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Decarbonization Efforts in Maritime Transportation are Speeding Up

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The summit, which was held in Copenhagen after two years of virtual meetings, was attended by around 100 representatives from all points along the maritime supply chain. The workshop signaled the Coalition’s call to action is calling for complete decarbonization by 2050, in addition to its action-focused approach.

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‘I’m graduating, my friends are being forced to marry’

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She also leads weekly workshops for other female volunteers. Photo: WFP On 25 November, the UN’s UNiTE by 2030 to End Violence against Women campaign launches its ‘ 16 days of activism against gender-based violence ’. I’m not meeting my friends, I’m not going to university, and I’m studying online.

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Maria is ‘living proof’ of the difference humanitarian work can really make

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Photo: WFP/Celestino González To mark World Humanitarian Day on Monday 19 August, which this year focuses on #WomenHumanitarians, I meet one woman whose career led her back to her roots and to a discovery that only fuelled her desire to help others. Maria takes part in a healthy cooking workshop in San Juan de la Maguana.

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Good Year for Ports of Boulogne and Calais

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Furthermore, the Ro-Ro service operated by DFDS to Sheerness then rerouted, in summer, to Tilbury didn’t meet its promises; this new destination required carriers to adapt to reorganise their logistics. DFDS finally cancelled this service at the end of the year.

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‘Are we going the extra mile?’

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Cook addresses the WFP Global Evaluation Meeting in Rome, 2019. We can look into critical issues such as could WFP do things for less cost; and how can WFP really go that extra mile to meet the needs of the people who are the most vulnerable. And we’re doing that in an independent, unbiased way?—?we’re Would that be correct? ‘We