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Gender equality necessary to achieve SDGs, says Minister Kalima

Gender equality necessary to achieve SDGs, says Minister Kalima

By CHIBAULA D. SILWAMBA (Mr.) First Secretary for Press and Public Relations Permanent Mission of the Republic of Zambia to the United Nations www.zambiaun.com Tel: +12128885770, Email: chibaula@zambiaun.com Twitter: @ZambiaUN NEW YORK, Thursday, 16 March 2017 – Zambia has told an annual UN meeting on women that gender equality, especially for women and girls, is a fundamental human right and necessary foundation for prosperity and full realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and related targets. Delivering Zambia’s national statement at the 61st Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61) at UN Headquarters in New York on...

Hon. Boris Johnson MP, Secretary of State Applauds the Growth of Ethiopian

Hon. Boris Johnson MP, Secretary of State Applauds the Growth of Ethiopian

Hon. Boris Johnson MP, Secretary of State Applauds the Growth of Ethiopian March 16, 2017 Hon. Boris Johnson MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, praised Ethiopian’s fast growth during his visit to the largest and most modern Ethiopian Aviation Academy and state-of-the-art flight simulators at Ethiopian Headquarters on March 16, 2017. The Foreign Secretary said, “Ethiopian Airlines is one of the fastest growing airlines in the world and I am proud to say that the UK is working with Ethiopian Airlines. I am also delighted to see the partnership developing in action as Ethiopian is enjoying the...

Fertilizer Subsidies—Which Way Forward?

Fertilizer Subsidies—Which Way Forward?

An IFDC/FAI Report Edited by Jikun Huang, Ashok Gulati, and Ian Gregory February 2017 i Preface Fertilizer subsidies in developing countries have been increasingly common policy interventions in recent years to increase supply and use of fertilizer and thus stimulate agricultural output and farmer i ncome. The volatility of global food and fertilizer prices in 2007 and 2008 provided a stimulus for this resurgence in fertilizer subsidies. The multiple objectives and the rapid growth in the financial burden of subsidies and their share of the total support to agriculture have brought into question whether fertilizer subsidies are an appropriate policy...

Zambia First Lady calls for end of sexual harassment at workplace, demands equal pay

Zambia First Lady calls for end of sexual harassment at workplace, demands equal pay

First Lady Esther Lungu speaks with ZONTA International UN Committee Chairman Leslie Wright during the International event on Economic Security: Violence against Women and the Workplace . This was on the sidelines of the 61st Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women at UN Headquarters in New York on Wednesday, March 15,2017 – Picture by THOMAS NSAMA Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) Executive Director Bernadette Deka making a contribution from the floor during the panel of discussion on ending Violence Against Women at the Workplace. This was on the sidelines of the 61st Session of the...

Full Speech of Issa Hayatou at the 39th Ordinary General Assembly of CAF

Full Speech of Issa Hayatou at the 39th Ordinary General Assembly of CAF

Full Speech of Issa Hayatou at the 39th Ordinary General Assembly of CAF Your Excellency, the President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Your Excellency the President of the African Union Commission The President of FIFA Your Excellencies, Ambassadors accredited to the African Union FIFA Council Members CAF Executive Committee members The President of the Ethiopian Football Federation Delegates to the General Assembly Dear business partners Ladies and Gentlemen of the media Distinguished guests in your respective ranks and titles Ladies and Gentlemen May I, first and foremost, thank Ethiopian authorities, the African Union and the Ethiopian Football Federation,...

Recognize women, Mulenga Kapwepwe prods NAMA

Recognize women, Mulenga Kapwepwe prods NAMA

Multichoice Zambia Public Relations Manager Mwiika Malindima, Marketing Manager Ndela Sichizya and NAC Chairperson Ms. Mulenga Kapwepwe By Ashton Kelly Bunda NATIONAL Arts Council of Zambia (NAC) Chairperson Mulenga Kapwepwe is appealing to the April 1st 2017 Zambia Film and Television Awards (ZAFTA), conveners-the National Association of Media Arts (NAMA) to recognize women in the arts by naming an award after a living legend. In a passionate heart-breaking plea, Ms. Kapwepwe dressed in a neat flowery green dress earnestly sought recognition in a voice and tone depicting humility on behalf of her female folk in March, a month in which...

Stanbic Bank – Zambia in Bribery Investigations!

Stanbic Bank – Zambia in Bribery Investigations!

BY DERRICK SINJELA I have warned the nation about the conduct of Stanbic Bank Limited in Africa and how the bank has the ability to do anything to have their way. I have received backlashes from those that have questioned my investigative journalistic skills. Now as I write I know that the investigative wings in Zambia are probing Stanbic Zambia Limited on bribery charges. What are the facts in my latest findings, well about K75, 000 was paid out from Stanbic to a Government Official at Radisson Blue Hotel on 21st September 2016 at about 13:22hrs. This amount was paid...

Study highlights refugees’ potential to contribute to Zambia’s economy

By UNHCR Zambia Public Information Unit +260 979585832 Monday 13 March 2017 A research in Zambia, dubbed ‘Refugee Economies Study’, whose findings have been presented to both the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) and UNHCR, shows that refugees and former refugees (whose status has ceased) are, in various ways, contributing positively to Zambia’s economy, and have the potential to contribute further to national development if legal and other obstacles are removed. The study, was conducted by researchers from the Institute of Economic and Social Research (INESOR) of the University of Zambia, in technical partnership with the Refugee Studies...

ZIPAR INVITATION MEDIA EDITORS LUNCH-IMF

ZIPAR INVITATION MEDIA EDITORS LUNCH-IMF

The Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) cordially invites you to a lunch discussion for Editors from selected mainstream media houses at the Radisson Blu Hotel from 11:00 – 13:30 hours on Thursday 16 March 2017. ZIPAR will present a policy brief titled: “Economic Distress and the Inevitability of an Economic Recovery Programme”. Given the importance of the media in raising awareness among citizens on the necessity of an Economic Recovery Programme (ERP) and prospects of an IMF supported programme, this meeting will equip Editors with knowledge on discussing the economic case for an IMF supported ERP. We...

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