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UN Official Delivers Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon’s Message on International Day of Families at GPF-USA Capitol Hill Forum
Submitted by Eric Olsen on Fri, 2011-05-13 12:44
 WASHINGTON—United Nations Information Center Director Will Davis told a GPF-USA Capitol Hill forum, “Confronting Family Poverty,” that the United Nations may have chosen one day, May 15, as the International Day of Families, but that “the majority of work by the UN has a lot to do with supporting families.”Mr. Davis said that the UN provided a range of services to support the health and integrity of the family, including vaccination programs, shelter, education, and crisis intervention. “Among the eight UN Millennium Goals,” he said, “two in particular, child health and maternal health, are lagging behind and present the greatest potential benefit relative to the cost of investment.”
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Annual Convention to Measure Progress on Peace and Development
Submitted by kimeu on Mon, 2011-03-28 11:22
An annual Head-of-State sponsored Global Peace Convention is to be established locally to measure the progress on peace and development initiatives and advance new partnerships.This was part of the eight Resolutions by Global Peace Convention delegates from more than 40 nations, dubbed the ‘Nairobi Declaration’, made on November 19, 2010. Read the report from The Standard
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Global Peace Convention concludes with Nairobi Declaration
Submitted by Chando on Fri, 2010-11-26 12:43
As the Global Peace Convention 2010 drew to a close on November 19, the delegates from more than 40 nations considered a declaration of commitments and action steps as the Convention outcomes.  Called the Nairobi Declaration, it was presented to the delegates by Dr. Manu Chandaria, Convention Co-Chairman, and thereafter affirmed by acclamation.
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Kibaki calls for Somalia support
Submitted by jwakaria on Fri, 2010-11-19 12:14
By WALTER MENYA, wmenya@ke.nationmedia.com Posted Thursday, November 18 2010 at 15:50President Kibaki has opened the Global Peace Convention in Nairobi with a call to the international community to support the region’s efforts of restoring security in the lawless Somalia.
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Peace and stability a recipe for economic growth, meeting told
Submitted by jwakaria on Fri, 2010-11-19 12:03
By Ally JamahNovember 18, 2010 The Standard Newspaper - Nairobi, KenyaA country's development is not only measured in economic terms, but on its people's peace with one another.  This, however, does not mean where there is no conflict there is peace.Speaker after speaker at the One Nation Under God international peace convention dwelt on the above, emphasising the need to deal with underlying issues that deny the world peace.
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GPFF-Alternative Learning System Prepares Filipino Learners for National Accreditation and Equivalency Test
Submitted by Eric Olsen on Sun, 2010-08-01 09:51
0 GPFF-ALS provides opportunity for all: A young mother attends a session with her child while Mr. Al Rhea, an Instructional Manager closely monitors her learning progress.One hundred fifty two learners, many from disadvantaged backgrounds  attended the GPFF Philippines-Alternative Learning System (GPFF-ALS) training at four community learning sites in Metro Manila in preparation for the National  ALS Accreditation and Equivalency Test on October 24, 2011.The Accreditation and Equivalency Test provides certification of learning achievement on two levels, Elementary and Secondary, which is comparable to testing levels at regular school systems. The standardized "paper-and-pencil"-based tests use multiple-choice and composition writing.
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