Human Rights Council elects Federico Villegas of Argentina as its president for 2022
GENEVA, (6 December 2021) - The Human Rights Council today elected Ambassador Federico Villegas, Permanent Representative of Argentina to the...
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Peaceful Election and High Voter Turnout Demonstrate Gambia is a Speedily Growing Democracy in Africa
In the build-up to the just concluded 4th December presidential election, there were palpable fear and apprehension that the country...
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Denmark commits millions to vulnerable farmers through IFAD’s climate adaptation fund
Rome, 9 December 2021 – In the wake of COP26, which featured a strong call for increased finance to help the world’s poorest...
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FAR makes strong progress at Bambo-1 well in The Gambia with oil indications detected
FAR Ltd (ASX: FAR) advises that the Bambo-1 well has drilled 3216m MDBRT (measured depth below the rotary table) of...
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The Status of Fisheries and Aquaculture in The Gambia: Perspective from Local Government Areas
The Gambia is organized into Local Government Areas (LGA), with each of them having similar boundaries or extent in space with...
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Food producers need a greater voice in global climate forums, says Finnish development leader and IFAD’s new head of external relations
Rome, 1 December 2021 – Food is one the defining issue of our time yet, as we have seen at the recent COP26...
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The Advocate Urges Peaceful Election
By Sanna Jawara, Chief Executive Officer, The Advocate As The Gambia and the global community await to be ushered on...
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The Gambia: Truth Commission calls for prosecution of ex-officials
(Banjul, November 25, 2021) - The Gambian truth commission’s call for the prosecution of former officials who committed the worst human rights abuses during the 1994-2017 rule of...
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Gambia Secures $40 million for an Inclusive, Resilient and Competitive Agriculture
WASHINGTON, November 24, 2021– The World Bank Board today approved $40 million from the International Development Association (IDA)* to promote the...
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NHRC STATEMENT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRRC RECOMMENDATIONS
RHM 58/97/01(EDJ-14) 24 November 2021 The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) will tomorrow, 25 November 2021, present its final...
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