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Two Dead and Four Injured in Peru Protests Demanding Elections, Pres. Boluarte Seeks Early Poll

  LIMA, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Two teens were killed and four people injured in Peru on Sunday during protests demanding the country hold general elections following the ouster of former President Pedro Castillo, police and local authorities said. President Dina Boluarte was sworn in last week after Castillo was sacked by Congress and arrested […]

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Nature-Based Solutions Can Generate 20 Million New Jobs

 Ministry of Habitat, Urbanism and Environment, Djibouti GENEVA (ILO News) – Twenty million jobs could be created by further harnessing the power of nature to address the major challenges facing society, such as climate change, disaster risk and food and water insecurity. Investing in such policies that support Nature-based Solutions (NbS), would generate significant employment […]

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ILO: 7th Asia & Pacific Regional Meeting Concludes with Launch of ‘Singapore Statement’

Statement identifies priorities to tackle wide range of existing and new employment challenges facing Asia, the Pacific and Arab States. Statement identifies priorities to tackle wide range of existing and new employment challenges facing Asia, the Pacific and Arab States.   SINGAPORE (ILO News) – The 17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting  (APRM) of […]

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Chronic Malnutrition Stalks Many Poor Children in Ecuador

By GONZALO SOLANO QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Sara Milena is barely 20 days old. Her mother, Tania Herrera, lives with her parents, who are the breadwinners of an Ecuadorian household where they earn $5 to $7 a day to feed five adults and support the new arrival. That income is stretched in hopes of feeding […]

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The Observer predicts CCM returns

Three political parties will be contesting the polls that are slated for Monday 12th December, but the fight is really between the two traditional parties, CCM and NRP. The MRM, with only two candidates, is a remote outsider at best. The candidates in Nevis 1, Charlestown are Spencer Brand of CCM, the incumbent, challenged by Jaedee […]

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Dr Daniel-Hodge: NRP is the best option for Nevis

Leader of the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) Dr Janice Daniel-Hodge has indicated that her party presents the best option for Nevisians as the island goes to vote on Monday. Speaking with The Observer on Nomination Day, Dr Daniel-Hodge said that her party is “confident and excited” ahead of the local elections. “We have spent almost […]

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Who will take the reins of NIA?

As expected, the fate of the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) will come down to a battle between the Concerned Citizens’ Movement (CCM) and the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) for the right to govern, with both parties nominating five candidates for the island elections. On Monday, December 5, 12 candidates in total were nominated for elections, […]

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