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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...
2023-11-30 10:01
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Bahrain, First in the Middle East to Acquire Latest Machine used for Human Genome Sequencing
MANAMA, Bahrain, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ministry of Health in the Kingdom ofBahrain has become the first in the Middle East to acquire and inaugurate the use of the cutting-edge NovaSeqTM X Plus machine for human genome sequencing purposes. The move is part of the Kingdom's commitment ...
2023-11-29 17:52
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Harmony Across Borders Celebrated in Steve Barakatt's China Tour
The award-winning composer & pianist will be performing in seven Chinese cities BEIJING, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- World-renowned composer and pianist Steve Barakatt embarks on a captivating national tour across China, set to begin onDecember 1, 2023. This series of concerts is a continuatio...
2023-11-29 08:00
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Right Here, Right Now: Education Cannot Wait Issues US$150 Million Appeal to Scale Up Work in Response to the Climate Crisis
Additional funding will reach 2 million children and adolescents on the frontline of the climate crisis who urgently need education support. NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Education Cannot Wait (ECW) issued today an urgentappeal for US$150 million in new funding to respond to the climat...
2023-11-28 13:00
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End Violence Against Women
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women Statement by Education Cannot Wait Executive DirectorYasmine Sherif NEW YORK, Nov. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In the 21st century, we cannot tolerate the rape and abduction of girls and women, forced child marriage, and the continued...
2023-11-25 13:01
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CGTN: China speaks up for peace, justice at BRICS summit on Palestinian-Israeli issue
BEIJING, Nov. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders of BRICS countries gathered on Tuesday for an extraordinary virtual summit on the Palestinian-Israeli issue. Speaking at the summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for an immediate ceasefire as the first step to realizing lasting peace and secur...
2023-11-22 09:55
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Public Interest Registry Unveils Winners of 5th Annual .ORG Impact Awards at DC Ceremony Hosted by Padma Lakshmi
2023 .ORG of the Year, other award winners, selected from almost 1,000 applicants for impactful work to inspire, support their communities WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Public Interest Registry (PIR), the people behind .ORG, announced the winners of the.ORG Impact Awards, an annual p...
2023-11-17 21:00
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The Full Force of Tolerance
International Day of Tolerance Statement by Education Cannot Wait Executive DirectorYasmine Sherif NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite all our progress in many aspects of human life on earth, we still fall behind on universal ethics, empathy and moral courage – three key components ...
2023-11-16 21:00
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TRACE International Releases the 2023 Bribery Risk Matrix
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TRACE, a non-profit international business association dedicated to anti-bribery, compliance, and good governance, has released the 2023 Bribery Risk Matrix, which measures business bribery risk in 194 jurisdictions. Notable findings include: * Ac...
2023-11-14 22:00
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Shatterproof: Education Cannot Wait Provides Safe Learning Environments for Children Impacted by the War in Ukraine
NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "At first, I was scared during air raid
alarms, but now it's kind of normal," says Anastasia.
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Education Cannot Wait Announces New US$1 Million Investment to the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies
New ECW Acceleration Facility grant will scale up collective impact to improve educational outcomes for crisis-affected children. NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Around the world today, 224 million crisis-affected girls and boys impacted by armed conflicts, climate-induced disasters and ...
2023-11-09 20:15
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October 2023 capped the hottest 12-month span in recorded history
Attribution study identifies countries, cities where climate change most influenced temperatures as global warming surpassed 1.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global temperatures set a new 12-month record, exceeding 1.3 degrees Celsius ...
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Daiwa Securities Deputy President Tashiro Joins USJF Board
TOKYO, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Keiko Tashiro, deputy president of Daiwa Securities Group Inc., has joined the board of the United States-Japan Foundation. Tashiro's current responsibilities include overseeing the brokerage's sustainability and overseas operations. She chaired Daiwa Capital ...
2023-11-07 11:22
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THE FOURTH EDITION OF THE 1000 MIGLIA WARM UP U.S.A. IS HERE
FIVE-STAR HOSPITALITY, 1000 MIGLIA-STYLE SPORTING ACTIVITIES, SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND UNIQUE SCENERY FOR THE RED ARROW'S U.S. EVENT MIDDLEBURG, Va., Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Everything is ready for the start of the1000 Miglia Warm Up USA, the event in the Washington DC area designed to cons...
2023-11-01 20:00
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Conflict risk escalates amid rising food and water scarcity and inflationary pressures, reports the Institute for Economics & Peace
LONDON, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks the annual launch of the Ecological Threat Report, produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP). Key Findings: * Ecological threats, such as rapid population growth, water risk and food insecurity will be compounded by climate change, c...
2023-11-01 13:00
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ATTENTION TORONTO-DOMINION BANK SHAREHOLDERS FROM 2015 TO 2017: Settlement Approval Hearing to be Held
MONTRÉAL, Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law firm of Faguy & Co. today announces that the Superior Court of Québec has scheduled a hearing to be held onDecember 14, 2023, at 9:30 am at 1 Notre Dame Street East, Montreal, Qc., in a room to be identified, to approve the settlement among all of t...
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