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Henrietta Fore becomes new UNICEF Executive Director

Henrietta Fore becomes new UNICEF Executive Director

By Derrick Sinjela LUSAKA, NEW YORK, 4 January 2018 – Henrietta Fore took office 1 January, 2018 as UNICEF’s seventh Executive Director. Ms. Fore brings to the role more than four decades of private and public sector leadership experience. “I am honored to be joining such a remarkable organization, which I have known and admired for many years, and look forward to continuing UNICEF’s work to help save children’s lives, fight for their rights and help them realize their potential,” Ms. Fore said in a Media Statement circulated by UNICEF Zambia Senior Communications Assistant Taonga Kangwa. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio...

Cost Sharing Agreement signing ceremony between Medical Stores Limited (MSL) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the Construction of the Warehouse Phase 2

Cost Sharing Agreement signing ceremony between Medical Stores Limited (MSL) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the Construction of the Warehouse Phase 2

By Derrick Sinjela – www.derricksinjela.blogspot.com MEDICAL Stores Limited (MSL) Chikuta Mbewe and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Director, Ms. Mandisa Mashologu have signed a Cost Sharing Agreement (CSA) worth USD 4,9 Million covering the next step of the expansion of the MSL Central Warehouse in Lusaka. According to a Media Statement circulated by Medical stores Limited Public Relations Manager (PRM) Patricia Ndulinga, the CSA works expected to commence mid of january 2018, will enable UNDP Zambia to implement the phase 2 of the construction of MSL Central warehouse according to international standards for the pharmaceutical supply chain. Speaking at the signing ceremony,...

PRESIDENT LUNGU TERMINATES MULUSA‘S APPOINTMENT

PRESIDENT LUNGU TERMINATES MULUSA‘S APPOINTMENT

  LUSAKA, (Wednesday, 27th December, 2017) His Excellency Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, President of the Republic of Zambia has terminated the appointment of Hon. Lucky Mulusa as Minister of National Development Planning. The President has also revoked Mr Mulusa’s nomination as Member of Parliament. The decision is pursuant to the powers vested in the President under Article 92 (2)(e)of the Constitution of Zambia read with Section 26 of the Interpretations of the General Provisions Act, Chapter 2 of the Laws of Zambia. The Head of State has thanked Mr Mulusa for the services he rendered to the country and wished him...

UN Assembly calls on Member States to ‘accelerate progress’ on goal of universal health coverage

UN Assembly calls on Member States to ‘accelerate progress’ on goal of universal health coverage

SEE ALSO: WHO Factsheet on Universal Health Coverage Via UN News Centre THE United Nations on Tuesday called for greater efforts on the part of its Member States to ensure universal health coverage, and designated 12 December as International Universal Health Coverage Day. In one of the two resolutions adopted today, the UN General Assembly – composed of all 193 UN Member States – called for efforts ensure that all people have equal access, without discrimination of any kind, to quality promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative basic health services. It also encouraged all Member States to promote the effective, full and...

One Planet Summit: Finance commitments fire-up higher momentum for Paris Agreement

One Planet Summit: Finance commitments fire-up higher momentum for Paris Agreement

Today at the One Planet Summit, on the second anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement, world leaders gathered once again in the French capital to underscore how financial flows are shifting billions and trillions towards a low-carbon future that will benefit peoples and livelihoods. Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change, said: “Today has marked another extraordinary moment in the world-wide efforts to turn the promise of the Paris Agreement into a global reality—in other words delivering a climate secure future to all corners of the Earth and contributing to the sustainable future of every man, woman and child”....

Secretary-General’s remarks at the One Planet Summit

Secretary-General’s remarks at the One Planet Summit

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL REMARKS AT ONE PLANET SUMMIT Paris, 12 December 2017 [as delivered] President Macron, Excellencies, World Bank President Jim Kim, Ladies and gentlemen, We are not yet winning the war on climate change — the defining challenge of our times. The Paris Agreement lays the basis for ambitious action. But we know that current commitments will not get us there. Every day, in every region, the front pages are dominated by weather-related disasters – storms, floods, droughts, fires. My recent visit to Barbuda and Dominica was truly heart-breaking and eye-opening. Climate change is moving much faster than we are. Atmospheric...

Professor Jeffrey Sachs delivers address on sustaining peace

Professor Jeffrey Sachs delivers address on sustaining peace

On 8 December 2017, SDG Advocate Professor Jeffrey Sachs gave opening remarks at the event, ‘Sustaining Peace: Partnerships for Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding’. This event was hosted by the President of the 72nd General Assembly (PGA) of the United Nations, the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), the UN Global Compact, the United Nations Foundation, the New York University Center on International Cooperation, and the Quaker United Nations Office. Professor Sachs spoke of the timely issue of sustaining peace and how SDG 16 is one of the utmost priorities for not only governments, but civil society, academia, and the private sector. Sachs...

UN to recognize public services’ innovation in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

UN to recognize public services’ innovation in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

By Dan Shepard and Sharon Birch United Nations calls for nominations for the 2018 Public Service Awards  New York, 19 December –  To recognize innovation and excellence in public service that supports the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations is calling for nominations for the 2018 UN Public Service Awards. Established in 2003, the UN Public Service Awards are a prestigious international programme that recognizes exceptional public service innovation. Since 2003, the UN has received over 3000 nominations from around the globe in such areas as health, education, accountability, and gender equality. “Public service is a...

 United States: ‘Global Magnitsky’ Targets 52 Individuals, Businesses

 United States: ‘Global Magnitsky’ Targets 52 Individuals, Businesses

  Washington  –  December 21, 2017 —  In response to the Trump administration decision to impose financial and travel sanctions on more than a dozen individuals responsible for serious human rights abuses and corruption – sanctions created by the Global Magnitsky Act passed by Congress in 2016 – Freedom House issued the following statement: “This first use of a groundbreaking law gives the United States a powerful tool to target perpetrators of the most serious human rights abuses and corruption,” said Michael J. Abramowitz, president of Freedom House. “The individuals who will face stringent sanctions range from an arms dealer in the...

What a year! Google Cloud Platform in 2017

What a year! Google Cloud Platform in 2017

Monday, December 18, 2017 By Alex Barrett and Barrett Williams, Google Cloud blog editors The end of the year is a time for reflection . . . and making lists. As 2017 comes to a close, we thought we’d review some of the most memorable Google Cloud Platform(GCP) product announcements, white papers and how-tos, as judged by popularity with our readership. As we pulled the data for this post, some definite themes emerged about your interests when it comes to GCP: You love to hear about advanced infrastructure: CPUs, GPUs, TPUs, better network plumbing and more regions.  How we harden our infrastructure is endlessly...

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