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The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity Announces 2023 Winners of Prize in Ethics Essay Contest

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, an organization founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel and his wife, Marion, announced this year's winners of the Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest.  The Foundation's yearly scholarship initiative selected five college student winners for their remarkable essays analyzing relevant ethical issues facing our world.

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, an organization founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel and his wife, Marion, announced this year's winners of the Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest.
  • "I'm proud to partner with Marion and Elisha Wiesel and the entire Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity in awarding the Prize in Ethics.
  • Additionally, the Foundation has opened its submissions for the 2024 Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest, accepting applications through December 29, 2023.
  • Interested students may apply at the following link: 2024 Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest

No more oil, gas and coal. Two nation-states join growing bloc of countries calling for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

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Sunday, September 24, 2023
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This move makes them the first countries outside the Pacific region to endorse the call for an international pact to transition away from oil, gas and coal.

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  • This move makes them the first countries outside the Pacific region to endorse the call for an international pact to transition away from oil, gas and coal.
  • This is why today I'm honoured to announce that Antigua and Barbuda join our Pacific friends in calling for a negotiation of a Fossil Fuel Treaty.
  • Timor-Leste stands in solidarity with Pacific nations and is formally joining the call for the negotiation of a Fossil Fuel Treaty.
  • Its mission is simple — to halt new fossil fuel ventures, phase out existing ones and fund a fair shift to clean energy.

Give Our Children a Voice and a Choice! - Third Global Peace Education Day Calls on UN for Child Empowerment

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- How do we give our children a voice and a choice?

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  • This free online conference is a chance to discover peace skills with some of the world's leading peace educators.
  • NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- How do we give our children a voice and a choice?
  • Now is the time to learn skills for peaceful living", say the organizers of the 3rd Global Peace Education Day online conference.
  • This free online conference is a chance to discover peace skills with some of the world's leading peace educators.

UN World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator and Global Blockchain Business Council Launch Initiative to Combat Global Hunger Using Blockchain Technology

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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Leveraging the power of blockchain technology to improve the delivery of humanitarian support, Food for Crisis will support a more sustainable future through innovation.

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  • Leveraging the power of blockchain technology to improve the delivery of humanitarian support, Food for Crisis will support a more sustainable future through innovation.
  • Food for Crisis 9.12 - UN World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator, GBBC Launch Initiative to Combat Global Hunger Using Blockchain Technology
    Communities across the world have been devastated by the global food crisis due to the combined effects of ongoing conflicts, economic shocks, and climate extremes, contributing to disruptions in supply chains and soaring fertilizer prices.
  • Food for Crisis aims to increase awareness of the global food crisis and raise funds to urgently mobilize resources to end hunger at scale.
  • The Food for Crisis initiative seeks to harness this technology for both immediate emergency relief and sustainable innovative solutions."

Carnegie Reporter Magazine’s International Issue Focuses on the Importance of Knowledge in Advancing Global Security and Peace

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Thursday, September 14, 2023
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Now more than ever, knowledge and understanding of complex international issues are critical to the advancement of a more secure world.

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  • Now more than ever, knowledge and understanding of complex international issues are critical to the advancement of a more secure world.
  • The Fall 2023 edition of the Carnegie Reporter magazine, published by the philanthropic foundation Carnegie Corporation of New York, examines complex topics critical to global security, from U.S.-China relations to the costs of war and nuclear proliferation, and highlights the importance of bridging the gap between academics and policymakers.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230914409985/en/
    From U.S.-China relations to global nuclear dynamics, the #CarnegieReporter's International Issue examines some of the most pressing issues of our time and efforts to address them by promoting knowledge and peace.
  • Readers are encouraged to republish or excerpt articles by seeking permission from the foundation.

In Memoriam: New ASEAN Energy Director, Governor Bill Richardson

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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New ASEAN Energy is deeply saddened by the untimely death of our Director, Governor Bill Richardson.

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  • New ASEAN Energy is deeply saddened by the untimely death of our Director, Governor Bill Richardson.
  • Governor Richardson had a long and distinguished career, previously serving as the Secretary of Energy and U.S.
  • Ambassador to the United Nations during the Clinton administration, two time Governor of State of New Mexico, U.S.
  • Governor Richardson was active in numerous international ventures, always providing valuable guidance and introductions.

Future FinTech's 'FTFT PAY' Sponsors Awards Ceremony

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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Prizes that FTFT UK offered to its valued customers included Samsung mobile phones, Honda motorcycles, and tickets to Rahat Fateh Ali Khan London concert.

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  • Prizes that FTFT UK offered to its valued customers included Samsung mobile phones, Honda motorcycles, and tickets to Rahat Fateh Ali Khan London concert.
  • All twelve UK winners were invited to attend the awards ceremony in London, and a separate celebration was held in Pakistan for four local Pakistani winners.
  • Alex Liao, CEO of Future Finance UK Limited, commented, "The purpose of the special lottery event and awards ceremony was to demonstrate the company's appreciation for cultures and religious values worldwide and to foster customer loyalty among our Muslim client base.
  • Certain prominent persons within the Pakistani community also attended the ceremony, including 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai's family members and many more.

Global Leaders and Civic Courage Alarmed by Possible Jailing of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus, Call for Justice

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Monday, August 28, 2023
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adding that they are "…concerned about his safety and freedom."

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  • adding that they are "…concerned about his safety and freedom."
  • This was a follow up to an earlier letter sent in March.
  • One of only seven people to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal, and the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom, Yunus has been under attack by Sheikh Hasina's government since 2010.
  • "The attacks on Muhammad Yunus are what you'd expect from an authoritarian government," said Sam Daley-Harris, the founder of Civic Courage and the anti-poverty nonprofit RESULTS.

Healing through witnessing: Documenting the stories of Yazidi refugees in Canada

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023
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At the Mosaic Refugee Health Clinic in Calgary, we tallied the physical damage, mental trauma and how families were ripped apart.

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  • At the Mosaic Refugee Health Clinic in Calgary, we tallied the physical damage, mental trauma and how families were ripped apart.
  • They insisted that the atrocities of genocide should never be forgotten and the culprits face justice.
  • These are the narratives shared by Yazidi refugees who were resettled through Canada’s Survivors of Daesh Program in Calgary and three other major Canadian cities between 2017 and 2019.
  • Although our clinic is one of the largest and longest-running specialized refugee health clinics in Canada, the rapid resettlement of 242 Yazidi refugees nearly broke us.

Documenting genocide

    • “When genocide is committed, it must be seen.” – Yazidi refugee, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and human rights activist Nadia Murad
      “When genocide is committed, it must be seen.” – Yazidi refugee, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and human rights activist Nadia Murad The resulting research is a community- and clinician-engaged cross-sectional study, which was recently published in the JAMA Network Open.
    • We offer it as a testament to the world, documenting the depths of human depravity and its darkest impulses.
    • The horrors of genocide defy comprehension, but in our ongoing struggle for human rights amid increasing global displacement, we must confront them.
    • Yazidi refugees are calling on the world to open its eyes to genocide, while indiscriminate killings and violence against women and children are, yet again, being used as weapons of war in Afghanistan, Ukraine and Sudan.

Refugee health policy summit

    • In the final act of healing, Refugee Health YYC will host Yazidi refugee, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and human rights activist Nadia Murad in Calgary, a refugee health policy summit, and for the first time, the North American Refugee Health Conference July 21-23.
    • These events will bring together health-care providers, researchers, policymakers and refugee leaders to learn from one another and develop new models to improve health care and well-being for the 108.3 million people forcibly displaced around the world.
    • Gabriel E. Fabreau MD, MPH, FRCPC receives research grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Alberta Innovates, MSI Foundation, and the University of Calgary.

Global Energy Prize 2023 laureates are two scientists from China

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Thursday, July 13, 2023
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YEREVAN, Armenia, July 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Conventional Energy nomination was left without a laureate this year. Due to fierce competition, no candidate was able to obtain the required number of votes from the International Award Committee (IAC). The IAC consists of 16 scientists from 11 countries: China, Hungary, India, Japan, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the United States and is chaired by Rae Kwon Chung, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

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  • The Global Energy Prize laureates in 2023 are the scientists from China: the category Non-Conventional Energy - Zhong Lin Wang, Founding Director of Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, and the category New Ways of Energy Application - Ruzhu Wang, Professor of Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
  • YEREVAN, Armenia, July 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Conventional Energy nomination was left without a laureate this year.
  • The Global Energy Prize consists of awards in three nominations; the prize fund of 430,000 USD is divided proportionally among the laureates.
  • Taking into account that this year Conventional Energy nomination was left without a winner, the Global Energy Association decided to award the annual Honorary Diploma in this field.