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WTO members focus on TFA implementation, transit issues and capacity-building
World Trade Organization
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June 5, 2025
The TFA — which contains provisions for expediting the movement, release and clearance of goods, including goods in transit — is the first WTO agreement in which developing and LDC members can determine their own implementation schedules, in...
13th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo facilities over 10,000 business matching sessions as an international platform
Macao Government News
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April 30, 2025
MACAU, April 30 - 【MGTO】Wonderful highlights of 13th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo The 13th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo (referred to as the “Expo” or “MITE”) culminated in success on Sunday (27 April). 59 contracts were...
Lake Tanganyika Basin countries launch initiative to protect biodiversity, halt land degradation
UN Environmental Program
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February 26, 2025
Dar es Salaam, 26 February 2025 – The governments of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Zambia have launched a five-year project to assess and address transboundary threats to the biodiversity of the Lake Tanganyika Basin. The...
Russia initiates first epidemic reply exercises in Africa
MENAFN
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April 26, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia’s health agency, Rospotrebnadzor, has partnered with Ethiopia’s Health Ministry to launch the first-ever epidemic response drills in Africa, aimed at improving the continent’s preparedness for sanitary and epidemiological...
13th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo commences to unveil business opportunities Numbers of exhibitors and booths reach new heights
Macao Government News
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April 25, 2025
MACAU, April 25 - The 13th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo (referred to as the “Expo” or “MITE”) grandly opened today (25 April). Under the theme of “Explore MITE, Experience the World”, MITE presents six major highlights and brings...
DRC Government, AFC/M23 Rebels Eye Truce Following Doha Talks
MENAFN
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April 24, 2025
(MENAFN) The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23), which includes the M23 rebel group, has committed to working toward a ceasefire with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government following peace talks mediated by Qatar in Doha, according to a...
Philippines Reports 1 Death from Mpox
MENAFN
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April 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Medical authorities in Davao City, located in the southern region of the Philippines, officially verified on Friday that two individuals had contracted mpox, with one succumbing to health complications, based on an official public...
Severe Flooding in DR Congo’s Tanganyika Province Displaces Nearly 10,000: UNHCR
MENAFN
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April 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Severe flooding in Tanganyika province, Democratic Republic of Congo, has displaced nearly 10,000 people, following weeks of torrential rain, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported on Tuesday. "This unfolding emergency reflects the double...
Fifty Governments Stand Firm on the Drive for Economic Resilience
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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April 16, 2025
Rotterdam, the Netherlands, April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) today hosted an inaugural Ambassadors’ Forum galvanizing global support for accelerating adaptation at speed and at scale. The event, hosted at...
China launches clinical trials for first homegrown Mpox vaccine
MENAFN
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April 9, 2025
(MENAFN) China has officially launched clinical trials for its first homegrown mpox vaccine, according to state media reports on Wednesday. This development comes in response to increasing global concerns regarding the virus's transmission. The...
China Initiates Clinical Trials for First Homegrown Mpox Vaccine
MENAFN
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April 9, 2025
(MENAFN) China has initiated clinical trials for its first domestically created mpox vaccine, as reported by state media on Wednesday. This move comes in response to the increasing global worries regarding the virus's spread. The vaccine was...
From the frontlines of climate change, this podcast offers reasons for hope
UN Environmental Program
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January 14, 2025
The second season of Resilience kicked off in October. What are a couple of the most inspiring examples of climate adaptation that you came across this season? There are so many. But to name a few, in Burundi, we learned about a relatively...
Minister Ronald Lamola: Opening of Aziz Pahad Inaugural Annual Peace, Security and Human Rights Dialogue
South African Government
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April 1, 2025
Theme: Constitutionalism as the Foundation of Nation Building and Social Cohesion: A Reflection of 30 Years of Freedom, Equity and Justice in a Post Apartheid South Africa. Former President Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki and First Lady Mam Zanele Mbeki,...
Rwanda Responds to Burundian President's Claims of Attack
MENAFN
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March 26, 2025
(MENAFN) Rwanda’s Foreign Minister, Olivier Nduhungirehe, expressed concern on Tuesday regarding the statement made by Burundian Leader Evariste Ndayishimiye, who claimed that Rwanda was planning an attack on his country. Nduhungirehe described...
Regula Reaches 15,000 ID Templates in Its Industry’s Largest Database, Revealing New Document Trends
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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March 25, 2025
RESTON, Va., March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regula, a global developer of forensic devices and identity verification solutions, now has 15,000 templates in its identity document template database, the most comprehensive in the world. This...
Members conclude Sixth Review of SPS Agreement, note record notifications
World Trade Organization
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March 20, 2025
Members are required to review the operation and implementation of the SPS Agreement periodically, as specified under Article 12.7 of the Agreement. The Agreement was first reviewed three years after its entry into force in 1995. Subsequently, a...
Celebrate International Day of No Pesticide Use through Agroecology!
Oxfam
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December 6, 2024
Clémence Nibaruta, alongside other smallholder farmers in Burundi, experiments and employs agroecological practices in order to improve their livelihood sustainably and to gain resilience against climate change. (Photo: Jana Schindler/Oxfam) Many...
Augustine Tours Unveils Its Best-Selling Gorilla Trekking Tour for 2024
EIN Presswire
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August 24, 2024
2025 is calling! Book your spot on Augustine Tours' top 7-day Gorilla Trekking adventure across Uganda, Rwanda, & Burundi! 🦍🌍 #Safari #TravelAfrica #Adventure LüNEBURG, GERMANY, August 24, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Augustine Tours, a leading...
Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 26 November 2024
Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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November 26, 2024
The following foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President Tharman Shanmugaratnam in separate ceremonies at the Istana today: (a) The Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil, His Excellency Luciano Mazza de Andrade (b)...
Minister Angie Motshekga: Debate on events in DRC
South African Government
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February 17, 2025
The Speaker/Chairperson Ministers and Deputy Ministers Members of Parliament Ladies and Gentlemen Allow me to thank the Speaker for allowing us time and space to debate this very important and yet tragic matter which attracted a lot of public...