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International Day of the Girl: Landmarks across the US, around the world join CARE to shine a light on girls' empowerment

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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ATLANTA, Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On the evening of October 11, 2023 – International Day of the Girl – dozens of buildings and landmarks around the globe (including in the US, Canada, Ireland, and Australia) will join CARE by lighting up in honor of this global commemoration of girls' empowerment.

Key Points: 
  • In advance of International Day of the Girl, CARE's #TaketheMic initiative has been elevating the voices of girls and challenging audiences to think more deeply about girls' experiences and how harmful gender norms can impact a girl's life.
  • As part of the campaign, CARE has created a digital platform for girls to share their stories.
  • The humanitarian organization has also co-produced videos captured at in-person storytelling workshops for teenage girls organized in different parts of the world earlier this year.
  • "We at CARE are incredibly grateful to all these landmarks around the world that are helping us amplify girls' voices by literally and figuratively shining a light on gender inequality," said Monica Rowe, Chief Marketing Officer, CARE USA.

ISAP2023: The 15th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific: “Accelerating Sustainability Transitions in Asia and the Pacific: The Transformative Potential of Integration, Inclusion and Localisation”

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) will host the 15th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2023).

Key Points: 
  • The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) will host the 15th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2023).
  • This year, the Plenary Sessions will be held on Tuesday, 19 December 2023 at Pacifico Yokohama as a hybrid event, with participation in-person and online.
  • In addition, the Thematic Tracks will be held online from October 2023 to January 2024.
  • Integration: Maximising synergies and minimising trade-offs across climate, biodiversity and circular economy are essential to advancing the sustainability agenda.

AGBU Organizes On-The-Ground Relief for Armenian Evacuees from Nagorno Karabakh

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Monday, October 2, 2023
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Collaborating with WCK, AGBU is ready to tackle this humanitarian crisis of historic proportions.

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  • Collaborating with WCK, AGBU is ready to tackle this humanitarian crisis of historic proportions.
  • Now the team is back in action to bring comfort and hope to ever-growing numbers of Armenian evacuees.
  • Each year, AGBU is committed to making a difference in the lives of 500,000 people across Armenia, Artsakh and the Armenian diaspora.
  • Since 1906, AGBU has remained true to one overarching goal: to create a foundation for the prosperity of all Armenians.

Trade unions and the new economy: 3 African case studies show how workers are recasting their power in the digital age

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Sunday, October 1, 2023
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In Nigeria they are angry over the rising cost of living and in South Africa, municipal workers are striking for better wages.

Key Points: 
  • In Nigeria they are angry over the rising cost of living and in South Africa, municipal workers are striking for better wages.
  • But it’s becoming increasingly difficult to build sustainable worker organisations as companies employ more people on a casual basis in the digital age.
  • In our new book, Recasting Workers’ Power: Work and Inequality in the Shadow of the Digital Age, we focus on workers’ power.

Three case studies

    • We found the factory workers were using a range of tools – old and new – to organise.
    • But they also drew on old practices (institutional power) by taking up cases through the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and the amended Labour Relations Act.
    • Both offer the possibility of workers being able to get permanent jobs in the company at which they work.
    • In Kampala, we found that the Amalgamated Transport and General Workers’ Union was also using new approaches to organise workers.
    • Importantly, where trade unions have taken up the issues of informal workers, unions have also undergone fundamental changes.

What next?

    • But it also suggests some grounds for optimism in the new and hybrid forms of organisation and the coalitions that are emerging.
    • The question raised by these findings is whether these embryonic forms of worker organisation are sustainable.

South Africa has one of the strongest navies in Africa: its strengths and weaknesses

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Friday, September 29, 2023
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The deaths of three members of the South African Navy (SA Navy) on 20 September 2023, when a freak wave swept them off the deck of the submarine SAS Manthatisi, has put the spotlight on the organisation and its work. André Wessels is a military historian; his latest book is A Century of South African Naval History: The South African Navy and its Predecessors 1922-2022. The Conversation Africa asked him for insights.How big is South Africa’s navy? How does it compare? The South African Navy has always been one of the strongest naval forces in sub-Saharan Africa.

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The deaths of three members of the South African Navy (SA Navy) on 20 September 2023, when a freak wave swept them off the deck of the submarine SAS Manthatisi, has put the spotlight on the organisation and its work. André Wessels is a military historian; his latest book is A Century of South African Naval History: The South African Navy and its Predecessors 1922-2022. The Conversation Africa asked him for insights.

How big is South Africa’s navy? How does it compare?

    • The South African Navy has always been one of the strongest naval forces in sub-Saharan Africa.
    • Egypt has the strongest navy in Africa, and Algeria is the second strongest as it has been steadily building up its naval forces.
    • Thanks to its submarine capabilities, the SA Navy can be regarded as one of the strongest on the continent.

Can it protect the country’s territorial waters?

    • And the navy can also do patrol work with its surface vessels (if they are able to go to sea).
    • But it has a limited anti-submarine warfare capability, and is not able to project much power across long distances.
    • South Africa is a maritime state, given that all its borders are on the ocean bar its northern one.

What’s its role?

    • Its core business is “to fight at sea”, with its official mission “to win at sea”.
    • The navy can also play a role in humanitarian relief operations, search-and-rescue operations and peace support operations.
    • In the course of its history, the SA Navy has performed these and many other tasks.
    • In addition, the navy has an important diplomatic role in sending warships (“grey diplomats”) on flag-showing visits to other countries.

What is the history of the SA Navy?

    • The navy can trace its history back to 1 April 1922, when the SA Naval Service was established.
    • This became the Seaward Defence Force in 1939 when the Second World War broke out, and the SA Naval Forces in 1942.
    • It played a small but important role in the Allied war effort against Nazi Germany, patrolling the South African coastal waters.
    • All cultural groups, as well as an increasing number of women, would henceforth be represented in the navy.

FourKites Opens New APAC Headquarters in Chennai, Renews its Commitment to the Hybrid Work Model

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
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Leading supply chain visibility provider FourKites announced today that it has opened a new Asia-Pacific headquarters in Chennai's DLF Cybercity.

Key Points: 
  • Leading supply chain visibility provider FourKites announced today that it has opened a new Asia-Pacific headquarters in Chennai's DLF Cybercity.
  • The move to a more modern, compact space signals the company’s continued commitment to the hybrid work model, providing a comfortable, flexible workspace for local employees to collaborate, and empowering them to transition easily between in-person and remote work.
  • The move is also aligned with FourKites’ ongoing commitment to sustainability.
  • Together, FourKites and MKI will deliver on surging demand for FourKites’ platform in the region, while FourKites continues to grow its headcount to support global customer needs.

TradeFlow Capital Management enables scalable Carbon abatement in Rwanda

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Monday, September 25, 2023
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SINGAPORE, Sept. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In a first-in-class partnership between Tradeflow Capital Management (TradeFlow), The FarmFresh Food Company Ltd (FarmFresh) and Heads of Schools Organisation Rwanda (HOSO), a partnership monetising 298mt of CO2e averted over the Rwandan school year September 2022 to August 2023 has been realised,  during which FarmFresh supplied 119mt of cooked beans into schools in Kigali, equivalent to ~790,000 school meal servings of beans.

Key Points: 
  • Using industry accepted tried-and-tested emissions reduction verification approaches and models, FarmFresh worked closely with Tradeflow to develop an informal, voluntary carbon credit linked to each 1kg of cooked beans used by a school.
  • TradeFlow paid the USD equivalent of the carbon offsets calculated as a donation to HOSO to promote improved nutrition while reducing reliance on solid biomass fuel stock.
  • Emmanuel Dusingizimana, the Executive Secretary of HOSO added: "We are excited to be part of this innovative initiative.
  • The partnership with FarmFresh and Tradeflow is an example of what can be done to meet this challenge.

RevoluGROUP Canada Inc. Announces Strategic Board Appointments to Bolster Growth and Innovation

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Monday, September 18, 2023
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Vancouver, BC, Sept. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RevoluGROUP Canada Inc. (TSX-V: REVO ), (Frankfurt: IJA2 ) (“the Company”) is pleased to announce several appointments and adjustments to their board's composition to drive growth, productivity, and innovation.

Key Points: 
  • Vancouver, BC, Sept. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RevoluGROUP Canada Inc. (TSX-V: REVO ), (Frankfurt: IJA2 ) (“the Company”) is pleased to announce several appointments and adjustments to their board's composition to drive growth, productivity, and innovation.
  • Fernando Guillen, with a strong background in running diverse companies and driving economic growth, has been appointed as a new Director.
  • These changes aim to leverage the diverse skills and experiences of the board members to achieve economic growth while maintaining high service standards and industry leadership.
  • These strategic appointments mark an exciting chapter for the Company, positioning us uniquely to unlock untapped opportunities, drive innovation, and foster new avenues of growth across Europe and worldwide."

HCLTech launches Climate Action Grant in Americas

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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HCLTech , a leading global technology company, today launched the HCLTech Grant in the Americas program.

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  • HCLTech , a leading global technology company, today launched the HCLTech Grant in the Americas program.
  • The program will provide grants to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) combating climate change and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity across the Americas.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230919747797/en/
    The HCLTech Grant program has been supporting India-based non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for the last eight years and is now being launched in the Americas to empower NGOs and further scale their grassroots innovation in climate action.
  • For more information on HCLTech’s Climate Action Grant for the Americas, please visit the following webpage: - https://americas-grant.hcltech.com/
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Thousands of Volunteers Unite for a Global Peace Event

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Sunday, September 24, 2023
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NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A world peace summit was held in South Korea from September 18th to 20th. Under the theme of "Implementation of Multidimensional Strategies for Institutional Peace," the event was hosted by Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL), an international peace NGO affiliated with the United Nations Economic and Social Council and the Department of Global Communications. With the help of 2,000 volunteers, HWPL prepared to welcome over 800 leaders from 121 countries representing diverse sectors, including politics, education, youth, women, media, and religion.

Key Points: 
  • Under the theme of "Implementation of Multidimensional Strategies for Institutional Peace," the event was hosted by Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL), an international peace NGO affiliated with the United Nations Economic and Social Council and the Department of Global Communications.
  • The broadcast media team consisting of 208 volunteers worked to capture and convey the essence of the summit to a global audience.
  • The security department also took steps to provide about 400 volunteers with continuous training and education for six months leading up to the event.
  • "All of these volunteers, driven by their passion for peace, are working tirelessly to support the peace summit, and their unwavering commitment is truly remarkable.