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$40 million will go to the expansion of the Ghabawi landfill starting early next year. The money will be provided by a loan agreement, signed between the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) and the World Bank, this past Thursday. This project will allow for the improvement of the waste management capabilities in the municipality. The loan [...]
Uniting and organizing national efforts is said to be the most effective method to combat violence against women in Jordan by activists and officials. The Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW) has already made recommendations for a draft that proposes certain efforts to be made in order to protect women and were made available to [...]
There are officially 24 local businesses in Jordan registered and committed to the UN Global Compact (UNGC). 10 principles are universally accepted through the UNGC in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. The UNGC is a “strategic policy initiative for businesses that are considered primary agents driving globalization and can help ensure [...]
The Norwegian Ambassador to Jordan, Mette Ravn, stated his surprise at the number of signatories that turned out for the global ban on cluster munitions. He added that there is still an extra effort that needs to be made in order to get other countries to join.
On Tuesday, about 92 countries put their names on [...]
This year’s 2nd Generations for Peace Camp were held in Aqaba, Petra and Wadi Rum. Attending were participants from the continents of Asia and Africa who suffer from political and social unrest. A press conference will be held by HRH Prince Feisal, as the camp concludes its work for the year.
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The Ministry of Tourism released figures earlier this week showing that tourism increased between January and September by 6%. Most of the people stayed in classified hotels in the capital, followed by Petra, the Dead Sea and Aqaba. This is great news say industry officials who have been working hard to fight against the challenges facing the [...]
On Thursday, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Robert Serry met with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Salah Bashir, to speak about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. It was stressed by the minister that the main conflict in the Middle East is that of Palestine and Israel. He went on to emphasized that the [...]
Interior Minister, Eid Fayez, re-emphasized the need to computerize multiple departments and other sections of the Kingdom’s governorates, linking them to ensure a more effective service to the public. Fayez called on officials in Jordan’s governorates to treat all citizens equally during a visit to the Amman Governorate.
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HRH Princess Basma was the honorary guest for the International Year of Volunteers this past December 4th. She stated her excitement for the great progress in the volunteer movement in Jordan since the UNV Program was introduce in 2000. The purpose of the UNV is to promote volunteer work by teaching of the important impact [...]
According to the unreleased study conducted by the British Council, issues relating to disabilities are rarely covered in Jordan’s print media. In this study, Jordan’s major newspapers were studied and only 68% of them included disability issues–98% of the articles not being placed on the main page.
The purpose of the study is to bring awareness [...]