WEEKLY JOB BULLETIN - WEEK 13
Dear Colleagues,
Please find attached our weekly bulletin, in which we feature the World Tuberculosis Day. Each year, on March 24 we memorialize World Tuberculosis (TB) Day to raise public awareness about the disastrous health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to boost efforts to end the global TB epidemic.
Have a nice weekend!
Kind regards,
Andras
10 quotes that must be an educationist's bibleGyan Lab
There have been some great thoughts and statements given by world leaders in various fields since the 19th century. I have posted the 10 MOST POWERFUL QUOTES on education that ought to be our Bible in looking to enhance the quality of education. Feedback is welcome :-)
WEEKLY JOB BULLETIN - WEEK 13
Dear Colleagues,
Please find attached our weekly bulletin, in which we feature the World Tuberculosis Day. Each year, on March 24 we memorialize World Tuberculosis (TB) Day to raise public awareness about the disastrous health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to boost efforts to end the global TB epidemic.
Have a nice weekend!
Kind regards,
Andras
10 quotes that must be an educationist's bibleGyan Lab
There have been some great thoughts and statements given by world leaders in various fields since the 19th century. I have posted the 10 MOST POWERFUL QUOTES on education that ought to be our Bible in looking to enhance the quality of education. Feedback is welcome :-)
How do population dynamics affect greenhouse gases and climate change? Will urbanization and an ageing population help or hinder efforts to adapt to a warming world? And could better reproductive health care and improved relations between women and men make a difference in the fight against climate change? Find the answers in the State of World Population 2009.
The world is facing a nutrition crisis : Approximately 3 Billion people from everyone of the worlds 193 countries have a low quality diets . Over the next 20 years , multiple forms of malnutrition will pose increasingly serious threats to global health. Population growth combined with climate change will place increasing stress on the food systems , particularly in Africa and Asia where there will be an additional two billion people in 2050 . At the same time rapidly increasing urbanisation,particularly in these two regions,will affect hunger and nutrition in complex ways - Both Positively and Negatively
Sharing from USAID:
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is pleased to announce the release of its “Annual Progress Report to Congress: Global Health Programs FY 2014.” The report presents a summary of USAID’s key global health accomplishments during the previous fiscal year. From improving children’s nutrition to supporting antiretroviral treatment for millions of individuals, USAID programs had a great impact in 2014.
As the largest investor in global health, USAID is leading efforts to improve and save lives worldwide. In partnership with countries, non-governmental organizations, the faith-based community, and the private sector, the Agency is reaching people with the greatest need in the most remote areas. USAID works to further President Barack Obama’s vision to end extreme poverty through its ongoing contributions to ending preventable child and maternal deaths, creating an AIDS-free generation and protecting communities from infectious diseases.
Civil society in Asia Pacific steps up efforts to accelerate MDGs achievementBincy Paul
JAKARTA, INDONESIA – More than 30 representatives from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from ten countries in Asia and the Pacific are gathering today and tomorrow at the Civil Society Consultation on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Review to step up efforts for the acceleration of MDGs achievements in the remaining five years to the 2015 deadline.
The CSO Consultation, organized by the UN Millennium Campaign in partnership with ActionAid and Global Call for Action against Poverty (GCAP), serves as a consultative forum prior to the Special Ministerial Meeting for MDGs Review in Asia and the Pacific on August 3-4, the outcome of which will be presented and discussed at the MDG Review Summit to be held in New York on 20-22 September 2010.
“This CSO review of the MDGs marks the continuation of the first of such meeting organized by Erna Witoelar, former Special Ambassador to the MDGs for Asia and the Pacific in 2005,” says Mr. Minar Pimple, Regional Director, United Nations Millennium Campaign Asia and the Pacific Regional Office. “It is one of a few meetings of this nature happening in this part of the world, allowing the CSOs’ concerted voices and demands heard in the ministerial process as they play a contributory role in achieving the MDGs,” he continues.
“The most important objective of today’s CSO meeting is to create a concrete consensus among all the stakeholders in our regional effort to realize the Goal 1 of the MDGs on hunger and poverty,” says Mr. Saroj Dash, Thematic and Governance Manager, ActionAid.
The Review was inaugurated by Rezlan Ishar Jenie, Director General of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indonesia. Speaking at the opening of the consultation, Mr. Rezlan says, “Achieving the MDGs is so imperative that it could mean the difference between life and death of millions of people in our region. This important meeting will contribute substantively to the Special Ministerial Meeting MDGs Review in Asia and the Pacific: Run-up to 2015 that my Government will host on August 3-4.”
He emphasized that failure to achieve the MDGs by 2015 would mean an additional 128 million people living in poverty on top of the 420 million people who would remain trapped in extreme poverty. One million children under the age of five would die and an additional 31 million children would suffer from hunger; and 7 million more children would drop out of school. “Hence, our dialogue today becomes even more important than ever; not just for civil society but also for governments,” he urges.
Asia-Pacific Region had made several progress in some of the Goals, including reducing gender disparities in education; and halving the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water. However, several pressing challenges remain against the backdrop of the global energy, food and economic crises. Key pressing challenges include hunger and child and maternal mortality. South Asia region alone has the highest number of hungry people in the world, which significantly impacts economic growth of the region; child and maternal mortality remains one of the highest in the world; and within-country disparities between urban and rural areas.
“This CSO Consultation is very important and significant in consolidating GCAP efforts to achieve the MDGs and in helping us mobilize support for the Stand Up and Take Action in September, the biggest global MDG mobilization campaign in the recorded history, as well as providing inputs in shaping up our strategy to achieve the MDGs in our region in the remaining five years,” says Nur Amalia of GCAP.
Note to editors:
About the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
The MDGs are time-bound, concrete and specific goals that 189 world leaders committed to achieving by 2015 at the United Nations Summit in September 2000. These goals are: 1) end extreme poverty and hunger; 2) achieve universal primary education; 3) promote gender equ
International Food Aid Conference - Planet AidPlanet Aid
As the Head of International Partnerships, Ms. Lichtenberg’s work includes negotiating long-term agreements with international agencies, companies and governments by entering into partnerships to create economic growth, fight HIV/AIDS, train teachers and form farmers clubs, through which people are equipped and organized to improve their own living conditions. Apart from heading the international partnership work of The Federation, Ms. Lichtenberg today serves as the Chairperson of Humana People to People in South Africa. Before her work with Planet Aid, Ms. Lichtenberg spent a number of years with “One World Channel,” which broadcasted programs from the developing world via satellite television to millions of viewers in Europe and Northern Africa.
9 White House officials who matter for global developmentDevex
Tonight, on the occasion of this weekend’s White House Correspondents' Dinner, Devex is hosting "The Global Beat," a cocktail reception celebrating international affairs journalism, with Foreign Affairs magazine and support from the United Nations Foundation. But who are the White House officials that matter to global development? Find out by clicking through this slideshow.
World Bank President Jim Kim’s surprise decision to resign ignited a race to find his successor. While the United States has held historic control over the appointment, the Trump administration’s policy views could raise questions and concerns. Here are some of the current contenders — some more speculative than others — according to news reports and conversations with credible sources.
How do population dynamics affect greenhouse gases and climate change? Will urbanization and an ageing population help or hinder efforts to adapt to a warming world? And could better reproductive health care and improved relations between women and men make a difference in the fight against climate change? Find the answers in the State of World Population 2009.
The world is facing a nutrition crisis : Approximately 3 Billion people from everyone of the worlds 193 countries have a low quality diets . Over the next 20 years , multiple forms of malnutrition will pose increasingly serious threats to global health. Population growth combined with climate change will place increasing stress on the food systems , particularly in Africa and Asia where there will be an additional two billion people in 2050 . At the same time rapidly increasing urbanisation,particularly in these two regions,will affect hunger and nutrition in complex ways - Both Positively and Negatively
Sharing from USAID:
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is pleased to announce the release of its “Annual Progress Report to Congress: Global Health Programs FY 2014.” The report presents a summary of USAID’s key global health accomplishments during the previous fiscal year. From improving children’s nutrition to supporting antiretroviral treatment for millions of individuals, USAID programs had a great impact in 2014.
As the largest investor in global health, USAID is leading efforts to improve and save lives worldwide. In partnership with countries, non-governmental organizations, the faith-based community, and the private sector, the Agency is reaching people with the greatest need in the most remote areas. USAID works to further President Barack Obama’s vision to end extreme poverty through its ongoing contributions to ending preventable child and maternal deaths, creating an AIDS-free generation and protecting communities from infectious diseases.
Civil society in Asia Pacific steps up efforts to accelerate MDGs achievementBincy Paul
JAKARTA, INDONESIA – More than 30 representatives from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from ten countries in Asia and the Pacific are gathering today and tomorrow at the Civil Society Consultation on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Review to step up efforts for the acceleration of MDGs achievements in the remaining five years to the 2015 deadline.
The CSO Consultation, organized by the UN Millennium Campaign in partnership with ActionAid and Global Call for Action against Poverty (GCAP), serves as a consultative forum prior to the Special Ministerial Meeting for MDGs Review in Asia and the Pacific on August 3-4, the outcome of which will be presented and discussed at the MDG Review Summit to be held in New York on 20-22 September 2010.
“This CSO review of the MDGs marks the continuation of the first of such meeting organized by Erna Witoelar, former Special Ambassador to the MDGs for Asia and the Pacific in 2005,” says Mr. Minar Pimple, Regional Director, United Nations Millennium Campaign Asia and the Pacific Regional Office. “It is one of a few meetings of this nature happening in this part of the world, allowing the CSOs’ concerted voices and demands heard in the ministerial process as they play a contributory role in achieving the MDGs,” he continues.
“The most important objective of today’s CSO meeting is to create a concrete consensus among all the stakeholders in our regional effort to realize the Goal 1 of the MDGs on hunger and poverty,” says Mr. Saroj Dash, Thematic and Governance Manager, ActionAid.
The Review was inaugurated by Rezlan Ishar Jenie, Director General of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indonesia. Speaking at the opening of the consultation, Mr. Rezlan says, “Achieving the MDGs is so imperative that it could mean the difference between life and death of millions of people in our region. This important meeting will contribute substantively to the Special Ministerial Meeting MDGs Review in Asia and the Pacific: Run-up to 2015 that my Government will host on August 3-4.”
He emphasized that failure to achieve the MDGs by 2015 would mean an additional 128 million people living in poverty on top of the 420 million people who would remain trapped in extreme poverty. One million children under the age of five would die and an additional 31 million children would suffer from hunger; and 7 million more children would drop out of school. “Hence, our dialogue today becomes even more important than ever; not just for civil society but also for governments,” he urges.
Asia-Pacific Region had made several progress in some of the Goals, including reducing gender disparities in education; and halving the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water. However, several pressing challenges remain against the backdrop of the global energy, food and economic crises. Key pressing challenges include hunger and child and maternal mortality. South Asia region alone has the highest number of hungry people in the world, which significantly impacts economic growth of the region; child and maternal mortality remains one of the highest in the world; and within-country disparities between urban and rural areas.
“This CSO Consultation is very important and significant in consolidating GCAP efforts to achieve the MDGs and in helping us mobilize support for the Stand Up and Take Action in September, the biggest global MDG mobilization campaign in the recorded history, as well as providing inputs in shaping up our strategy to achieve the MDGs in our region in the remaining five years,” says Nur Amalia of GCAP.
Note to editors:
About the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
The MDGs are time-bound, concrete and specific goals that 189 world leaders committed to achieving by 2015 at the United Nations Summit in September 2000. These goals are: 1) end extreme poverty and hunger; 2) achieve universal primary education; 3) promote gender equ
International Food Aid Conference - Planet AidPlanet Aid
As the Head of International Partnerships, Ms. Lichtenberg’s work includes negotiating long-term agreements with international agencies, companies and governments by entering into partnerships to create economic growth, fight HIV/AIDS, train teachers and form farmers clubs, through which people are equipped and organized to improve their own living conditions. Apart from heading the international partnership work of The Federation, Ms. Lichtenberg today serves as the Chairperson of Humana People to People in South Africa. Before her work with Planet Aid, Ms. Lichtenberg spent a number of years with “One World Channel,” which broadcasted programs from the developing world via satellite television to millions of viewers in Europe and Northern Africa.
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Tonight, on the occasion of this weekend’s White House Correspondents' Dinner, Devex is hosting "The Global Beat," a cocktail reception celebrating international affairs journalism, with Foreign Affairs magazine and support from the United Nations Foundation. But who are the White House officials that matter to global development? Find out by clicking through this slideshow.
World Bank President Jim Kim’s surprise decision to resign ignited a race to find his successor. While the United States has held historic control over the appointment, the Trump administration’s policy views could raise questions and concerns. Here are some of the current contenders — some more speculative than others — according to news reports and conversations with credible sources.
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Devex takes a look at some of the unusual, adventurous, and awe-inspiring global development jobs we have come across last year — from artisanal chocolate in Côte d'Ivoire, to sea life conservation in South Africa to sustainable tourism in the Andes. Meet some of the global development professionals doing work that will make you say, “I want that job.”
Transitioning to a global development job? Here's how to write your CVDevex
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It has been a year marked by the formal launch of the Sustainable Development Goals, humanitarian crises, and political change.
But, in all of that, the role of business in addressing development challenges, from agriculture to humanitarian aid, and from health to climate, has continued to grow and gain recognition.
Here’s a look at some of the top Devex Impact articles from the past year.
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It’s been a fast-paced year at the intersection of business and development — with the role of the private sector, social entrepreneurship and innovation becoming a growing part of the global development conversation. Here's a look at some of the top Devex Impact stories of 2015.
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The outspoken and unfiltered Donald Trump is leading in voter polls heading into the second Republican presidential debate. So what are the billionaire and television personality's views on foreign aid?
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Educational institutions are easy targets for armed groups wanting to inflict terror. This is evident in the recent massacre of over 140 students and school staff in a university in Kenya. A similar tragedy struck a school in Pakistan in 2015, and a university in Iraq in 2007. Remember these universities?
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Women have three distinct types of involvement: direct involvement in terrorist acts; enabling of others to commit such acts; and facilitating the disengagement of others from violent or extremist groups.
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‘वोटर्स विल मस्ट प्रीवेल’ (मतदाताओं को जीतना होगा) अभियान द्वारा जारी हेल्पलाइन नंबर, 4 जून को सुबह 7 बजे से दोपहर 12 बजे तक मतगणना प्रक्रिया में कहीं भी किसी भी तरह के उल्लंघन की रिपोर्ट करने के लिए खुला रहेगा।
हम आग्रह करते हैं कि जो भी सत्ता में आए, वह संविधान का पालन करे, उसकी रक्षा करे और उसे बनाए रखे।" प्रस्ताव में कुल तीन प्रमुख हस्तक्षेप और उनके तंत्र भी प्रस्तुत किए गए। पहला हस्तक्षेप स्वतंत्र मीडिया को प्रोत्साहित करके, वास्तविकता पर आधारित काउंटर नैरेटिव का निर्माण करके और सत्तारूढ़ सरकार द्वारा नियोजित मनोवैज्ञानिक हेरफेर की रणनीति का मुकाबला करके लोगों द्वारा निर्धारित कथा को बनाए रखना और उस पर कार्यकरना था।
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In a May 9, 2024 paper, Juri Opitz from the University of Zurich, along with Shira Wein and Nathan Schneider form Georgetown University, discussed the importance of linguistic expertise in natural language processing (NLP) in an era dominated by large language models (LLMs).
The authors explained that while machine translation (MT) previously relied heavily on linguists, the landscape has shifted. “Linguistics is no longer front and center in the way we build NLP systems,” they said. With the emergence of LLMs, which can generate fluent text without the need for specialized modules to handle grammar or semantic coherence, the need for linguistic expertise in NLP is being questioned.
1. 14 women leaders in
global development
Photo by: Albert González Farran / UN
2. Paugam is the 10th — and first
female — CEO of the French
Development Agency, the
country’s main development
financing institution.
Anne Paugam
CEO
Agence Française de Developpement
Photo by: AFD
3. The Costa Rican-born Figueres
has the challenging task of
bringing together nearly 200
negotiators to agree on a global
accord governing emissions and
climate change mitigation and
adaptation.
Christiana Figueres
Executive secretary
U.N. Framework Convention
on Climate Change
Photo by: UNFCCC
4. The former U.S. ambassador to
U.N. food agencies in Rome
now leads the world’s largest
humanitarian agency combating
hunger. WFP serves about 90
million people per year in more
than 70 countries, including
nations that host Syrians
displaced by the ongoing civil
conflict.
Ertharin Cousin
Executive director
World Food Program
Photo by: J.M. Ferre / UNHCR
5. As UNDP chief, the former New
Zealand prime minister is the
third-highest-ranking U.N.
official, co-chairs the U.N. System
Task Team on the Post-2015 U.N.
Development Agenda and chairs
the U.N. Development Group,
which seeks to boost the
effectiveness of U.N. development
activities at the country level.
Helen Clark
Administrator
United Nations Development Program
Photo by: Erick-Christian Ahounou S. / UNDP
6. Under Rodin, The Rockefeller
Foundation, one of the oldest
charities focused on global
development, has undergone a
reinvention, supporting
innovative financing tools such as
development impact bonds.
Judith Rodin
President
The Rockefeller Foundation
Photo by: Ami Torfason / PopTech
7. Bishop is the first female
Australian foreign minister. She
also oversees the country’s
foreign aid program, following
AusAID’s reintegration into the
Department of Foreign Affairs
and Trade in November 2013.
Julie Bishop
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Australia
Photo by: Australian DFAT
8. The trained accountant was
named by BBC Radio 4 as one of
the 100 most powerful women in
the United Kingdom in 2013.
She’s advancing the Cameron
administration’s goals to increase
private sector engagement in
global development and get
better value for money from
foreign aid spending.
Justine Greening
Secretary of state
for international development
United Kingdom
Photo by: Russell Watkins / DfID
9. For her quick and effective
response to the Haiti and
Pakistan humanitarian disasters
in 2010, the Bulgarian politician
and former World Bank vice
president was named the EU
Commissioner of the Year and
European of the Year by the
European Voice newspaper.
Kristalina
Georgieva
European commissioner for
international cooperation,
humanitarian aid and crisis response
Photo by: European Unon
10. Initially trained as a home
economics teacher, the former
Hong Kong director of health
earned praise for bringing the
1997 avian influenza and 2003
SARS outbreak under control.
Margaret Chan
Director-general
World Health Organization
Photo by: Presidencia Peru
11. Melinda Gates has helped bring
global attention to family
planning and stunting. Together
with her husband, she sets the
strategic direction of one of the
most influential charities in
international development.
Melinda Gates
Co-chair and trustee
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Photo by: Gates Foundation
12. Mlambo-Ngcuka is a former
member of the South African
parliament and was the first
woman to hold the position of
the country’s deputy president.
Phumzile
Mlambo-Ngcuka
Executive director
U.N. Women
Photo by: Julie Lunde Lillesaeter / PRIO
13. Queen Rania is a known advocate
of education, cross-cultural
dialogue and microfinance.
Rania Al Abdullah
Queen consort
Jordan
Photo by: John Gillespie / Africa Renewal
14. The English baroness was the
first black female member of the
U.K. Cabinet: She served as U.K.
secretary of state for
international development in
2003, though only for less than
six months.
Valerie Amos
Undersecretary-general
for humanitarian affairs
and emergency relief coordinator
United Nations
Photo by: Nicole Lawrence / UN OCHA
15. Uganda’s first female
aeronautical engineer was a
member of the body that drafted
the country’s 1995 constitution.
She assumed her role as Oxfam
International chief in April 2013.
Winnie Byanyima
Executive director
Oxfam International
Photo by: European Union
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