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Red Cross urges swift evacuation of Syria's dead and wounded

May 7, 2013 10:48
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) urged both sides in Syria's civil war on Monday to allow swift evacuation of the dead and wounded, many of them civilians, who often lie abandoned for days or months in intense urban fighting. The ICRC reminded the government and the rebels that international humanitarian law requires bodies to be removed promptly and respectfully, and the injured to be evacuated for treatment.

ADB annual meeting in India to discuss sustainable development

Kyodo News InternationalMay 3, 2013 21:00
The annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank will start Saturday in India, where member countries are set to discuss the region's sustainable development amid expectations that growth will accelerate further. Finance leaders and delegates from the 67 ADB member countries will gather in Greater Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi to explore ways to deal with energy, disaster management and other key issues in the region.

ASEAN-plus-3 to raise status of regional economic surveillance unit

Kyodo News InternationalMay 3, 2013 07:00
Finance leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, China and South Korea are set to agree Friday on the elevation of the region's first economic and financial surveillance body to the status of an international organization. With the expected decision at the so-called ASEAN-plus-three meeting involving the three East Asian countries, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office, or AMRO, will be officially raised to the same level as financial institutions such as the Asian Development Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

ASEAN-plus-3 to raise status of region's economic surveillance unit

Kyodo News InternationalMay 2, 2013 23:00
Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, China and South Korea are set to agree Friday on elevating the region's first economic and financial surveillance body to the status of an international organization.

Chad hosts summit on Central African Republic crisis

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 09:31
Regional leaders went into summit talks hosted Thursday by Chad to discuss ways to end the crisis in the Central African Republic, where violence has been endemic since rebels seized power last month. "The principal question to be dealt with during the course of this summit is that of security in the Central African Republic (CAR)," Chad's President Idriss Deby said after proceedings opened.

IDB gateway office in Dhaka soon

April 15, 2013 17:20
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) will set up a gateway (country) office here soon to take its relations with Dhaka to a new height, Bank President Dr Ahmad Mohamed Ali Al-Madani said on Saturday.He said Bangladesh’s sustained economic growth has made a difference in the lives of its people.

CARIFORUM countries examine EPA Standby facility

April 15, 2013 16:48
Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) countries have been urged to take advantage of the standby facility for capacity building under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that was signed with the European Union in 2008. Addressing a Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) organised Technical Briefing Meeting on the EPA Standby Facility for Capacity Building, Clairvair Squires, said the facility is intended to assist CARIFORUM states by underpinning national institutional capacities The senior CDB official CARIFORUM countries, comprising the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and The Do

Speakers of Russia's State Duma, Tajikistan's Senate discuss cooperation prospects

April 12, 2013 14:21
Russia’s State Duma Speaker Sergey Naryshkin and Speaker of the Senate of Tajikistan Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloev discussed bilateral ties and their prospects at the meeting in St. Petersburg. The sides exchanged views concerning improvement of regulation of labor migration and protection of rights of migrant workers on the basis of the agreements reached at top level. Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloev is visiting St. Petersburg to attend sessions of the CIS, EurAsEC and CSTO Parliamentary Assemblies. Central Asian News Services

Dushanbe to host extended regional meeting on environmental issues

April 12, 2013 14:19
Belarus confirmed its attendance at the extended regional meeting that is planned by the Global Environment Fund in Dushanbe from April 30-May 2, the Foreign Ministry of Tajikistan said. The confirmation was received at the meeting of Ambassador of Tajikistan to Belarus Kozidavlat Koimdodov with Belorussian Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Vladimir Tsalko. Representatives of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Switzerland will participate in the event. Central Asian News Services<

Red Cross appeals for $43mn for war-hit Mali

April 10, 2013 19:15
The Red Cross has appealed for an additional $43 million to help hundreds of thousands of people in war-torn Mali, and said it would be stepping up its visits of detainees. "Now that northern Mali has been in the grip of armed violence for almost 16 months, the living conditions of people affected by the conflict are very worrying and humanitarian needs substantial," the International Committee of the Red Cross said in a statement late Wednesday.
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