United Nations Economic and Social Council

Global Summit to Examine Ways to Bring Peace to the Korean Peninsula

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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The Universal Peace Federation (UPF) and the Royal Government of Cambodia are pleased to announce the upcoming World Summit 2022 (Summit for Peace on the Korean Peninsula) in Seoul, South Korea.

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  • The Universal Peace Federation (UPF) and the Royal Government of Cambodia are pleased to announce the upcoming World Summit 2022 (Summit for Peace on the Korean Peninsula) in Seoul, South Korea.
  • The Summit, Feb. 10-13, 2022 (KST), will focus on the theme Toward Peace on the Korean Peninsula.
  • Prominent speakers will examine many facets of reconciliation, starting with proposals for constructive dialogue and consensus-building measures among the major stakeholders on the Korean Peninsula.
  • The latter project was created to engage more than 2,000 global thought leaders on how to achieve a breakthrough for peace on the Korean Peninsula.

Voices for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons

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Monday, January 24, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Voices for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons Third Annual Voices Youth Award will be given to a youth who, or organization which, has pioneered or been part of exemplary programs and actions to engage youth in the local, regional or global movement to abolish nuclear weapons.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Voices for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons Third Annual Voices Youth Award will be given to a youth who, or organization which, has pioneered or been part of exemplary programs and actions to engage youth in the local, regional or global movement to abolish nuclear weapons.
  • This past year, Sahil Shah was selected winner of the second Voices Youth Award 2021 in recognition of his outstanding efforts to help abolish nuclear weapons.
  • We are now accepting nomination submissions for the Third Annual Voices Youth Award 2022.
  • Voices for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons is part of United Religions Initiative (URI) the largest grassroots interfaith network in the world: building bridges through working together on practical projects that enhancecivil communities and understanding between people of different religious and cultural traditions.

CGFNS Alliance Approves MedPro International as a Certified Ethical Firm in the Recruitment of Foreign-Educated Healthcare Professionals

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021
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SUNRISE, Fla., Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MedPro International is proud to announce that it has been approved as a Certified Ethical Recruitment Firm in the recruitment of foreign-educated healthcare professionals by the Alliance for Ethical International Recruitment Practices, a division of CGFNS International, Inc.

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  • SUNRISE, Fla., Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MedPro International is proud to announce that it has been approved as a Certified Ethical Recruitment Firm in the recruitment of foreign-educated healthcare professionals by the Alliance for Ethical International Recruitment Practices, a division of CGFNS International, Inc.
  • As a Certified Ethical Firm, MedPro commits to adherence to The Code and oversight by the Alliance.
  • MedPro Healthcare Staffing recruits domestic healthcare professionals and MedPro International recruits foreign-educated healthcare professionals.
  • Both domestic and foreign-educated healthcare professionals work on assignments across MedPro's nationwide network of client healthcare facilities.

WISeKey, Luminaries 21 and OISTE Foundation Announce New Series of NFTs for Good “The 1091 Leaders for ONE Humanity” During the International Art Week – Art Basel Miami

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Friday, December 3, 2021
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To commemorate this occasion, Pedro Sandoval has produced a unique NFT that recreates the 1,091 world leaders of Luminaries 21 in the metaverse.

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  • To commemorate this occasion, Pedro Sandoval has produced a unique NFT that recreates the 1,091 world leaders of Luminaries 21 in the metaverse.
  • Pedro Jos Sandoval (Ciudad Bolvar, July 12, 1964) 1 is a Spanish-Venezuelan artist based in Madrid, Spain.
  • Several times winner of international awards and having mingled with most of the major contemporary artists in Europe, he has been dabbling with NFTs since the mid 90s.
  • His belief is that art must tell a story and the artist must live that story to express it convincingly.

ListenFirst's Jonathan Farb Named Co-Chair Of The Advertising Research Foundation's Social Council

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021
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NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ListenFirst , the premier enterprise social analytics solution, is proud to announce that their Chief Product Officer, Jonathan Farb has been named Social Council Co-Chair by the Advertising Research Foundation (ARF).

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ListenFirst , the premier enterprise social analytics solution, is proud to announce that their Chief Product Officer, Jonathan Farb has been named Social Council Co-Chair by the Advertising Research Foundation (ARF).
  • Farb will complement the leadership of Amy Laine, the Principal Market Analyst, Social Insights Program Team Lead at IBM who was named the Social Council Chair by the ARF.
  • Their Social Council assesses best practices in the measurement of natural language processing, sentiment analysis, social marketing, and social media influencers and their effects in driving both upper and lower funnel brand metrics.
  • "I'm very proud of the work we've done together on the ARF's Social Council from creating such definitive resources as The ARF Social Council Field Guide to participating in such informative webinars as The Business Impact of Public Conversation," explained Jonathan Farb.

WISeKey’s Blockchain-Based Solutions Offer Decentralized Trust to Unlock a Decentralized Internet 3.0 via the Trust Protocol Alliance

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Monday, October 11, 2021
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Click this link to learn more about founding members, services offered, and recent and upcoming events of the Association.

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  • Click this link to learn more about founding members, services offered, and recent and upcoming events of the Association.
  • The problem was that in those early years, these companies had no distributed identity and trust management system to match the new distributed communications architecture.
  • WISeKeys blockchain-based solutions aim to override the need for a central authority by distributing information previously held in a centralized repository across a network of participating nodes.
  • Mission: transfer the control and management of technologies dealing with digital identities to neutral authorities working for the public interest.

WISeKey and OISTE.ORG foundation Announces its Entry into the Humanitarian World of NFTs Through the TrustedNFT.IO Platform

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Monday, October 4, 2021
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The OISTE Foundation supportsmanyglobal organizations that focus on human rights and sustainable developmentprojects.

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  • The OISTE Foundation supportsmanyglobal organizations that focus on human rights and sustainable developmentprojects.
  • Was amongst the first civil society organizations that subscribed and endorsed the International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance back in 2013.
  • Endorses the Principles on identification for sustainable development: Toward the Digital Age and aligns its practices with these principles.
  • The OISTE Foundation is a not for profit organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, regulated by article 80 et seq.

'One Human' Single / Video Featuring 100+ Prominent International Artists To Raise Funds For UNICEF

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021
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The "One Human" project is an international initiative that seeks to foster global unity through music.

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  • The "One Human" project is an international initiative that seeks to foster global unity through music.
  • The "One Human" song/video features 123 Artists from 110 Countries around the world.
  • The proceeds raised through the release of the song and associated fundraiser will benefit UNICEF .
  • UNICEF is working to slow the spread of COVID-19 and minimize its impact on children and communities worldwide.

Saudi Ministry of Finance: IMF Staff Reaffirm the Continued Recovery of the Saudi Economy

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Thursday, July 8, 2021
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Moreover, the Private Sector Financing Support Program," launched by the Saudi Central Bank, contributed to supporting SMEs in facing the challenges of the pandemic.

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  • Moreover, the Private Sector Financing Support Program," launched by the Saudi Central Bank, contributed to supporting SMEs in facing the challenges of the pandemic.
  • The IMF staff indicated that the potential of renewable energy in Saudi Arabia is huge and that it will attract domestic and foreign private investors.
  • The staff welcomed the high-level announcement of the Saudi Climate Strategy and the commitment from the leadership of the country to reducing GHG emissions.
  • The IMF staff also commended the Kingdom's efforts to mitigate the economic, social, and health effects of Covid-19 Pandemic.

Saudi Ministry of Finance: IMF Staff Reaffirm the Continued Recovery of the Saudi Economy

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Thursday, July 8, 2021
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Moreover, the Private Sector Financing Support Program," launched by the Saudi Central Bank, contributed to supporting SMEs in facing the challenges of the pandemic.

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  • Moreover, the Private Sector Financing Support Program," launched by the Saudi Central Bank, contributed to supporting SMEs in facing the challenges of the pandemic.
  • The IMF staff indicated that the potential of renewable energy in Saudi Arabia is huge and that it will attract domestic and foreign private investors.
  • The staff welcomed the high-level announcement of the Saudi Climate Strategy and the commitment from the leadership of the country to reducing GHG emissions.
  • The IMF staff also commended the Kingdom's efforts to mitigate the economic, social, and health effects of Covid-19 Pandemic.