Category: Education

18 Sep 2017 – Speakers: Mr. Richard Lui, (Broadcaster, NBC News), Ms. Rosiland Jordan, (UN Correspondent, Al Jazeera), Ms. Hiroko Kuniya, (Special SDGs Editor in chief, The Asahi Shimbun) Moderator: Ms. Alison Smale, (UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications) The SDG Media Zone aims to engage people all over the world in the important conversations happening during the high-level week of the UN General Assembly in New York from 18-22 September. Bringing together well-known personalities and Member States as well as content creators, influencers and media partners, the SDG Media Zone will provide a dynamic space to strengthen the commitment of...

21 Sep 2017 – Speakers: Ms. Patricia Espinosa, (Executive Secretary, UNFCCC) Moderator: Mr. Gideon Lichfield, (Quartz) The SDG Media Zone aims to engage people all over the world in the important conversations happening during the high-level week of the UN General Assembly in New York from 18-22 September. Bringing together well-known personalities and Member States as well as content creators, influencers and media partners, the SDG Media Zone will provide a dynamic space to strengthen the commitment of the international community in support of the 2030 Agenda. Heads of State and Government will be gathering at the UN Headquarters in...

  NR/1164/09/28/2017 CONTACT:  Janet Deutsch FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                    Public Affairs Officer September 28, 2017                                        Phone: 357000  On September 19, 2017, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) awarded grants to 25 community-based organizations totaling more than $260,000 and covering nine Zambian provinces through its U.S. PEPFAR small grants program.  The projects work in the areas of HIV and AIDS prevention, care and support of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), and democracy and governance related to the national HIV response. Speaking at the award ceremony, PEPFAR Coordinator Bethany Baxter highlighted that community-based work is essential for a sustainable HIV...

Remarks by Ms. Malala Yousafzai (United Nations Messenger of Peace) at the event entitled “Financing the Future: Education 2030″. September 25th, 2017|VIDEO: Education Share This Story, Choose Your Platform!

By Sandrah Mulluka In partnership with Ministries of Health across Africa, the Merck Africa Oncology Fellowship Program provides one-year and two-year oncology fellowship programs and a three year master degree in medical oncology at Tata Memorial Centre, India, University of Nairobi, Kenya and Alexandria University, Egypt, respectively DARMSTADT, Germany, October 2, 2017/ — Merck gives back to society through Merck Foundation’s programs to build cancer care capacity in Africa. Merck Foundation provides Africa with Twenty New Oncologists through Merck Africa Oncology Fellowship Program established in India, Kenya and Egypt. SDG 3 calls us to sustainably invest on building healthcare capacity to...

  By Lilian Saka Kiefer  Executive Director, Panos Institute Southern Africa (PSAf) Email: general@panos.org.zm, Tel: +260978778148/9 Katete, Friday, 8th  September 2017 COMMUNITY members in Kagoro, Keni and Yambani areas of Katete District in the Eastern Province are calling for increased government support for them to access seedlings of indigenous and exotic tree species that will enable them to arrest rampant deforestation in the areas. In response to the massive deforestation and land degradation that has left most of the area bare and caused soil infertility, Panos Institute Southern Africa (PSAf) mobilised community members in the three areas and other parts of...