Category: World

Thank you very much Charlotte and welcome back to the Global Partnerships Conference.  You came back – this is good! It must mean you had an okay time yesterday.   As Charlotte said, yesterday was – I found it – an amazing day, had many wonderful conversations.  And today is when we really get into it and […]

Lighting accounts for almost 8% of the world’s energy usage. It makes up around 10-20% of domestic energy bills, with an even higher proportion in commercial premises like offices. But it still has huge potential for improvement. Technological changes and management of consumer behaviour can greatly reduce energy consumption without sacrificing comfort – and even […]

As part-night lighting (i.e., turning off streetlights in the middle of the night) becomes more widespread among local authorities, three studies focusing, respectively, on robins, toads and bats show that, often, turning off the lights for a few hours is not enough to restore natural night. In terms of biodiversity, the challenge is not just […]

Thank you for having me.   What brings us together today is a simple idea – that development works best when people have power over the decisions that shape their lives.  As we have heard in the previous session, for decades, countries and communities have called to lead their own development, yet progress has been slow and uneven. This conference is a chance to change […]

Mirroring the UK Government mission to halve VAWG in a decade, the Coalition announced at the Global Partnerships Conference will see countries across the globe share expertise and scale up prevention work. Eight countries have signed up to this new Coalition, driven by the Foreign Secretary. Women and girls across the globe will be better protected […]

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism today announced the launch of a 15-city National Awareness & Action Tour to combat antisemitism.  The nationwide initiative reflects President Donald Trump’s unprecedented campaign to confront antisemitism across America. President Trump declared war on antisemitism in a way no other president has done. His […]

A jury in the Central District of California convicted a California doctor yesterday in a $45 million scheme to defraud Medicare by submitting claims for Botox injections that were never provided and medically unnecessary, and for obstructing the investigation by manipulating and altering medical records in an attempt to mislead criminal investigators. The investigation was […]

The Gamechanging Team vividly highlights what is possible when displaced people condemned to a life on the run through no fault of their own, find safety, opportunity and a warm welcome.  The UN refugee agency’s ‘first 11’ is made up of current professional footballers from across the world whose lives have been impacted by forced […]

If the person who died had insurance, contact their insurance company as soon as possible. Read the general guidance on what to do when someone dies abroad if you’re not sure if they had insurance. The insurance company should appoint a funeral director in Laos and the UK. They may also cover the cost of […]

Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Anthony Santamaria was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William F. Kuntz II to 10 years in prison for his participation in an approximately $2 billion international health care fraud conspiracy. Santamaria is the third member of a Moscow-based criminal organization sentenced this month in connection with the […]