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Together Against Torture 26 June 2007
26 June 2007 Together against Torture The IRCT’s Global Report on the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims Table of Contents Together against Torture The International Rehabilitation Council for Tor- Preface by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 4 The IRCT’s Global Report on the ture Victims (IRCT) is an independent, international Introduction by the Secretary-General of the IRCT 5 United Nations International Day in health professional organisation, which promotes Support of Victims of Torture – 26 June 2007 and supports the rehabilitation of torture victims Campaign material 2007 6 © International Rehabilitation Council and works for the prevention of torture worldwide. for Torture Victims (IRCT) The vision of the IRCT is a world that values and ac- Anti-torture TV-spot 8 cepts shared responsibility for the eradication of IRCT torture. Campaign activities worldwide 10 Borgergade 13 P.O. Box 9049 The United Nations Convention against Torture 32 This publication was produced with the generous 1022 Copenhagen K - status of ratification Denmark support of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Join the 26 June 2008 campaign! 34 Phone: +45 33 76 06 00 The views expressed in this report can in no way Fax: +45 33 76 05 00 be taken to reflect the official opinion of the above How to support the IRCT 35 E-mail: [email protected] institutions. The country activities portrayed in this Website: www.irct.org report are based on the submission of reports as ISBN: 87-88882-13-1 received from campaign participants. -
Building Back Better: the Sdgs As a Roadmap for Recovery
A report by the APPG for the UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development Building Back Better: The SDGs as a roadmap for recovery This is not an official publication of the House of Commons or the House of Lords. It has not been approved by either House or its committees. All-Party Parliamentary Groups are informal groups of Members of both Houses with a common interest in particular issues. The views expressed in this report are those of the group. This report was researched by Aidan Rylatt of Principle Consulting and Dr Susannah Fisher. The researchers were supported by Bond, the network for UK NGOs working in the international development and humanitarian sector, who act as the Secretariat for the group. Rt Hon Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale and Theo Clarke MP worked with Bond and the researchers on this report. A full list of their interests can be found in the Register of Lords’ Interests and the Register of Members’ interests: https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/standards-and-financial- interests/parliamentary-commissioner-for-standards/registers-of-interests/ The illustrations in the full report are taken from the United Nations website: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/news/communicati ons-material/ APPG on the UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development: https://www.appg- globalgoals.org/ 1 Building Back Better: The SDGs as a roadmap for recovery Contents Foreword ......................................................................................................................................................... -
Commemoration of the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
COMMEMORATION OF THE 12 SEPTEMBER 2018 09:00-12:00 HOURS UNITED NATIONS DAY FOR UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE CENTRE SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION BANGKOK, THAILAND Agenda Venue: Conference Room 4 Time 09:00 - 09:30 hrs. 1. Opening Session Mr. Kaveh Zahedi, Deputy Executive Secretary, ESCAP or Officer-in-Charge of ESCAP Ms. Deirdre Boyd, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Thailand H.E. Mr. Vijavat Isarabhakdi, Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand Video Message from Mr. Jorge Chediek, Envoy of the UN Secretary General on South-South Cooperation and Director, UNOSSC 09:30 - 09:40 hrs. 2. Reflection of the Momentum of South-South Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region Video Clip on the Highlights of South-South Cooperation Partnership in Asia-Pacific: Towards SDGs and the Buenos Aires Plan of Action 40th Anniversary 09:40 - 11:10 hrs. 3. South-South Cooperation Milestones by Countries and Organizations in the Asia-Pacific H.E. Mr. Lyu Jian, Ambassador of China to Thailand H.E. Mrs. Saida Muna Tasneem Ambassador of Bangladesh to Thailand H.E. Mr. Ahmad Rusdi, Ambassador of Indonesia to Thailand Mrs. Suphatra Srimaitreephithak, Director-General, Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand H.E. Mr. Kolinio Takali, High Commissioner of the Republic of Fiji to Malaysia H.E. Mr. Abbagani Ramu, Chargé d'affaires and Deputy Chief of the Mission, Embassy of India in Thailand Mr. Hiroshi Kawamura, Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan in Thailand Ms. Anthea Mulakala, Director for International Development Cooperation, The Asia Foundation, Malaysia Video Message from H.E. -
Ait Annual Report on Research
Annual Report Annual 2015 AIT ANNUAL REPORT 2015 Copyright © 2016 Asian Institute of Technology. All rights reserved. POSTAL ADDRESS: STREET ADDRESS: P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang 58 Moo 9 Klong Nueng Pathumthani 12120 Km. 42 Paholyothin Highway Thailand Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120 www.ait.asia Thailand This Annual Report was compiled and produced by Karma Rana, Izel Ann Mojado- Dante, Namita Sravat, Sanjeev Jayasinghe, Shawn Kelly, Tripti Rajbhandhari, M Zia Islam and Sarina Pradhan Thapa with the technical and editorial support of the Media and Communications Unit (MCU) and the involvement of all AIT employees. The report was designed by Nadhika Mendhaka. AIT wishes to thank the many people who rendered their assistance in preparing this report. Table of contents RESEARCH 48AWARDS AND 02THE AIT BOARD OF 28 TRUSTEES 30 AIT Projects at a Glance RECOGNITIONS 48 Faculty/Staff 52 Students 54 Alumni 32RESPONSIBILITY 03MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AIT CENTERS BOARD OF TRUSTEES 32 School of Engineering and Technology 56AIT LIBRARY 34 School of Environment, Resources and MODERNIZATION Development 35 Internet Education and Research Laboratory (intERLab) 04MESSAGE FROM THE 36 AIT Extension PRESIDENT 38 AIT Consulting 39 AIT Center in Vietnam 60CAMPUS 41 Regional Resource Center for Asia and the REHABILITATION Pacific (RRC.AP) 42 AIT Library 43 AIT Language Center INS06TITUTIONAL 44 AIT International School (AITIS) HIGHLIGHTS 62APPENDICES 63 Financial Statement and Auditor’s Report 79 Institute Administration 80 Faculty Members 45RESOURCE 84 Collaborations and 16AcaDEMIC AFFAIRS Partnerships 16 Students at a Glance DEVELOPMENT 20 Faculty at a Glance 46 Fundraising 21 Academic Development 47 Alumni at a Glance 22 School of Engineering and Technology 24 School of Environment, Resources and Development 26 School of Management AIT ANNUAL REPORT 2015 1. -
1 HE Mr. Hekmat Khalil Karzai First
List of Delegates No. Name Position Afghanistan 1 H.E. Mr. Hekmat Khalil Karzai First Deputy Foreign Minister( HOD) 2 Mr. Ghulam Sediq Rasuli Deputy Director of Regional Cooperation (SOM) 3 Mr. Aziz Ahmad Noorzad Deputy Director of Protocol Department 4 Mr. Noor Ahmad Ahmadzai ACD Desk Officer Bahrain 1 H.E. Mr. Abdulla bin Faisal bin Jabur Al Doseri Minister's Assistant for Foreign Affairs (HOD) Assistant Under-Secretary for Arab & Afro-Asian Affairs and 2 H.E. Ambassador Dr. Sheikha Rana Isa Alkhalifa Organizations (SOM) Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Kingdom of 3 H.E. Mr. Adel Yousif Sater Thailand 4 Mr. Ghassan Ahmed Khaled Abdulla Almuharaqi Counsellor 5 Mr. Muhammad Narusah Public Relations Bangladesh 1 H.E. Mr. Mohammed Shahriar Alam, MP State Minister for Foreign Affairs (HOD) 2 H.E. Mr. Md. Shamsul Haque Director-General (SOM) Ambassador of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to the 3 H.E. Ms. Saida Muna Tasneem Kingdom of Thailand 4 Mr. Md Mustafizur Rahman Director General 5 Mr. Dewan Ali Ashraf Director, State Ministers Office Bhutan 1 H.E. Mr. Damcho Dorji Foreign Minister (HOD) 2 H.E. Mr. Tshering Dorji Foreign Secretary (SOM) 3 Mr.Tshewang C. Dorji Chief Regional Organizations Division, MFA 4 Mr. Ugyen Dorji Charge d'affaires, a.i., RBE, BKK 5 Ms. Chimi D. Phuntsho First Secretary, RBE, BKK 6 Mr. Tshering Wangdi Asst. Desk officer, Regional Organizations Division 7 Mr. Sangay Thinley Officer on Duty, Foreign Minister's Office Brunei Darussalam 1 HRH Princess Masna Bolkiah Ambassador-at-Large (Special Rep. -
Chamber News DCCI Review August-September 2020
Chamber News DCCI Review August-September 2020 1 Chamber News DCCI Review August-September 2020 2 Editorial Note DCCI Review August-September 2020 COVID-19: a boon for e-commerce The COVID-19 pandemic which has shut almost the whole shows, about 2,000 online stores and 700 Facebook- world having, as of September, left more than a million based sales outlets. In 2018, the China-based global dead globally and more than 7,000 dead in Bangladesh e-commerce giant Alibaba acquired the Daraz Group, since the disease broke out in China in December 2019 a leader in e-commerce in Bangladesh, as part of the has constrained the supply chain, global, regional and Chinese company’s strategic move to open up South domestic. The disease which has so far left, globally, Asian markets. more than 33.7 million infected, with 69 per cent of them All this has furthered e-commerce and it grew having recovered, and, in Bangladesh, half a million exponentially during the COVID-19 outbreak as it infected, with 87 per cent of them having recovered has provides consumers the comfort of shopping sitting at also boosted, or furthered the scope for, e-commerce, the the home while avoiding the risk of infection that grows process of purchase and sales of products and services by when people go out and stay in public places with many means of the electronic medium between businesses and others around not wearing the mask or adhering to the consumers, businesses and businesses, consumers and social distancing protocol, which, of course, has come consumers and businesses and governments. -
Ofcom Content Sanctions Committee ______
Ofcom Content Sanctions Committee ___________________________________________________________________ Consideration of sanction against: Channel S World Limited, Channel S Plus Limited and Channel S Global Limited (“the Licensees”) in respect of their respective services Channel S NTV, ATN and Channel S (“the Channels”). For: A breach of the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (“BCAP”) Television Advertising Standards Code (“the TV Advertising Code”) in respect of: Section 4: “No advertisement: (a) may be inserted by or on behalf of any body whose objects are wholly or mainly of a political nature; (b) may be directed towards any political end.” On: Various times between 18 and 22 April 2008. Decision: To impose a financial penalty (payable to HM Paymaster General) of £15,000 on Channel S World Limited, £13,000 on Channel S Plus Limited and £12,000 on Channel S Global Limited making a total of £40,000; and, in addition, to require Channel S World Limited, Channel S Plus Limited and Channel S Global Limited to broadcast a statement of Ofcom’s findings on each of their respective services Channel S NTV, ATN and Channel S, in a form and at a time or times to be determined by Ofcom on two specified occasions. 1. Summary 1.1. For the reasons set out in section 8, under powers delegated from the Ofcom Board to Ofcom’s Content Sanctions Committee (“the Committee”), the Committee has decided to impose statutory sanctions on each of Channel S World Limited, Channel S Plus Limited and Channel S Global Limited. This decision has been reached in light of the seriousness of the Licensees’ failure to ensure compliance with the ban on political advertising set out in section 4 of the TV Advertising Code on their respective services, Channel S NTV, ATN and Channel S. -
A Political Economy of the Emerging Television News Industry in Bangladesh
Revista de Economía Política de las Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación www.eptic.com.br, vol. XI, n. 2, mayo – ago. / 2009 A Political Economy of the Emerging Television News Industry in Bangladesh Anis Rahman1 ABSTRACT This article aims to critically examine how the unprecedented expansion of television industry in Bangladesh became possible over the past decade, and how the increasingly market- liberalization trend of this country constitutes the structure, content and process of news production amongst the TV channels. This is the first time South Asia has experienced the phenomenon of a TV media 'boom' in Bangladesh, in spite of the background of politically violent and prospective new democracy. However, the escalating commercialization is triggering a divide between the actual role of television and the potential role it could play in a progressive society. Since the government permitted private broadcasting satellite TV channels in 1997, a massive investment in the production and advertisement sector has been systematically facilitated by the dominant political and commercial elites of the country. The number of television networks has increased by 19 over last 11 years. In this perspective, this article traces the answers to the questions - why and how a country with $440 per capita GNP should need 19 television channels? What is the power-structure behind the abnormal growth of TV industry? Who invests and what are the sources of asset? Aiming what profit? What backing keeps these channels running? How are the owners’ political and business networks affecting the fate of news content? The paper also highlights a contradiction between the television industry of Bangladesh and the international economic powers. -
Permanent Missions to the United Nations
Permanent Missions to the United Nations ST/SG/SER.A/290 Executive Office of the Secretary-General Protocol and Liaison Service Permanent Missions to the United Nations Nº 290 August 2003 United Nations, New York Note: This publication is prepared by the Protocol and Liaison Service for information purposes only. The listings relating to the permanent missions are based on information communicated to the Protocol and Liaison Service by the permanent missions, and their publication is intended for the use of delegations and the Secretariat. They do not include all diplomatic and administrative staff exercising official functions in connection with the United Nations. Further information concerning names of members of permanent missions entitled to diplomatic privileges and immunities and other mission members registered with the United Nations can be obtained from: Protocol and Liaison Service Room S-201 Telephone: (212) 963-7174 Telefax: (212) 963-1921 United Nations, New York All changes and additions to this publication should be communicated to the above Service and are recorded in a weekly addendum. Contents I. Member States maintaining permanent missions at Headquarters Afghanistan.......... 2 Democratic People’s Kenya ............. 139 Albania .............. 4 Republic Kuwait ............ 141 Algeria .............. 5 of Korea ......... 70 Kyrgyzstan ........ 142 Andorra ............. 7 Democratic Republic Lao People’s Angola .............. 8 of the Congo ..... 72 Democratic Antigua Denmark ........... 73 Republic ........ 143 and Barbuda ..... 10 Djibouti ............ 75 Latvia ............. 144 Argentina ........... 11 Dominica ........... 76 Lebanon ........... 145 Armenia ............ 13 Dominican Lesotho ........... 146 Australia............ 14 Republic ......... 77 Liberia ............ 147 Austria ............. 16 Ecuador ............ 79 Libyan Arab Azerbaijan .......... 18 Egypt............... 80 Jamahiriya ...... 148 Bahamas............ 19 El Salvador ......... 82 Liechtenstein ..... -
SS BRAC VB Aug Newsletter AWV2.Indd
Vision Bangladesh Fundraising Newsletter August 2011 BRAC gave me the opportunity to see again. I always pray Sumon Yusuf/BRAC for them © Sofatunnessa Sofatunnessa (60) used to earn BDT 200 per day from her handicraft business until she went completely blind from cataracts three years ago. Since having two cataract operations, her sight is completely restored and she is back at work again. (Adarshagram, Khadimpara, Sylhet) BRAC health volunteer Rafi qunnessa conducts a vision test for refractive error at a health forum meeting at Umednagar village in Habiganj, Sylhet Field update Division, Bangladesh. Vision Bangladesh ahead of schedule for 2011 Project on track to eradicate avoidable blindness across Sylhet Since January 2011, Vision Bangladesh has Sumon Yusuf/BRAC been scaling up across Sylhet Division to © achieve its target of eradicating avoidable blindness by 2013 and completing 100,000 Patients are identifi ed through extensive outreach activities that have so far screened more than 135,000 cataract operations. vulnerable, poor people through eye camps, hospitals, In the fi rst six months of 2011, more than 14,000 household visits by BRAC health volunteers, and cataract cases were successfully treated by BRAC community health forums. This is supported by an and Sightsaver’s hospital partners. innovative eye health campaign on the importance of “Every single week, we are organising more than eye screening and raising awareness on eye conditions. six hundred operations for people blinded by cataracts. Our medical partners are trusted specialised eye Our fi eld data shows that we are ahead of schedule hospitals serving the most vulnerable members of in achieving the targets for 2011 – to deliver 30,000 society: VARD eye hospitals in Sylhet and Sunamganj, operations.” said Faruque Ahmed, Director of BRAC Bangladesh National Society for the Blind (BNSB) in Health Programme. -
Broadcast Bulletin Issue Number
O fcom Broadcast Bulletin Issue number 122 24 November 2008 1 Ofcom Broadcast Bulletin, Issue 122 24 November 2008 Contents Introduction 4 Standards cases In Breach News Bulletins Nepali TV, various dates, August 2008 Closeup1 Nepali TV, 22 September 2008, 10:40 Amount of advertising Nepali TV, 22 September 2008, 11:00-12:00 5 Sponsorship of Super Scoreboard by Verve car dealership News, Clyde 1 (Glasgow), 4 August 2008, 09:00 Super Scoreboard, Clyde 1 (Glasgow), 9 August 2008, 12:45 8 Resolved Faking It Changed My Life UKTV People, 30 August 2008, 10:00 11 Not in Breach Friday Plus Bangla TV, 29 June 2007, 19:30 12 Fairness & Privacy cases Upheld and Partly Upheld Complaint by Ms A made on her behalf by Ms B Scotland Today, STV, 18 January 2008 15 Complaint by Dr Fazal Mahmood, Mr Gulam Robbani Rumi and Mr Shah Hadi Bangladesh Protideen, Bangla Television, 25 June 2007; News, Bangla Television, 25, 28 and 29 June, 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20 and 27 July 2007; Friday Plus, Bangla Television, 29 June, 6, 13 and 20 July, 3 and 17 August and 7 September 2007 19 Complaint by Mr Nazrul Islam Bashon News, Bangla Television, 28 June and 8 July 2007 Friday Plus, Bangla Television, 29 June 2007 32 Complaint by Channel S Global Limited and Mr Mahee Ferdahus made on their behalf by BACI Solicitors News, Bangla Television, 1 July 2007 Friday Plus, Bangla Television, 29 June, 6 and 13 July 2007 40 Complaint by Dr Fazal Mahmood, Mr Gulam Robbani Rumi and Mr Shah Hadi made on their behalf by G Adams & Co Solicitors News, Channel S Plus Limited -
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UK SALES Tel: 0345 2600 621 SatFi Email: [email protected] Web: www.satfi.co.uk satellite fidelity Freesat FTA (Free-to-Air) TV & Radio Channels Astra 2 UK Spot Beam 4Music BBC Radio Foyle Film 4 UK +1 ITV Westcountry West 4Seven BBC Radio London Food Network UK ITV Westcountry West +1 5 Star BBC Radio Nan Gàidheal Food Network UK +1 ITV Westcountry West HD 5 Star +1 BBC Radio Scotland France 24 English ITV Yorkshire East 5 USA BBC Radio Ulster FreeSports ITV Yorkshire East +1 5 USA +1 BBC Radio Wales Gems TV ITV Yorkshire West ARY World +1 BBC Red Button 1 High Street TV 2 ITV Yorkshire West HD Babestation BBC Two England Home Kerrang! Babestation Blue BBC Two HD Horror Channel UK Kiss TV (UK) Babestation Daytime Xtra BBC Two Northern Ireland Horror Channel UK +1 Magic TV (UK) BBC 1Xtra BBC Two Scotland ITV 2 More 4 UK BBC 6 Music BBC Two Wales ITV 2 +1 More 4 UK +1 BBC Alba BBC World Service UK ITV 3 My 5 BBC Asian Network Box Hits ITV 3 +1 PBS America BBC Four (19-04) Box Upfront ITV 4 Pop BBC Four (19-04) HD CBBC (07-21) ITV 4 +1 Pop +1 BBC News CBBC (07-21) HD ITV Anglia East Pop Max BBC News HD CBeebies UK (06-19) ITV Anglia East +1 Pop Max +1 BBC One Cambridge CBeebies UK (06-19) HD ITV Anglia East HD Psychic Today BBC One Channel Islands CBS Action UK ITV Anglia West Quest BBC One East East CBS Drama UK ITV Be Quest Red BBC One East Midlands CBS Reality UK ITV Be +1 Really Ireland BBC One East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire CBS Reality UK +1 ITV Border England Really UK BBC One HD Channel 4 London ITV Border England HD S4C BBC One London