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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and ConocoPhillips Announce Nearly $1 Million in Grants from the SPIRIT of Conservation and Innovation Program
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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November 30, 2017
HOUSTON, Nov. 30, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) today announced $994,000 in grants to help improve priority habitats and advance innovative water projects in Alaska,...
Tripartite Group opposed to immigration mafia in Libya
Angola Press Agency
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December 1, 2017
Abidjan, ANGOLA, December 1 - A working group to tackle mass immigration through the Mediterranean Sea and fight the immigration mafia in Libya was created in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, by the African Union (A.U), European Union and the United...
Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s meeting with Libyan National Army Commander Khalifa Haftar
African Press Organization
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August 15, 2017
On August 14, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a meeting at the Foreign Ministry with Libyan National Army Commander Khalifa Haftar, who is paying a working visit to Moscow. During the talks, the parties in particular focused on the current...
Insecurity, economic crisis, abuse and exploitation in Libya push refugees and migrants to Europe, new study reveals
African Press Organization
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July 3, 2017
A study of mixed refugee and migrant flows by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has found that around half of those travelling to Libya do so believing they can find jobs there, but end up fleeing onwards to Europe to escape life-threatening...
UN Chief Presses for Gaza Ceasefire, Unimpeded Humanitarian Aid
MENAFN
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May 18, 2025
(MENAFN) United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, speaking at the 34th Arab League Summit in Baghdad, pressed for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, demanding the unconditional release of all hostages and unimpeded...
Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov's meeting with Foreign Minister of the interim Libyan government Mohammed al-Deri
African Press Organization
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June 30, 2017
On June 29, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov met with Mohammed al-Deri, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Tobruk-based interim government of Libya, at the...
EU ‘Trying to Move Border to Libya’ Using Policy That Breaches Rights – UN Experts
African Press Organization
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August 17, 2017
Two United Nations human rights experts have expressed serious concern over a new European Commission policy on Mediterranean Sea rescues, warning that more people will drown. “The EU’s proposed new action plan, including a code of conduct for...
UN refugee chief Grandi in Libya: UNHCR ramping up its humanitarian response
African Press Organization
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May 22, 2017
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today that it is stepping up its presence and programmes in Libya in response to the worsening humanitarian crisis resulting from conflict, insecurity, political instability and a collapsing economy in the...
The African Union Condemns the Attack at Brak Al-Shati Air Base in Southern Libya
African Press Organization
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May 22, 2017
The Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, expresses his profound shock and sadness at the attack at the Brak Al-Shati air base in southern Libya killing over 140 people and wounding many more. The Chairperson condemns, in...
Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Remarks With Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt
U.S. Department of State
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May 14, 2013
PRIME MINISTER REINFELDT: Okay, warmly welcome. It’s a great pleasure for me to welcome Secretary of State John Kerry to Sweden and Stockholm only a few months after his appointment. It’s a sign of the excellent bilateral relations between Sweden...
Comment by the Information and Press Department regarding developments in Libya
African Press Organization
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May 4, 2017
After a protracted confrontation between two competing centres of power in the West and East of Libya, certain positive developments have emerged which give cause to hope that the stalled political settlement process in that country will finally...
Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov’s meeting with a delegation from Misurata, Libya
African Press Organization
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April 19, 2017
On April 18, Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov had a meeting with a socio-political delegation from Misurata, a city in western Libya, chaired by the leader of the...
Libya: IMF Executive Board Concludes the 2013 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund
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May 23, 2013
Public Information Notice (PIN) No. 13/60 May 23, 2013 Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies. With the consent of the country...
Libya: 2013 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund
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March 19, 2013
6. On January 6, 2013 the GNC passed a law banning interest in financial transactions but is yet to come into effect. Once the law comes into effect banks will no longer be allowed to pay interest to or receive interest from individuals. Companies...
Weapons School Officers Employ Total Force Training During Libya B-2 Strike
U.S. Department of Defense
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February 7, 2017
By Lawrence Crespo, U.S. Air Force Weapons School NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev., Feb. 7, 2017 — Two B-2 Spirit bombers departed Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, for a transatlantic flight to Libya on Jan. 18 in what would become the B-2’s first...
United Nations Peacebuilding Fund on Libya
African Press Organization
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December 14, 2016
The United Nations Peacebuilding Fund approved almost $3 million in funding for national reconciliation efforts in Libya, aimed at creating an enabling environment for the political process to end the various conflicts in the North African...
A high level Libyan delegation visits the FAO regional office for the Near East and North Africa and attends the workshop on building the capacities of the departments in charge of agriculture in Libya
African Press Organization
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November 8, 2016
A high-level delegation from Libya composed of Mr. Baset Elmayar, the head of the commission for agriculture, livestock and marine resources, Mr. Abdulmunem Mohammed Sudqah, the undersecretary for international cooperation at the Libyan ministry...
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Promoting Reconciliation in Libya
U.S. Department of State
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November 18, 2016
This is the announcement of funding opportunity number, DRLA-DRLAQM-17-038. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345 Application Deadline: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 A. Project Description The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of...
Libya: Staff Visit Concluding Statement
International Monetary Fund
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July 10, 2012
I. Recent Developments and Outlook 1. Libya is at a historic juncture and the authorities face the twin challenges of stabilizing the economy and responding to the aspirations of the revolution. The short-term challenges are to manage the...
Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Remarks With Danish Foreign Minister Villy Sovndal
U.S. Department of State
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May 31, 2012
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