Public Interest

Learning for a Lasting Peace: International Day of Education Statement by Education Cannot Wait Executive Director Yasmine Sherif

NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Education is the bedrock of peace, the foundation of strong societies, and the building block for a better world. This year, as we celebrate the Sixth International Day of Education under the theme of 'learning for a lasting peace', we call on world leaders...

2024-01-24 13:15 1491

INTREPID Alliance Releases Review of Antiviral Compounds in Clinical Development to Contribute to Collaborative Efforts in Pandemic Preparedness

Global landscape analysis identifies strengths and gaps in R&D pipeline  to inform international pandemic preparedness efforts ROME and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The INTREPID Alliance, a consortium of innovative biopharmaceutical companies dedicated to accelerating the devel...

2024-01-24 08:22 1445

Ratnesh Kumar Jha Named GM, Institutional Language Products at ETS

PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ETS announced today that it has namedRatnesh Kumar Jha as its new GM, Institutional Language Products. Jha will work alongsideRohit Sharma, ETS Senior Vice President, Global Higher Education & Workskills on the global expansion of ETS's institutional...

2024-01-17 18:00 1800

Keywords to understand China: Hehe Culture

TAIZHOU, China, Jan. 17, 2024 This is a report from China SCIO:   Keywords to understand China: Hehe Culture http://english.scio.gov.cn/videos/2023-12/11/content_116871683.htm ...

2024-01-17 16:50 1713

A new dream to unify and uplift America through service begins today

Realizing the Dream is a collaboration between the Martin Luther King III Foundation and Legacy+, with support from the National Football League. NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks the beginning of a remarkable new initiative to realizeMartin Luther King Jr.'s dream for America....

2024-01-15 23:30 1466

Leaders across every industry cite democratizing data and AI as the number one challenge to achieving their generative AI goals, according to a new MIT Technology Review Insights research report

Nearly nine in ten surveyed organizations are currently adopting or piloting generative AI systems CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report by MIT Technology Review Insights explores the breakthroughs in data intelligence that will enable CIOs to reach their data and generativ...

2024-01-09 22:00 1210

ICANN ANNOUNCES GRANT PROGRAM TO SPUR INNOVATION

Program will fund projects that support a secure, globally accessible Internet LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the nonprofit organization that coordinates the Domain Name System (DNS), announced today the ICANN Grant Progr...

2024-01-09 20:00 1743

Panda Cup Tongxiang Tour: Exploring the Ancient Town

TONGXIANG, China, Dec. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- By China Report ASEAN. "This is my first visit to an ancient Chinese town," marveled Eva Akimova, a Russian student fromGuangdong University of Foreign Studies, upon reaching Puyuan Town in Tongxiang, east China'sZhejiang Province. "I had only seen ...

2023-12-25 16:06 2869

Action. Unity. Impact. Global Refugee Forum Statement by ECW Executive Director Yasmine Sherif

GENEVA, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at the Global Refugee Forum, we reaffirm our commitment to alleviate human suffering and serve humanity. We stand with refugee children and adolescents everywhere. We will steadfastly continue to work with all our partners and invest in a quality educat...

2023-12-14 03:47 1499

GREATER DES MOINES PARTNERSHIP ANNUAL DINNER SPEAKER ANNOUNCED

GREATER DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greater Des Moines Partnership has announced that its 2024 Annual Dinner will take place on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024 at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center. The Partnership's Annual Dinner is the Greater Des Moines (DSM) bu...

2023-12-13 22:30 1644

Freedom, Equality and Justice Lead to Peace

Human Rights Day Statement by Education Cannot Wait Executive Director Yasmine Sherif NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today we mark a milestone in history: the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As people around the world commemorate Human Rights Day, we must...

2023-12-10 22:53 1568

Denmark Announces Groundbreaking US$6.5 Million Contribution to Education Cannot Wait to Scale-Up Education Response to the Climate Crisis

ECW is calling on world leaders to urgently provide US$150 million in additional funding to expand life-saving access to education for 2 million children and adolescents on the frontlines of the climate crisis. NEW YORK, Dec. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On the sidelines of the Conference of the Part...

2023-12-09 02:41 2491

The NDC Partnership and United Kingdom Launch Centre to Catalyze Climate Finance

DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The NDC Partnership  and the Government of the United Kingdom launched a centre to catalyze systemic change to unlock climate finance atCOP28 today, aiming to generate and streamline solutions for climate vulnerable countries ...

2023-12-06 00:38 1983

The NDC Partnership and Coalition of Finance Ministers Announce Strategic Cooperation to Step Up Climate Ambition

DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The results of the Global Stocktake and the socioeconomic impacts of climate-related events across the globe call for an urgent transformation of our economies and the mobilization of climate finance at speed and scale. Such transformative change requires ...

2023-12-06 00:15 1987

A Safe Space for Bisharo: Education Cannot Wait Supports Creation of Girls' Friendly Spaces at Schools in Somalia

NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In the scorching hot and dry Mudug region ofSomalia, 16-year-old Bisharo* sits in a cool room surrounded by 19 of her female classmates during the afternoon school break. The girls are attending a mentoring session in their newly built Girls' Friendly Space....

2023-12-05 20:14 1391

The Climate Crisis is an Education Crisis

DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- At the COP28 Climate Talks in Dubai, Education Cannot Wait Calls on Donors to Urgently Mobilize More Resources to Scale Up Life-Saving Access to Quality Education for Crisis-Impacted Children. UN Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown and ECW Exec...

2023-12-05 08:18 1599

Take Action for Children with Disabilities

International Day of Persons with Disabilities Statement by Education Cannot Wait Executive DirectorYasmine Sherif NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Children with disabilities have an undisputed right to an inclusive quality education. We will never achieve true equality – nor the overarchi...

2023-12-03 21:00 1653

Climate Philanthropies Announce $450 Million to Deepen Investment in Super Climate Pollutants

Commitment will complement crucial decarbonization efforts to help reduce  near-term warming DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at COP28, leading climate philanthropies announced an investment of$450 million in 2023 and over the next three years to help catalyze a fas...

2023-12-02 13:00 2282

Vale Base Metals Chief Executive Deshnee Naidoo to Step Down

TORONTO, Dec. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vale Base Metals Limited (VBM) today announces that Deshnee Naidoo has elected to leave the company and will step down from her position as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of VBM effectiveMarch 31, 2024. The Board has initiated the process to identify and appo...

2023-12-01 20:18 1624

Dr. Henry Kissinger Dies at Age 100

NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Henry Kissinger, a respected American scholar and statesman, died today at his home inConnecticut. Henry Kissinger was born in southern Germany in 1923, where his father was a teacher. His family fled NaziGermany and came to America in 1938. After he b...

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