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NEW YORK, June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To mark its Centennial in 2014, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs has launched Ethics for a Connected World. This multi-faceted three-year project is engaging societies across the world in the quest for a global ethic---shared values with which to tackle problems that transcend national boundaries. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130606/DC27665 ) Given that global dialogue on ethical issues is already...
The new report - The State of Civil Society 2013 - catalogues the experiences of activists and non-governmental organisations across the world. It concludes that the optimism within civil society of 2012 has evaporated. Johannesburg, South Africa (PRWEB) April 29, 2013 International development efforts are being undermined by the rising tide of legal restrictions, funding cuts and violence faced by civil society around the world, according to a new report from CIVICUS, the global civil...
Council Includes Former Secretaries of State, Defense, and Members of Congress WASHINGTON, April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition today announced former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has joined its National Advisory Council, which is chaired by Colin Powell and includes every other living former Secretary of State as members. "Throughout her entire political life as First Lady, Senator, and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has been...
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Charitable Management and Capital Group, LLC (CMCG) announced today that it is no longer pursuing acquisition opportunities with VGTel, Inc. dba 360 Entertainment & Productions, Inc. (OTCQB: VGTL). On October 10, 2012, CMCG entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent with VGTel, Inc. CMCG has terminated the proposed transaction with VGTel and has ceased any further negotiations. "CMCG feels it is not in the best interest of the...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) today announced the availability of a unique on-line Federal Support Toolbox to provide Integrated Water Resources Management information across the nation and internationally. The Federal Support Toolbox is a centralized Web portal that will allow federal agencies, states, interstate organizations, Tribes, non-governmental agencies and international entities to access and share...
BRUSSELS, November 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The scale and pace at which emergencies are evolving pose a huge challenge to the humanitarian community. But closer partnerships, new delivery models and local innovation show success is possible and can be brought to scale. More than 2,000 experts from 61 countries attended AidEx 2012 [http://aid-expo.com/visitor-zone/adwords/aidshow.aspx?afcode=AdWords&gclid=CJaKubSPl7MCFePHtAodjCkAbw ] to discuss these issues and...
NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Oando Foundation - the philanthropic arm of Oando PLC, one of Africa's leading indigenous energy solutions providers - is attending the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting this week to emphasize the urgent need to transform education in Nigeria and across the African continent. The Foundation is calling on government, business and donor organizations to make the investments necessary for Nigeria to meet the Millennium...
Group to develop Canadian framework on the mandatory disclosure of payments to governments OTTAWA, Sept. 6, 2012 /CNW/ - A new working group of national-level mining and exploration associations and transparency-focused NGOs announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to improve Canada's transparency regime as it relates to extractive company payments to governments. The Resource Revenue Transparency Working Group includes the Mining Association of Canada...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- InterAction's president & CEO, Samuel A. Worthington, has been honored as one of the "Power & Influence Top 50 2012" by The NonProfit Times. For the last 15 years, The NonProfit Times has honored leaders in the nonprofit sector, from NGOs and foundations alike. In announcing its latest list of the sector's top executives and strategists, the publication said: "Today's leaders have found the way to innovate and manage through...
