By Mairi Dupar Emma Lovell Vidya Diwakar Olivia Walmsley Camille Balcou Beza Tesfaye Vaidehi Krishnan This report reviews opportunities for young people in the drylands of Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia, Sudan and Mali to pursue climate-resilient decent work, and provides key recommendations. The east and west regions of Africa have a young population — […]
Month: October 2021
Desert Locust Bulletin 516 (1 October 2021)
WESTERN REGION: CALM SITUATION. Scattered hoppers and adults from local breeding in Mali and Chad. FORECAST. No significant developments. CENTRAL REGION: THREAT SITUATION. Control operations continue in northern Somalia (9 972 ha treated) and started in eastern Ethiopia (3 657 ha) against a few remaining small spring-bred immature swarms; hopper bands and new immature swarms form in […]
Ethiopia: Decision to expel UN staff could put aid operations at risk
The decision to expel United Nations staff from Ethiopia could affect aid distribution in the war-torn north of the country, where needs and displacement are rising, UN humanitarians said on Friday. Engagement between the UN and the Government continues after the Ethiopian authorities on Thursday declared seven of the organization’s staff personae non grata and […]
Zoom Announces Termination of Merger Agreement with Five9
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) today announced that Zoom and Five9 have mutually terminated the merger agreement executed by the parties on July 16, 2021. At Five9’s special meeting of stockholders held on September 30, 2021, Five9 did not obtain the requisite stockholder support for […]
INVNT GROUP® And PepsiCo Innovate Through StrategiAc Partnership At Global Fair In Dubai
INVNT GROUP Develops and Builds Three Immersive Brand Experiences New York, NY, Sept. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — [INVNT GROUP] and PepsiCo have strategically partnered to design and build three one-of-a-kind, interactive, and educational pavilions opening October 1st , 2021. Each pavilion is designed around core sub-themes of Mobility, Sustainability, and Opportunity. PepsiCo’s global brands including […]
Casio lance la deuxième G-SHOCK signée Kanoa Igarashi
TOKYO, 1er octobre 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Casio Computer Co., Ltd. a annoncé aujourd’hui le dernier ajout à la ligne de montres pour sports extrêmes G-LIDE, qui fait partie de la marque de montres antichocs G-SHOCK. La nouvelle GBX-100KI est le deuxième modèle signé par le surfeur professionnel Kanoa Igarashi. Igarashi a commencé à surfer à l’âge de […]