the pursuit of one of the UN's most fundamental obligations: to maintain international peace and security.
  • "From 1948 to 1988, more than half-a-million troops from 53 states, including Canada, were involved in peacekeeping missions in places like Cyprus, Kashmir, the Congo and West New Guinea.
  • Peacekeeping operations have not always been peaceful, with more than 730 peacekeepers losing their lives as they sought to maintain peace in parts of the world ravaged by war and conflict.
  • As peacekeepers and peacemakers, you have helped to forge Canada's long-standing reputation as a country that can be counted on to support peace operations around the world.

Education Cannot Wait Announces US$325,000 Grant to Support Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Through Innovative Education Initiative

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In northeast Nigeria, fourteen years of violence by the insurgency group Boko Haram has left a painful and lasting mark on the childhoods, safety and education of countless girls and women, with schools and family homes being regularly targeted by attacks and mass kidnappings.

Key Points: 
  • To support the learning and wellbeing of survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and children born of war in this region, Education Cannot Wait ( ECW ) announced today a US$325,000 grant to the Global Survivors Fund ( GSF ).
  • This 12-month Acceleration Facility grant will reach survivors, as well as their children and families, in states affected by Boko Haram's violence and support their access to holistic, quality education.
  • "Sexual violence is too often used as a weapon of war and terror in crisis contexts around the world.
  • Education Cannot Wait is honored to partner with the Global Survivors Fund to provide safe, inclusive, and gender-responsive quality education services co-created with survivors of Boko Haram's despicable sexual violence.

Education Cannot Wait Announces US$325,000 Grant to Support Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Through Innovative Education Initiative

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In northeast Nigeria, fourteen years of violence by the insurgency group Boko Haram has left a painful and lasting mark on the childhoods, safety and education of countless girls and women, with schools and family homes being regularly targeted by attacks and mass kidnappings.

Key Points: 
  • To support the learning and wellbeing of survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and children born of war in this region, Education Cannot Wait ( ECW ) announced today a US$325,000 grant to the Global Survivors Fund ( GSF ).
  • This 12-month Acceleration Facility grant will reach survivors, as well as their children and families, in states affected by Boko Haram's violence and support their access to holistic, quality education.
  • "Sexual violence is too often used as a weapon of war and terror in crisis contexts around the world.
  • Education Cannot Wait is honored to partner with the Global Survivors Fund to provide safe, inclusive, and gender-responsive quality education services co-created with survivors of Boko Haram's despicable sexual violence.

STATEMENT BY FRED RYAN, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION AND INSTITUTE ON THE DEATH OF HENRY KISSINGER

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

President Reagan once said: I have great respect for Henry and great friendship.

Key Points: 
  • President Reagan once said: I have great respect for Henry and great friendship.
  • It was during that time that President Reagan got to know Dr. Kissinger well and once said of him, "I have great respect for Henry and great friendship."
  • Dr. Kissinger embodied the American Dream that Ronald Reagan spoke of often.
  • Ronald and Nancy Reagan welcomed Dr. Kissinger's advice and counsel both before and during the presidency.