At the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, the Minister of Social Affai... - 11 June 2020 17:19

JAKARTA, Indonesia, June 11, 2020/Antara-AsiaNet/-- In the presence of the ASEAN Minister, Social Minister Juliari P. Batubara conveyed the government's important steps in handling the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly for the poor and vulnerable groups. Indonesia recommends the establi...

  Global Peace Index: Global Peacefulness Falls With Sustained R... - 10 June 2020 14:00

LONDON, June 10, 2020 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Today marks the launch of the 14th edition of the Global Peace Index from the international think-tank the Institute for Economics & Peace [http://economicsandpeace.org/] (IEP). Key results - Civil unrest has doubled since 2011 – 96 countri...

  Social Minister Urges Pos Indonesia to Add Social Fund Counters - 19 May 2020 15:15

JAKARTA, Indonesia, May 19, 2020/Antara-AsiaNet/-- Social Affairs Minister of Republic of Indonesia Juliari P. Batubara has urged PT Pos Indonesia CEO Gilarsi Wahyu Setijono to open more counters at post offices and prolong the distribution period of Cash Social Assistance (CSA) following Presiden...

  88 Nobel Laureates & World Leaders Call for $1 Trillion to Pro... - 18 May 2020 20:09

NEW DELHI, May 18, 2020 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Today, 88 Nobel Laureates and World Leaders, as part of Laureates and Leaders for Children, issued a statement calling for the world's governments to unite and prioritize the world's children during their lockdowns and in the aftermath. ...

  WSSCC Approved to Become the Sanitation and Hygiene Fund - 06 May 2020 23:27

GENEVA, May 6 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- The Steering Committee of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) took a landmark decision on Monday by approving WSSCC’s new 2021-2025 strategy, which paves the way for WSSCC to evolve into the Sanitation and Hygiene Fund, a...

  ESMO Supports Women in South Africa to Become Autonomous Workers - 10 March 2020 06:56

LUGANO, Switzerland, March 9, 2020 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- On the occasion of International Women's Day, ESMO affirmed its commitment towards "An equal world is an enabled world", through the partnership with Township Patterns for the sustainable production of congress bags for its meetings, helping women...

  "Australia Has Come to Britain's Aid in the Past. It Is Time f... - 16 January 2020 07:07

BRIGHTON, England, 16 January 2020, /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ Children at one of England's leading schools, Brighton College, have launched a fundraising campaign in aid of the bushfire emergency in Australia. This includes cycling 1250km in a sponsored ride and weekly school-wide events run by the children ...

  US$136,000 Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy an... - 17 December 2019 00:43

SHARJAH, UAE, Dec. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- - The Big Heart Foundation organizes the award in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) The US$136,000 Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support (SIARA), granted to local institutions u...

  Religious leaders and policymakers gather in Jakarta to discus... - 16 December 2019 16:40

JAKARTA, Indonesia, December 16, 2019 /Antara-AsiaNet/ -- The Vienna-based International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will host a regional workshop on 18-19 December involving more than 65 religious leaders and policymakers from five different countries as p...

  Unsafe Working Environments in the IT Industry Risk People's H... - 27 November 2019 19:00

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Excessive working hours, forced labor and discrimination are some of the problems that risk workers' health in the IT industry. Achieving a more socially sustainable industry requires long term investments, follow-up and clear consequences that en...