Lasting peace and the prosperity that comes with it cannot be achieved without justice, the Commonwealth Secretary-General has declared, during a keynote speech in the Hague. Patricia Scotland was addressing the International Criminal Court (ICC) as guest of honour for the opening of the new judicial year. The distinguished lawyer […]
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Commonwealth young champion named among TIME Magazine 100 leaders of tomorrow
13 November 2019 – Time magazine has named Commonwealth Young Person of the Year Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi among its 100 world rising stars who are shaping the future. Nigerian women’s rights activist Osowobi is one of 53 women on a list of 100 names Time has dubbed “the world’s most […]
UPU to expand access to digital financial services in Grenada
November 12, 2019: Berne – The Universal Postal Union (UPU) will launch a new digital financial services project in Grenada through its Financial Inclusion Technical Assistance Facility (FITAF). Speaking about the projects. UPU Director General Bishar A. Hussein said, “The Post’s vast physical network has already made it an engine […]
Cruise Ships for Peace in The Middle East
By Teresa Studzinski, Arlene J. Schar, and Dr. David Leffler “May you live in ‘interesting’ times” is an oft quoted expression to connote living in times of danger and uncertainty, and surely the citizens of the Middle East are living in such unprecedented times. Countries divided against themselves will not […]
Malta and Austria Are Home to the World’s Best Investment Migration Programs
The Malta Individual Investor Program is the world’s top citizenship-by-investment program and the Austria Private Residence Program is the world’s top residence-by-investment program, according to the Global Residence and Citizenship Programs 2018–2019 report, released today by global residence and citizenship advisory firm Henley & Partners. The annual report, now in […]
UPU announces theme of next year’s International Letter-Writing Competition
Berne, 18 July 2018. “Write a letter to your hero” is the inspirational theme of the 2019 International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People organized by the Universal Postal Union (UPU). “I urge all UPU member countries, including those that have never participated, to seriously consider taking part. The competition is […]
Her Majesty The Queen presents Award to young person from Grenada dedicated to changing the world
Young people from 38 countries across the Commonwealth celebrate their Queen’s Young Leaders Award with guests including Sir John Major, David Beckham OBE, Sir Lenny Henry CBE, Nicola Adams OBE, Neelam Gill, Caspar Lee, Tina Daheley and Ore Oduba Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex joined Award […]
Why Taiwan’s presence in the World Health Assembly matters
By David Kuan-Chou Chien The 71st World Health Assembly (WHA) will meet in Geneva from May 21-26 of this year, and Taiwan, as an active global health partner seeks participation. Since 2009 to 2016, Taiwan has been invited to the WHA as an observer and shared its unique experience in […]
Statement regarding suspected terrorist attack on Adventist Church in Pakistan
On Sunday evening, April 15, suspected terrorists opened fire in front of the Quetta Seventh-day Adventist Church in Pakistan, killing two and injuring eight. One of those killed was the 18-year old son of an Adventist church member. The leaders of the major political parties have condemned this brutal attack, for which the Islamic […]
Adventist missionary killed in Papua, Indonesia
Apr 04, 2018 | Manilla, Philippines | Teresa Costello with additional reporting by Darron Boyd and Wesley Szamko Berni Fallery Kunu, a 24-year old health worker, serving as part of a two-man team in a remote area of the Star Mountain regency in Papua, Indonesia, was killed on March 29, […]
Natalie Cole has Died
Singer Natalie Cole has died at age 65, her publicist said. Cole won six Grammys for her 1991 critically acclaimed album “Unforgettable: With Love,” a jazzy tribute to her father, Nat King Cole. Cole underwent a successful kidney transplant at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles in 2009. Her kidney troubles […]
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE TO JOIN WNYLE’S INTERNATIONAL YOUTH WORKSHOP ON LEADERSHIP AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN FINLAND
TAMPERE, 12 April 2014 – The World Network of Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs (WNYLE) an international think-tank and action-tank based in Finland, organizes the International Youth Workshop on Leadership and Entrepreneurship Development, set to take place on 12-15 September 2014 in the town of Kiljava, Finland. The workshop is to […]
US Invasion of Grenada: A 30-Year Retrospective
By Stephen Zunes It has been exactly 30 years since US forces invaded Grenada, ending that Caribbean island nation’s four-year socialist experiment. The island nation no bigger than Martha’s Vineyard, with a population that could barely fill the Rose Bowl, was defeated with relatively few American casualties. President Ronald Reagan’s […]
Civil Society Opposes Al-Bashir UN Appearance
Fugitive Head of State Reportedly Cancels Attendance at General Assembly New York/The Hague- September 26, 2013 —Following an outcry from civil society and government leaders, International Criminal Court (ICC) fugitive Omar Al-Bashir will reportedly not attend the UN General Assembly in New York, the Coalition for the ICC said today. […]
