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Current Feed ContentYEMEN: Drive to promote handwashing, reduce child mortality ratesSANAA Monday, October 20, 2008 (IRIN) - Regular hand washing with soap could save the lives thousands of children under five who die annually of diarrhoeal and respiratory diseases, health officials in Sanaa said on Global Handwashing Day [http://www.globalhandwashingday.org/Index.asp], 18 October. According to Kamal Abdullah, health and education programmes officer at the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) office in Yemen, diarrhoeal diseases account for 20—25 percent of the 84,000 annual deaths...TURKMENISTAN: Interview with United Nations Resident RepresentativeASHGABAT Wednesday, February 15, 2006 (IRIN) - Richard Young is the United Nations' new Resident Representative in Turkmenistan. In an interview with IRIN in the capital, Ashgabat he spoke about the need to formulate an emergency preparedness plan for the earthquake-prone republic and about new programmes to promote human rights in the country.QUESTION: What are the principal humanitarian issues the UN here is engaged in along with the government of Turkmenistan?ANSWER: The main focus has...KAZAKHSTAN: Efforts under way to save Lake BalkhashALMATY Thursday, May 03, 2007 (IRIN) - Efforts are under way to agree to an eco-based system which will promote sustainable development at Kazakhstan’s Lake Balkhash and prevent further environmental damage to waters and wetlands, say specialists. At the same time, environmentalists say there are indications that the lake could shrink and become as environmentally-ravaged as the Aral Sea. “The aim of the plan is to ensure environmental sustainability in the basin,” Talaibek Makeyev, executive...A wonderful opportunity!It is a great privilege for The Gambia to be chosen to host the Commonwealth Games General Assembly. This is an illustration that our country constitutes an important pillar in building bridges between nations. In receiving the Commonwealth Executives at State House, President Jammeh has outlined the role that sports continue to play in ensuring peace and stability among nations. For us, it is a real reason to celebrate, as people are coming to The Gambia not only to see how The Gambia is...Vivian Ndure visits Armitage Vivian Ndure visits ArmitageThe director of Traffic and Operation at the GPA, Ousman Jobateh; director of Revenue Generation and Marketing, Hali A Gai; and Senegalese musician Vivian Ndure on Thursday November 13 visited Armitage Senior Secondary School in Janjangbureh. During the visit, they handed over a hundred and ninety mattresses to the principal of the school. The team was also taken on a conducted tour of the school. Handing over the mattresses to Principal Ebrima Joof, Ousman Jobarteh said the funds used to...Inter-school talent awardThe Great Men of State Theatre (GMST) in collaboration with the Federation of Literary and Debating Society (FOLDS), last Saturday organised an Inter-school week of talent award at a ceremony held at the Gambia Senior Secondary School hall, in Banjul. The occasion which was the climax of a three day sensitisation campaign with the theme: "Say no to child abuse-breaking the culture of silence." These two organisations organised the talent award in the forms of drama, dancing and quiz, among...‘KBJ conferences’ organise art exhibitionIn a bid to promote Gambian artists especially musicians, KBJ art conferences in collaboration with Oko Drammeh multimedia, on Friday evening organised an art exhibition at the MJ Finance building, in William Street, Banjul. Speaking to journalists shortly after the art exhibition, Kebba Jarju alias KBJ, a conference interpreter with the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, described art and languages as one and the same. He added that if we speak and understand one...WHAT’S ON: Jali Kebba shines in Europe As he ends tour of EuropeJali Kebba, aka Young Jaliba has described his current tour of Europe as a successful musical adventure as he had the chance to make contacts, as well as promote African culture to that part of the world. After staging inspirational concerts in a number of countries including Holland, Germany, Austria and Belgium, Jali Kebba is now set for a Banjul trip sometime this week. He staged his first European concert in Holland and then to Germany, Austria, and Belgium where the young Kora sensation...SoS Njie launches GTA "Mboka" 2008Nancy Njie, the secretary of state for Tourism and Culture, yesterday presided over the official launching of the Gambia Tourism Authority (GTA) "Mboka" 2008 at the Paradise Suites Hotel in Kololi. "Mboka" 2008, supported financially by Pro Invest, a European programme to promote business linkages and investment in ACP countries, is scheduled to take place in The Gambia between 18-22 October. It is an international event that will create an open platform for local tourism entrepreneurs,...Speaker receives Ammren executivesHon Fatoumatta Jahumpa-Ceesay, the speaker of the National Assembly, yesterday, received the executive members of the Africa Media Malaria Research Network (ammren) Gambia Chapter, in her office, Banjul. The visit, according to the officials, was meant to brief the speaker about the concept of the network, as well as its activities in the country. Speaking at the ceremony, Pa Modou Faal, the country coordinator of ammren Gambia Chapter, informed the speaker that his network is a continental... |
