“Dirty Money” in Illegal Logging Can be Tracked and Confiscated-World Bank Reports

Washington, March 20, 2012 – Every two seconds, an area of forest the size of a football field is clear-cut by illegal loggers around the globe. A new World Bank report released today shows how countries can effectively fight illegal logging through the criminal justice system, punish organized crime, and trace and confiscate illegal logging profits. The report, Justice…

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Global Partnership Announced to Address Neglect of Women Farmers

NEW DELHI (19 MARCH 2012)—Over 700 participants including ministers, World Food Prize laureates, gender experts, international and non-governmental organizations, and farmer’s groups from 50 countries rallied for increased investments and improved policies targeting women farmers at the first-ever international conference on women in agriculture. The majority of formal processes and policies now in place to lift up women farmers…

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WATER ACCESS MUST REACH RURAL AND MARGINALIZED AREAS IN EUROPE – UN REPORT

GENEVA: A United Nations report launched today spotlights the need to address unequal water access in Europe, stressing that certain populations such as rural communities and marginalized groups are still not getting this vital resource. The report, which was produced by the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), provides guidance on how to address water access disparities, and showcases…

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sun-protective hats to albinos in East Africa to help them avoid skin cancer

SAN DIEGO, C.A., and Research Triangle Park, N.C. – March 16, 2012 – Stiefel, a GSK company, announced today that Hats On For Skin Health, its global campaign with the International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS), has raised enough funds to produce 15,000 sun-protective hats for albinos living in East Africa and has already distributed more than 2,000 hats….

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Mburi Yedi,sa vuntu yeandikwe MATAYO

*Mburi Yedi,sa vuntu yeandikwe* *MATAYO* *Lukolo Iwakwe Yesu Kristo * * * 1* kitabu cha lukolo Iwakwe Yesu Kristo, mwana David,Mwana Abrahamu.2 Abrahamu emmoghie Isaki, Isaki akammogha Yakobo,Yakobo akammogha Yuda na Vajinawe; 3 Yuda he Tamari akammogh Peresi ne Zera; Peresine akammogha Hesrom; Hesrom akam- mogha Aramu; 4 Aramu akammogha Aminadabu; Aminadabu akammogha Nashon ;Nashon akammogha Yese ; 6…

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SBL kuchangia miradi ya maji

NA MAGRETH KINABO- MAELEZO :  WATU zaidi ya 500, 000 wanatarajiwa kunufaika  baada ya Kampuni  ya Bia ya Serengeti (SLB) kutenga  zaidi ya sh.milioni 300 kwa ajili ya  miradi salama  ya maji na usafi kwenye  mikoa minne nchini . Hayo yalisemwa leo(jana) na Meneja wa Uhusiano na Mawasiliano kwa kampuni hiyo, Teddy Mapunda wakati akizungumza na waandishi wa habari kuhusu…

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Experts: Integrate global water, food and energy policies to divert future conflict

MARSEILLES, FRANCE (12 MARCH)—As food and energy production intensify around the world, their demands on dwindling water resources have prompted the search for an innovative and collaborative solution. On Friday, March 16, a High Level Panel convened by the EDF Group and the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) will gather in Marseilles at the Sixth World…

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YouTube and Emirates Your Film Festival competition in full swing

Dubai : Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, and YouTube, partners on Your Film Festival, reported today the addition of acclaimed actor Michael Fassbender to the project. Fassbender will serve as a competition film juror in Venice and co-executive producer of the winner’s next film along with renowned director Ridley Scott. Your Film Festival, a global competition…

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Joett Releases 90s Pop Singles Back Catalog

âDar es Salaam: Seventeen years after it was recorded in London in 1995, “Heaven Said” by Tanzanian pop singer Joett is officially released on CD nationwide, and digitally around the world via Island Def Jam Digital Distribution, USA. WEBWIRE – Monday, March 12, 2012 Seventeen years after it was recorded in London in 1995, “Heaven Said” by Tanzanian pop…

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