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Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon becomes first Korean to receive Mongolia's highest medal,...

DongA2024.11.04(Source : DongA)The Mongolian Presidential Office announced on the 2nd (local time) that it had awarded former Secretary-General Ban the Order of Chinggis Khan at the Mongolian Pride Day ceremony held at the government building in Ulaanbaatar. The day also marked the 862nd anniversary of the birth of Genghis Khan.The Order of Chinggis Khan is awarded to domestic and foreign politicians and social activists who have contributed to global prosperity and peace, the development of Mongolia’s foreign relations, and enhancing its international reputation. Ban is the first Korean to receive this award. He is the second foreigner to receive the award, following American Mongolian scholar Weatherford. The Mongolian Presidential Office explained the background of the award, saying, “Former Secretary-General Ban played a key role in promoting high-level ‘strategic partnership’ cooperation between Mongolia and Korea, and laid the foundation for strengthening relations between the two countries.”Mongolian President Khurelsukh said at the award ceremony, “It is very rare for a foreigner to receive our country’s highest national decoration,” adding, “Selecting Ban as the recipient of the Order of Genghis Khan is an expression of our high respect for his achievements in uniting the international community.” He continued, “I express my deepest gratitude for his contributions to expanding and strengthening cooperation between Mongolia and the United Nations, and supporting Mongolia’s social and economic development.”In 2006, Ban accompanied former President Roh Moo-hyun on his state visit to Mongolia as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade. With Roh’s visit, the two countries upgraded their mutually complementary cooperative relationship established in 1999 to a good-neighborly, friendly, and cooperative partnership. Former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also visited Mongolia as UN Secretary-General in 2009. The Ban Ki-moon Foundation for a Better Future, which he founded, has supported the Trans-Altai Sustainability Dialogue in cooperation with Stanford University in the United States since 2022, and hosted the Mongolia Future Strategy Forum in Seoul and Mongolia last year and this year.

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21 January 2025
Ban Ki-moon, Forum in Seoul sheds light on future global challenges

Nate2024.11.22(Source : Nate)SEOUL, November 22 (AJP) - The annual conference hosted by the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) was held in central Seoul on Friday, bringing together political and business leaders from across Asia.Participants discussed diverse global challenges under the theme of \"Towards a Shared Future\" at the conference, chaired by former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.Also on the agenda were artificial intelligence, sustainable development, and the roles of women and youth in shaping the future.

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21 January 2025
Speech Delivered by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President and Chairman, Boards of Directors, “Meas...

Afdb13.11.2024(source : Afdb) Today, several African countries are giving away their vast amounts of land to carbon credits. While this may generate some short-term financing, it needs to be understood that Africa is a carbon price taker and therefore is short-changed. While the price of carbon in Europe is high and could be as high as $200 per ton because of the strict EU Emission Trading Standards, carbon price in Africa could be as low as $3 to $10 per ton.The proper valuation of Africa’s green wealth will increase access to financial flows, in part because credit ratings agencies will be able to incorporate the true value of overall asset class, which in turn could improve countries’ risk profile.Therefore, it is time for Africa’s green environmental assets to be properly priced to allow the continent to turn its massive green assets into wealth, through their inclusion in “green’ GDP for Africa. This will raise massive financial resources for the continent, spur greater green investments and provide better policies for the greening of African economies for sustainable development. The significantly higher revenues that Africa will generate from the proper valuation of its carbon sinks and environmental services will also allow it to be able to service its debts, assuring debt sustainability.

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21 January 2025
Sarah Gilbert, UCL Prize Lecture: “It’s a very exciting time to be a vaccinologist”

UCL NEWS2024.11.14(Source:UCL NEWS)Leading UK scientist Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert, whose research team designed and developed one of the principal Covid-19 vaccines, helping save millions of lives, has delivered the 2024 UCL Prize Lecture in Life and Medical Sciences.It was launched in 1997 with previous recipients including Sir Demis Hassabis, founder of Google DeepMind and Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry 2024, Lord Patrick Vallance, former UK Chief Scientific Adviser, and Professor Jennifer Douda, pioneer of CRISPR gene editing, and Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry 2020.

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21 January 2025
Maya Malarski Senior Manager of Policy, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

Time2024.12.11(Source:Time)It’s becoming abundantly evident that with rising global temperatures comes increased health risks, be they from increased populations of disease-carrying mosquitoes and ticks or greater incidence of waterborne diseases like cholera from flooding. Now, for the first time, this reality is helping inform the vaccine alliance known as Gavi’s five-year investment strategy—which plays an impactful role in global health decision-making, guiding vaccine deployment around the world. Responsible for this push is Maya Malarski, a senior manager on Gavi\'s policy team who led the climate criteria for Gavi’s Vaccine Investment Strategy released this summer. Not only will this guidance help countries in adapting their immunization programs to climate change, it will also support the decarbonization of immunization efforts and Gavi’s own carbon footprint.Climate change and health are intricately linked. Outbreaks are likely to become increasingly common due to deforestation and loss of natural habitats as animals are being forced into closer contact with humans, increasing the risk of spillover of new pathogens that humans don’t have immunity against. With our current trajectory it’s a question of when, not if, the next pandemic will occur. We need to learn the lessons from COVID-19 and it’s imperative that countries reach an agreement on the Pandemic Treaty so that we are better prepared ahead of the next one and move towards climate justice.

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21 January 2025
UNGA 79: UN Women honors African Development Bank Group President Adesina as HeForShe Champion

28 Sep, 2024African Development Bank Group(Source: One Page Africa)Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, was named a HeForShe Champion by UN Women for his contributions to promoting gender equality in Africa. This recognition was announced at a UN General Assembly side event in New York, where he was celebrated alongside other global leaders—Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans, and Movember CEO Michelle Terry—who have committed to institutional changes and setting new standards for gender equality.Dr. Adesina emphasized that “Africa can maximize its development potential when opportunities are exponentially expanded for women,” highlighting that gender equality and women’s empowerment are core priorities for AfDB. He also expressed a firm commitment to advancing gender equality and improving African women entrepreneurs\' access to funding.AfDB integrates gender considerations into all its investment projects and operations, tracking gender equality outcomes through gender-responsive indicators and a gender marker system. Under Dr. Adesina’s leadership, the bank’s gender strategy positions gender equality as a critical element of economic growth. By doing so, AfDB is setting new financial standards for gender equality, establishing a benchmark for international development finance institutions.AfDB\'s AFAWA (Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa) initiative has secured $1.8 billion in funding for women entrepreneurs, with $1 billion already disbursed through 172 financial institutions across 43 countries, supporting over 18,000 women-led SMEs. Additionally, AfDB has advanced its commitment to gender equality with the Economic Dividends for Gender Equality (EDGE) certification, recently achieving Level 1 certification to promote a fair workplace for both men and women.This HeForShe Champion award coincides with AfDB’s 25th anniversary of integrating gender mainstreaming into its operations and celebrates the 10th anniversary of the HeForShe initiative.Akinwumi Adesina is the recipient of the 3rd Sunhak Peace Prize.For more details about Adesina, please refer to the link below.↓↓↓Akinwumi Adesina

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29 October 2024
African Development Bank at the 79th UN General Assembly #UNGA79

Yall AfricaOct, 2024(Source: UN)The world convened in New York at the end of September for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79). The African Development Bank Group president Akinwumi Adesina and his team were in New York to helm a major push to strengthen partnerships and generate more support and commitment from key stakeholders for Africa\'s development priorities.Adesina\'s packed UNGA itinerary included a closed-door meeting with UN Secretary General António Guterres and other multilateral development banks (MDBs) presidents to discuss accelerating progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.He also addressed the \"Summit of the Future\" meeting of the General Assembly and joined World Bank president Ajay Banga for the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) Leadership Council meeting for the official backing of the ambitious \"Mission 300\" (M300) initiative to connect 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030.Please refer to the link below for more details.↓↓↓AfDB AllAfrica

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29 October 2024
European Commission pledges €260 million to Gavi for 2026–2027 and over €200 million in add...

European Commission29 Sep 2024(Source: European Union)The European Commission announced a new funding pledge on 28 September of €260 million to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, for the years 2026–2027. The funds will contribute to Gavi\'s goal for 2030 to help protect 500 million children around the world, strengthen immunisation systems, and boost global health security by increasing readiness to respond to disease outbreaks.President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said: \'A healthier world is a better world. And vaccination is one of our best chances for this. Right now, millions of children are still at risk. We must continue to support vaccination around the world to save lives. So today I am proud to pledge 260 million euros for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. And more will come.\'Chair of the Board of Gavi, José Manuel Barroso, said: \'Immunisation is a cornerstone of health security and vital to global equity. We deeply appreciate the EU\'s leadership, its partnership with Gavi supported countries matching their investment in vaccine costs, and enhanced commitment to Gavi’s mission which contributes to a safer, healthier world for all.\'In 2020, the EU pledged Gavi €300 million for the period 2021–2025. This pledge of €260 million concerns the first 2 years of Gavi\'s next strategic cycle which coincide with the last 2 years of the EU\'s current Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021–2027. The Commission will remain committed to a high level of ambition in supporting GAVI when designing its proposal for the next MFF. This will complement strong support to Gavi from EU Member States in a Team Europe approach.President von der Leyen also pledged €213 million in additional humanitarian aid for Africa, the Afghanistan crisis, Palestinians and Venezuela. The funding – currently subject to the approval of the Budgetary Authority – will contribute also to the fight against food insecurity in these regions. Of this total amount, €69 million will be allocated to Sudan and its neighbouring countries, in response to the dire humanitarian consequences of the Sudan war.Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance is the recipient of the 5th Sunhak Peace Prize.For more detailed information about Gavi, please refer to the link below.↓↓↓Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance

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29 October 2024
[Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance] Over 5 million girls in Tanzania to receive HPV vaccine to combat ce...

22/04/24Gavi.orgThe Ministry of Health of the United Republic of Tanzania, in partnership with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO), today launched the national multi-age cohort (MAC) vaccination campaign against the human papillomavirus (HPV) – the leading cause of cervical cancer. The campaign, which is targeting over 5 million girls aged 9–14 years, will run from Monday, 22 April, to Friday, 26 April 2024.While cervical cancer remains a significant cause of death among women in Tanzania, with more than 10,800 cases and 6,800 deaths in 2022 alone, it is vaccine preventable. The HPV vaccine is safe and highly effective in preventing infections. During the campaign, eligible girls will have the opportunity to receive a single dose of the HPV vaccine at no cost.Efforts to increase access to the HPV vaccine across Tanzania have made substantial progress. In 2018, the two-dose vaccine was integrated into the national routine immunization programme for 14-year-old girls, demonstrating the government\'s commitment to safeguarding the health and well-being of future generations.To date, coverage of the first dose of the HPV vaccine has reached 79%, and the second dose is at 60%. Combined efforts are needed to ensure every girl in Tanzania receives crucial protection against this deadly yet preventable disease. Following the MAC campaign, the vaccine will continue to be provided routinely as a single dose to nine-year-old girls. It will go a long way towards increasing girls’ protection.Tanzania’s progress in administering the HPV vaccine is a critical part of a broader global initiative supported by the Vaccine Alliance, which has committed additional funding and resources towards reaching 86 million girls worldwide with the HPV vaccine by 2025.The campaign will leverage African Vaccination Week, synchronized with World Immunization Week (24 to 30 April), during which routine childhood vaccinations along with health education will be provided for girls in schools, health facilities and community centres countrywide.Throughout this week, the Ministry of Health, Gavi, UNICEF and WHO are urging communities to encourage girls to get vaccinated against cervical cancer and to aim for a future where no girl is burdened by this disease. *Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance is the recipient of the 5th Sunhak Peace Prize. For more detailed information about Gavi, please refer to the link below.↓↓↓Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

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8 May 2024
Documentary Screening of Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Held in Berlin

Feb 20, 2024The Korea TimesBan Ki-moon, right, former U.N. secretary-general, gifts his memoir \"Resolved: Uniting Nations in a Divided World\" to an audience member during the world premiere of a documentary film on his life at the Allianz Forum in Berlin, Sunday (local time).\"The Quiet Diplomat,\" which follows the journey of Ban from his childhood during the 1950-53 Korean War and his meeting with former U.S. President John F. Kennedy as a teenager to his 10-year tenure as the first Korean to serve as U.N. secretary-general, was unveiled during the World Forum hosted by the Cinema for Peace Foundation.U.S. President Joe Biden sent a congratulatory letter, describing Ban and Hillary Clinton\'s receiving of the Cinema for Peace Award as \"a testament to (their) lifelong commitment to democracy and peace throughout the world.\" Yonhap

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27 February 2024
Ministry of Health, Gavi, WHO and UNICEF Announce Arrival of 112,000 Doses of Malaria Vaccine in ...

Jan 23, 2023 WHOThe Ministry of Health of Liberia, in collaboration with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, World Health Organization (WHO), and the United Nations Children\'s Fund (UNICEF), today announced the arrival of 112,000 doses of the RTS,S malaria vaccine- the first ever in Liberia. Studies have shown that children under five in Liberia experience high rates of malaria infection with a prevalence rate of 10%.[1] The Malaria vaccine marks a significant milestone in the fight against malaria, a preventable mosquito-borne disease that kills a child under age 5 every minute in Africa.\"The arrival of this life-saving vaccine is a game changer in our fight against malaria,\" said Adolphus Clarke, Director of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) at the Ministry of Health of Liberia. \"We are committed to ensuring that every child in Liberia has access to this vaccine and is protected from this deadly disease.\"The RTS,S vaccine was piloted in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi since 2019 and has been shown to be safe and effective, reducing severe malaria by 30% and malaria deaths by 13%.\"This is a historic moment in the fight against malaria,\" said Fatima Babiker, the Gavi Senior Country Manager for Liberia. \"Gavi is proud to support the rollout of this life-saving vaccine to children in Liberia and across Africa. We are committed to working with our partners to ensure that every child has the chance to grow up healthy and free from malaria.\"WHO, UNICEF and Gavi are working closely with the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders ahead of the rollout of the malaria vaccine. WHO is providing technical guidance primarily focusing on epidemiological analysis to determine priority districts for roll out of the currently available doses, integration of the vaccine in routine immunization to boost wider uptake by the target group, and vaccine administration support to the targeted counties and districts, while UNICEF is procuring and delivering the vaccine doses to the Ministry of Health.\"The arrival of the malaria vaccine in Liberia is a testament to the power of global collaboration,\" said Dr. Clement Peter, WHO Liberia Representative. \"WHO is committed to working with our partners to ensure that this vaccine reaches all children who need it.\"\"This is a day of hope for millions of children in Africa,\" said Amadou Cisse, UNICEF Representative ai. \"UNICEF is proud to be part of this historic effort to bring the malaria vaccine to children in Liberia and across the continent. We are confident that this vaccine will save countless lives.\"The arrival of the malaria vaccine in Liberia is a major step forward in the fight against this deadly disease. With continued collaboration and support, the Government of Liberia will ensure that every child has the chance to grow up healthy and free from Malaria.The Ministry of Health of Liberia plans to start vaccination in April 2024.Notes : The RTS,S malaria vaccine is a vaccine that targets the Plasmodium falciparum parasite, the most deadly malaria parasite in Africa.

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29 January 2024
AfDB President, Adesina, wins Awolowo Leadership Award

December 22, 2023The Punch Newspaper(Source: ADBG)he President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, has been announced as the winner of the 2023 Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership.The Chairman of the Selection Committee, Emeka Anyaoku, disclosed this at a press conference held in Gbagada Phase 2, Lagos State, on Thursday.Anyaoku said since the commencement of the Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership in 2013, three distinguished personalities had so far been conferred with the award, saying Adesina would be the fourth recipient.According to him, the award was an initiative of the Obafemi Awolowo Foundation, which was set up in April 1992 to serve as the custodian of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s intellectual and leadership legacy.He said the award “was established as an independent, non-profit, non-partisan organisation dedicated to immortalising the democratic and development-oriented ideals of Chief Obafeni Awolowo.”While describing Awolowo as a Pan-African nationalist of global repute, Anyaoku described the award as “a prestigious, biennial, international prize structured to follow a rigorous process of nomination and subsequent screening by a selection committee consisting of some of the most outstanding Nigerians.”In line with the relevant guidelines for the selection of candidates for the award, Anyaoku noted that nominations were received about many eminent persons who have made tremendous contributions in various spheres of life.“After a careful, detailed and rigorous screening process, the selection committee was unanimous in deciding the recipient of this year’s prize. I have great pleasure easure to inform you that the considered view of the selection committee is that, of all the nominees presented before it, the person adjudged to possess the attributes for the award to the highest degree and therefore, the recipient of the 2023 Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership is Dr. Akinwunmi Ayodeji Adesina, CON, President of the African Development Bank,” he said.Adesina, a former Nigerian Minister of Agriculture in the administration of former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, was described by Anyaoku as “a Pan-Africanist with enthusiastic commitment to the positive transformation of the continent,” who he said had demonstrated core leadership qualities that had been associated with Chief Obafemi Awolowo, and which this prize is meant to encourage and reward.”As Minister of Agriculture in Nigeria, Anyaoku recalled that Adesina introduced innovative reforms such as the fertilizer sector reforms, “which virtually eliminated corruption in the sector and ensured that farmers actually benefitted from government’s subsidized fertilizers.“He developed a system that allowed farmers to receive electronic vouchers for seeds and fertilizers directly on their mobile phones, thereby cutting off the middlemen in the system. Not less than 15 million farmers benefitted from this scheme within four years.\\xa0“Since assuming office as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB). Dr. Adesina has worked relentlessly to contribute to the positive transformation of the continent. He has brought leadership to bear in addressing some of the challenges confronting the continent including leading and supporting innovative efforts to fight hunger and poverty.”It was disclosed that the award would be presented to Adesina on March 6, 2024, which is Awolowo’s birth anniversary.Speaking at the unveiling, Afenifere leader, Ayo Adebanjo, said Nigerians needed to stop supporting poor leadership and keep government on their toes.Adebanjo expressed concern that youths of nowadays turn supporters to “election riggers” the moment they are appointed as personal assistants.The nonagenarian said he had continued to fight for a better Nigeria because of the youths.“Those of us in the struggle today don’t stand to gain anything. I am still in the trenches at 95, to gain what? To send children to school or for what?”He vowed to fight the Nigerian cause till he breathed his last, saying he did not believe in parties that have no ideology.“A lot of those who are ruling you now are rogues personified,” he declared.

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Sunhak Peace Prize

Future generations refer not only to our own physical descendants
but also to all future generations to come.

Since all decisions made by the current generation will either positively
or negatively affect them, we must take responsibility for our actions.