Aswat Nissa trains female candidates to stand for election and organizes widespread programs around the country to encourage women to vote, reaching beyond activists to ordinary citizens. In 2014, Aswat Nissa was awarded the Madeleine K. Albright Award for its efforts. … [Read more...] about The Woman Pushing Women Into Tunisia’s Politics
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All people look towards National Party Congress
According to the report, almost all comments highlighted the meticulous, serious, scientific, detailed, and high quality preparations for the draft documents. Moreover, the draft documents put forth various new points and combined theories and realities, reflecting aspirations and expectations of cadres, Party members, and people. Commenting on the draft documents with a focus on the implementation of the national socio-economic development strategy in the 2016-20 period and in the 2021-25 period, Huynh Thanh Phuong, a member of the Party Committee and deputy head of the mission in charge of the delegation of NA deputies of Tay Ninh province, a member of the NA’s Committee for Culture, Education, Youth, Adolescents and Children assessed that the draft documents’ deal with various fields, and bright spots in socio-economic development over the past five years. He added that apart from achievements, shortcomings were also pointed out in a serious and straightforward fashion. … [Read more...] about All people look towards National Party Congress
Likely Biden deputy labor secretary pick could face Senate scrutiny over California unemployment fraud
Su said California’s Employment Development Department, the agency responsible for assessing unemployment claims, was "overwhelmed" by the volume of requests during the pandemic, the Los Angeles Times reported. She accused "international and national criminal rings" of exploiting the system through identity theft and other illicit means. … [Read more...] about Likely Biden deputy labor secretary pick could face Senate scrutiny over California unemployment fraud
Highway joins list of China-Guinea Bissau projects
"These projects are of great significance to the economic and social development of Guinea-Bissau and the improvement of people's well-being. Guinea will fully cooperate with the Chinese project team to complete the highway project with quality and in time," he added. … [Read more...] about Highway joins list of China-Guinea Bissau projects
Ambassador heralds ties after 11 years in the UK
China and the United Kingdom should always strive to "see the big picture" and continue on the path of bilateral relations they are following without being diverted at a time when the world faces unprecedented changes, China's outgoing ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming, said on Monday. … [Read more...] about Ambassador heralds ties after 11 years in the UK