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Teachers Have the Power to Transform Lives
Statement by Education Cannot Wait Director Yasmine Sherif on World Teachers' Day NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Teachers have the power to transform lives. In the chaotic and challenging contexts of emergencies and protracted crises, teachers tend to carry the brunt and heaviest burden...
2022-10-08 11:18
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COTTON USA™ Celebrates U.S. Cotton's Value and Impact on World Cotton Day
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, World Cotton Day, COTTON USA™ celebrates the many advantages of cotton and U.S. cotton's impact on the global cotton community. From seed to garment, COTTON USA™'s dedication to quality and transparency positively impacts the cotton industry at ever...
2022-10-08 01:00
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City of Melbourne Lord Mayor, Australia, Announces City's First-ever Chief Heat Officers
Melbourne becomes the sixth city in the world, first in Australasia, to join Arsht-Rock's "City Champions for Heat Action" initiative and allocate staff and resources towards building heat resiliency for Melburnians MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As cities in the southern hem...
2022-10-07 06:30
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Automation Anywhere and the Center for Humanitarian Technology Launch 'Telegram for Humanity' Bot to Aid Refugees in Ukraine
Relief organization automates humanitarian efforts for thousands of families
acrossUkraine saving hundreds of hours of manual processing each week
DNIPRO, Ukraine and New York, Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At Imagine 2022
2022-10-04 23:16
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Education Cannot Wait Announces US$11.8 Million Catalytic Grant in Haiti
Implemented by UNICEF and WFP in partnership with the Government of Haiti, new grant seeks to catalyzeUS$16.7 million in additional funding to reach 45,000 children NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the evolving humanitarian crisis inHaiti, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) announc...
2022-10-04 06:16
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DOLE SUNSHINE COMPANY TAKES POOR SNACKING HABITS TO TASK WITH 'MALNUTRITION LABELS' PRINTED WITH NUTRITIONAL FRUIT INK
Award-winning Malnutrition Labels Campaign Lands in London LONDON, Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Designed to spark conversation and action,Malnutrition Labels: Nutritional Ink, launched today by the Dole Sunshine Company (DSC), calls attention to the low nutritional value in some of Britain's fa...
2022-10-03 21:00
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UN WOMEN'S HeForShe EXPANDS MOVEMENT THROUGH KEY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN EAST ASIA
With H.E. Prime Minister of Japan and CEO of Recruit Holdings Announced as HeForShe Champions, UN Women Bolsters the Mission of Achieving Gender Equality in this Key Region NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At the HeForShe Summit, the annual meeting of UN Women's ambitious HeForShe Allianc...
2022-10-03 13:46
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Asian Hall of Fame Announces Induction 2022
Los Angeles and Seattle celebrations advance programming, Health Science Guild, Women In Tech & Entertainment Guild LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Asian Hall of Fame unveils 22 honorees at Induction 2022 festivities inLos Angeles and Seattle. To advance programming and philanthropy,...
2022-09-29 02:50
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Gates Foundation Announces $1.27 Billion in Health and Development Commitments to Advance Progress Toward the Global Goals
First in-person Goalkeepers event since 2019 convenes global changemakers to highlight the urgency of achieving a more equitable world by 2030 NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- During United Nations General Assembly week, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation—alongside governments, philanth...
2022-09-22 06:36
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Extreme Heat Costs Sydney's Economy AUD 432 Million, Losses Double by 2050, Dark Roofs in Western Sydney Elevate Temperatures by 15°C
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center at the Atlantic Council released "Hot Cities, Chilled Economies: Impacts of Extreme Heat on Global Cities," a new report detailing the social and economic effects of climate-driven extrem...
2022-09-22 06:00
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CALLING ON ALL MEN TO ACT NOW TO DRIVE ACTION ON GENDER EQUALITY, WORLD LEADERS GATHER TO ACCELERATE PROGRESS AT UN WOMEN'S HeForShe SUMMIT
Gathering Heads of State, CEOs, non-profit and academic leaders alongside activists at the Summit, HeForShe continues to demand progress toward achieving gender equality NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Against a global backdrop of receding rights for women and girls, as well as collecti...
2022-09-22 04:36
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In moment of global unrest, dozens of global leaders, activists, and artists join 10-hour global event, Peace Day Live 2022
Broadcast live from New York and London, speakers, performers to call for peace, climate action in daylong global digital experience LONDON and NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders from the worlds of politics, activism, business, culture, and sport will come together on the 21 st of S...
2022-09-20 21:00
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2022 .ORG Impact Awards Finalists Named
35 inspirational mission-driven organizations and changemakers selected out of record 947 submissions from 68 countries RESTON, Va., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Public Interest Registry (PIR), the People behind .ORG, today named the finalists for the 4th annual.ORG Impact Awards. The program ...
2022-09-20 21:00
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Dimagi receives $25 million to develop transformative technology for Frontline Workers
Program-Related Investment from the Steele Foundation for Hope will fund next generation digital platform to support and enable critical frontline healthcare workforces globally CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dimagi, a global social impact organization and leader in frontline t...
2022-09-20 20:19
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Transforming Education, Transforming The World
Statement by Education Cannot Wait Director Yasmine Sherif for the Transforming Education Summit NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders from across the world are uniting at the UN Secretary-General'sTransforming Education Summit to address a global education crisis that threatens to de...
2022-09-16 15:06
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Gates Foundation Goalkeepers Report Says Progress Still Possible Despite Setbacks to Global Goals
Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates call on leaders to keep commitments to world's poorest and invest in innovation, ingenuity to continue saving millions of lives SEATTLE, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today released its sixth annual Goalkeepers Report, noti...
2022-09-13 12:01
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New Study in JNCCN Suggests Way to Predict Outcomes with High Accuracy Prior to Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer Patients
According to Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers, metabolic imaging (FDG-PET) in combination with traditional treatment response assessment methods can provide clinicians with critical information they need to guide therapy for pancreatic cancer patients. Increasingly impactful n...
2022-09-09 05:40
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ICANN Initiative Promotes Internet Security Best Practices
Community of technical experts will work together to ensure a safer and more secure Domain Name System LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is launching the Knowledge-sharing and Instantiating Norms for DNS and Naming Security...
2022-09-06 23:30
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BATTERSEA POWER STATION OPENS FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER 2022
* Finishing touches to Battersea Power Station's iconic chimneys were made today in preparation for the public openingon Friday 14th October * Battersea Power Station is set to become London's most exciting retail and leisure destination with the first of over 100 shops, bars, restaurants, off...
2022-09-01 16:47
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Pixalate Releases First UK Child Online Safety Report for Mobile: 96% of Open Programmatic Ad-Supported Google & Apple Children's Apps Share GPS or IP Address With Advertisers and Data Brokers
Pixalate found 800k+ mobile apps across the Google & Apple app stores that are likely accessed by children under the age of 18; 64% of UK-based Children's Apps in the Apple App Store request permission to access personal info LONDON, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pixalate, the global market-le...
2022-08-30 20:00
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