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The FII Institute Announces Findings of 2024 FII PRIORITY Compass
Major Survey Reveals Global Citizen Confidence Crisis
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A global survey has
revealed dramatic drops in satisfaction levels amongst citizens from 24
countries, representing 62% of the world's population.
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Special Olympics Calls on G7 Nations to Strengthen Commitment to Disability Inclusion at Historic Summit
CEO Mary Davis Joins US Government Delegation for First-Ever G7 Ministers' Meeting on Inclusion and Disability UMBRIA, Italy, Oct. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At the first-ever G7 Ministers' Meeting on Inclusion and Disability, held inUmbria, Italy from October 14-16, 2024, Special Olympics C...
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Asian Hall of Fame Inducts Class of 2024
20th Anniversary Ceremony Launches $8 Million Capital Campaign LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Asian Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2024 onOctober 19 live from Biltmore Los Angeles and streaming on Roku GAME. Getty Images red carpet starts at3:30 p.m. The UCLA Air Force ROTC Honor Guard...
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Rapid Response in Lebanon: Education Cannot Wait and Strategic Partners Approve Additional US$1.5 Million First Emergency Response in Lebanon, Total ECW Funding in Lebanon Tops US$25.8 Million
As conflict escalates, 1.2 million people are displaced with children facing grave risks. The expanded ECW First Emergency Response delivered by UNICEF will support quality, holistic education in high-risk zones, reaching 20,330 children. NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to th...
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Members Health Calls for National Reform to Strengthen Healthcare and Bolster Economic Prosperity and Social Wellbeing
MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Members Health is calling for major reforms to boost health care accessibility and affordability and improve transparency of hospitals and doctors acrossAustralia as part of a landmark report released today for the not-for-profit health insuranc...
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Operation Smile Featured in "Beyond the Code," a New Branded Series that Explores How AI Is Driving Transformative Change
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Oct. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global nonprofit Operation Smile today announced its involvement in Beyond the Code, a new branded series presented by Partnership onAI (PAI) and produced by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions. The first of its kind, this online series – which...
2024-10-15 21:00
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Public Interest Registry Unveils Winners of 6th Annual .ORG Impact Awards at DC Ceremony Hosted by Emmy Winner Alan Cumming
Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation named 2024 .ORG of the Year, selected from over 1,700 applicants from more than 87 countries WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Public Interest Registry (PIR), the people behind the .ORG domain, announced the winners of the.ORG Impact Awards, an annual celebr...
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Rejects Petition to List Long-Tailed Macaques Under the Endangered Species Act
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 7, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("USFWS" or "the Service") declined to accept a petition filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and other advocacy groups to list long-tailed macaque ("LTM") monkeys (Macaca fascic...
2024-10-08 03:31
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Rockefeller Foundation Joins G20 Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty to Advance Climate-Resilient School Meals
ROME, Oct. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rockefeller Foundation became the first philanthropy to join the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty (Global Alliance) at an event today with its PresidentRajiv Shah, the Brazilian Ambassador to theRome-based Agencies, Carla Barroso Carneiro, and The ...
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Education Cannot Wait Announces US$9 Million Cost Extension for Multi-Year Resilience Programme in Iraq: Total ECW Funding Now Tops US$23 Million
Delivered by Save the Children with a consortium of international and local partners, the extended ECW grant prioritizes quality education outcomes for vulnerable children and adolescents. NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Education Cannot Wait (ECW) announced today aUS$9 million cost exten...
2024-10-03 06:05
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CCTV+: Xi vows greater national achievements, contributions to humanity's peace, development
BEIJING, Oct. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- President Xi Jinping on Monday said that the Chinese people will score more remarkable achievements and make greater contributions to the noble cause of peace and development of humanity.   Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party o...
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Rockefeller Foundation and Thailand International Cooperation Agency Celebrate 60 years of Partnership during AsiaXchange 2024
BANGKOK, Oct. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rockefeller Foundation's AsiaXchange 2024 commenced inBangkok, today, bringing together over 250 stakeholders to accelerateAsia's equitable green transformation. Over the course of three days, "Accelerating Asia's equitable green transformation: Taking a ...
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Honda Prize 2024 Awarded to Dr. James G. Fujimoto of U.S.
- For Contributing to Invention and Development of Optical Coherence Tomography - TOKYO, Sept. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Honda Foundation is a public interest incorporated foundation established bySoichiro Honda and his younger brother Benjiro, and is currently led by PresidentHiroto Ishida. ...
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A Movement United: Education Cannot Wait Executive Director Joins Global Citizens, Activists and Celebrities on Stage at Global Citizen Festival
Education must come first in our global efforts to defeat poverty, defend the planet and demand equity. NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At this weekend's Global Citizen Festival, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Executive Director Yasmine Sherif lit up the stage inNew York's Central Park wi...
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Rockefeller Foundation Announces AsiaXchange 2024: A Blueprint for Asia's Green & Resilient Future
BANGKOK, Sept. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With the general debate of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly underway, The Rockefeller Foundation announced that it will be hosting AsiaXchange 2024 next week ( October 1-3, 2024) in Bangkok, Thailand. With the theme, "Accelerating Asia...
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GEAPP Leadership Council Backs Transformational Plan to Electrify Africa
* Global leaders align support for the World Bank Group (WBG) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) ambition to connect 300 million people inAfrica to electricity by 2030. * Bank Presidents share their vision for the initiative, Mission 300, that will connect close to half of the world's un...
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Summit of Whose Future? Girls Have the Answers: Leaders Must Listen
Young Women Activists Launch "What Girls Want," Demand World Leaders Put Girls at the Center of Summit of the Future NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today in New York, more than 50 young women from around the world – including Nobel Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai – gathered to take go...
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PRESTIGIOUS IEEE MEDAL OF HONOR PRIZE IS INCREASED TO $2 MILLION
The Highest Award for Exceptional Technology, Engineering, and Science Contributions Given by World's Largest Technical Professional Organization Now Ranks Among the Largest Monetary Prizes Globally For the First Time, Recipient of IEEE 2025 Medal of Honor Award to be Announcedat a Press Confer...
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Results Against All Odds: Education Cannot Wait Reaches 11 Million Children in Crises Worldwide
New ECW Results Report highlights significant learning outcomes achieved for children and adolescents in crisis settings and calls for urgent additional donor support to meet the rapidly escalating needs. NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The global community is falling behind on its prom...
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2024 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing Explores the Latest Technical Innovations
ICIP 2024 focuses on trustworthy visual data processing and covers cutting-edge topics involving computer vision PISCATAWAY, N.J., Sept. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, and the IEEE Signal Pro...
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