WASHINGTON - United States first lady Jill Biden plans to leave Washington on Thursday for a whirlwind tour of Romania and Slovakia to highlight the U.S. commitment to Ukrainian refugees over Mother's Day weekend. The wife of President Joe Biden was due to meet U.S. service members and embassy personnel, displaced Ukrainian parents and children, … Continue reading Jill Biden Will Meet Ukrainian Refugees In Romania, Slovakia On Mother’s Day
BUCHAREST, Romania - Hollywood actress and U.N. humanitarian Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday, the Lviv region governor said on Telegram. According to Maksym Kozytshyy, Jolie - who has been a UNHCR Special Envoy for Refugees since 2011 - had come to speak with displaced people … Continue reading Angelina Jolie Makes Surprise Ukraine Visit, Meets Children
This year's World Refugee Day offers a chance to reflect on the uncertainty faced by those forced to flee their homes, actor Cate Blanchett, a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. refugee agency, says as the world grapples with the unpredictability of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Oscar winner and UNHCR goodwill said the annual June 20 … Continue reading Cate Blanchett Sees Pandemic As Chance For Refelction On Plight Of Refugees
Saudi Arabia is to establish a Future Women’s Civil Association to help develop the work of the volunteer and nonprofit sector in the Kingdom. Saudi Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed Al-Rajhi said his decision is to set up the civil society was in line with the Vision 2030 reform plan to grow … Continue reading THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN | Saudi Arabia To Establish Future Women’s Civil Association
A new training program to support entreprenship among Saudi youth will teach participants important steps in starting a business. As part of the Kingdom’s drive to increase the tole of small and medium enterprises in the economy, Neom, a planned cross-border city that aims to use smart technologies for a sustainable ecosystem, and the Misk … Continue reading EMPOWERMENT OF YOUTH | Training Program Launched For Saudi Youth
With the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly sweeping across the world, no country is likely to remain untouched from its drastic effects. Yet in time of difficulty, it’s comforting to see humanity rising up and standing together to support one another – whether it’s from two meters or 20,000 kilometers apart. As some of the biggest industry … Continue reading THE POWER OF INFLUENCE | Carolina Herrera Supports Manufacturing Medical Material In Spain
BUCHAREST – Wimbledon champion and world number two Simona Halp said she was donating money for medical equipment in Romania as the country deals with the coronavirus pandemic. In a message posted on her Facebook page, the 28-year-old said she hoped to help hospital in Bucharest and Constanta and encouraged people to follow self-isolation guidelines. … Continue reading THE POWER OF INFLUENCE | Halep Says Donating Equipment To Help Coronavirus Fight
RIYAHD – LVMH Moet Hennessy, the French company behind major brands like Louis Vuitton, Fenty Beauty, and Benefit Cosmetics, announced Sunday its factories that normally manufacture perfume will shift to manufacturing hand sanitizer gel. ‘LVMH will use tor production lines of its perfume and cosmetic brands…to produce large quantities of hydroalcoholic gel from Monday’, the … Continue reading GET INVOLVED | Louis Vuitton Parent Company Will Use Cosmetics And Perfume Manufacturing Facilities To Make Free Alcohol-Based Sanitizer Amid Global Shortage
CHICAGO – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and two other large charities on Tuesday pledge up to $125 million to help speed the development of treatments for the fast-spreading coronavirus, which the World Health Organization said on Monday was nearing pandemic proportions. The effort, known as the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator, will focus on new … Continue reading GET INVOLVED | Gates, Other Charities Pledge $125 Million Towards COVID-19 Treatments
In celebration of International Women’s Day – celebrated worldwide on March 8 – global e-tailer Net-a-Porter has unveiled a lineup of 20 exclusive t-shirts in partnership with non-profit group Women for Women International. Although the luxury online retailer has been collaborating with the humanitarian organization for three years, this year’s partnership is especially significant as … Continue reading GET INVOLVED | Halima Aden Stars In Charity Campaign For Women’s Day
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