Jun 23, 2010 By Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) To Meet the First Millennium Development Goal of Halving Hunger Halving Hunger IFPRI Food Policy Report Statement to Policymakers Global banking regulation, the European credit crisis, and sovereign debt burdens are likely to dominate the G8 and G20 meetings in Canada […]
The World Alliance of Reformed Churches – WARC The WARC Scholarships help women prepare for ordination. The Theological Education Scholarship Fund for Women in the South (French and Spanish version) was established in 2001 and has proven to be a very effective way to encourage member churches to accept women in the ordained ministry. The […]
$2.74 Million Awarded to 12 Grantees Who Will Impact Future of News +++++++++++++++++++ Note: Hi-resolution photos of the winners are available at: http://www.kflinks.com/knc2010-photos For winners’ contact information, contact lynch@knightfoundation.org Follow the conversation with the hash tag #FNCM on Twitter.com +++++++++++++++++++ Cambridge, Mass. (June 16, 2010) – Twelve media innovation projects have been named the 2010 […]
The Climate Change Media Partnership has announced the fourth annual fellowship programme. They are inviting all journalists from the global South with an interest in climate change to apply for a 2010-11 fellowship. The fellowship programme The CCMP fellowships run for nine months from July 2010 and provide direct access to different stakeholders, including: scientists, […]
Event: ‘Two-day Luganda Conference’ Conferences/Workshops Conferences and workshops held on campus Date: Friday, June 25, 2010 At 09:00:00 AM Duration: 2 Days Contact Info: Deo Kawalya +256-782-374210 Medadi E. Ssentanda Coordinator, Luganda Institute of Languages Faculty of Arts Makerere University P.O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda +256-782-333669 David Kabugo +256-782 735859 Email: kawalyad@arts.mak.ac.ugThis e-mail address is […]
PRESS RELEASE 10 June 2010 For Immediate Release Contact: Alex Rafalowicz +49 1525 991 8665 No Role for World Bank in Climate 287 Organizations Warn Obama BONN, Germany – Today, in response to demands by rich countries for World Bank management of climate funds, 287 civil society organizations from over 50 countries released a […]
IS the ICC Europe’s Guantánamo Bay for Africa? By Dr David Hoile A new 345-page study of the International Criminal Court, ‘The International Criminal Court: Europe’s Guantánamo Bay?’, published by the Africa Research Centre to coincide with the ICC’s first ever review conference (in Kampala, Uganda, 31 May – 8 June 2010), has found the […]
THE REPUBLICC OF UGANDA BUDGET SPEECH for Financial Year 2010/2011 Theme: Strategic Priorities to Accelerate Growth, Employment and Socioeconomic Transformation for Prosperity. DEELIVERED AT THE MMEETING O F THE FIFTTH SESSIONN OF THE 8 PARRLIAMENTT OF UGANDA ON THUURSDAY, 10 JUNE, 2010 BY HONOURAABLE SYDAA N. M. BBUMBA (MP) MINNISTER OF FINANCE, PLANNINGG AND ECOONOMIC D […]
YOUNG SCIENTISTS INNOVATION: CALL FOR CONCEPT PAPERS The Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) is organizing the 2010 National Science Week (NSW) from 20th-24th September 2010 as part of its strategy to promote Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in Uganda. The theme of the Week is “Science, Technology and Innovation for National Development”. […]
Today (9 June) Top climate-change negotiators from China, India, the EU, Brazil, Bangladesh and the Solomon Islands made a rare joint appearance before media at a side event during the ongoing UN talks in Bonn. With the UN negotiations often taking place behind closed doors, it is rare to get opposing sides in the same […]