Myanmar’s Military Warns Ethnic Armies Against Trying to Expand Territory During Cease-fire
Myanmar’s military on Friday warned ethnic armed groups to end hostilities in five of its command regions around the country and to stop attempts to expand their territory during the temporary unilateral cease-fire that the armed forces imposed in Dece…
North Korean Art Troupe to Visit China
BEIJING A North Korean art troupe will visit China starting on Wednesday, Chinese state media said on Sunday.The troupe will be led by Ri Su Yong, a vice chairman of the ruling Workers’ Party’s Central Committee and director of its International Depa…
Myanmar: UN human rights expert to visit Thailand and Bangladesh
GENEVA (11 January 2019) – The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, will visit Myanmar’s neighbours Thailand and Bangladesh from 14 to 24 January 2018.The Government of Myanmar has maintained its decision to ceas…
Global Campaign Urges People to Run in Refugees’ Shoes
GENEVA A new global campaign aims to sensitize the world to the plight of refugees by urging people to step into their shoes and clock the number of kilometers they need to run to reach safety.The campaign wants people to get out of their comfort zon…
Senegal and France to host Global Partnership for Education Financing Conference
NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) is delighted that the governments of Senegal and France will co-host its financing conference, which will take place on February 8, 2018 in Dakar, Senegal. A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/d3003cff-ee20-409f-9729-9a9cef1d4d3e A video accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/0a7eebb6-66b3-438b-904e-efeff83d94cf The announcement of the co-hosting […]
Vricon among first companies on GSA Earth Observations Solutions
Vricon continues to expand US government presence with expanded GSA schedule. McLean, VA, Aug. 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vricon announced today that it is among the first companies to offer GEOINT solutions on the General Services Administration’s (GSA) new Earth Observations Solutions Special Item Number (SIN) 132-41. Vricon’s mission is to build The Globe […]
Acapture becomes signature member of the Merchant Risk Council
The membership offers merchants access to award-winning, data-driven omnichannel payment and fraud solutions AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Aug. 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acapture, a global, data-driven omnichannel PSP, has recently become a member of the Merchant Risk Council (MRC). It joins a community of 450 companies from 30 countries committed to improving ecommerce payments and […]