COVID-19: Fayemi inaugurates State CARES steering committee
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By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ado-Ekiti
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has inaugurated a nine-man committee to give policy direction to the implementation of the State COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (CARES) programme
The programme which was designed to support the livelihood of the poor and vulnerable households in the State, is a jointly developed World Bank-supported programme aimed at mitigating the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the socio-economic wellbeing of the people.
Governor Fayemi while inaugurating the committee member in Ado- Ekiti, to mark the formal activation of the CARES programme in the State, explained that the programme would also support budgeted state government interventions for farmers, artisans, Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) affected by the economic crisis occasioned by the pandemic.
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Government Report Documents US Responsibility for Venezuela’s Humanitarian Dilemma
The sanctions are not just against Venezuela but affect other countries amounting to a blockade.
By Roger D. Harris
The US government blames the crisis on the mismanagement and corruption of the Venezuelan government headed by Nicolás Maduro. The Venezuelan government faults the US and its allies for imposing sanctions, unilateral coercive measures illegal under international law.
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For too long, U.S. foreign policy has been reactive to violent conflict, deploying troops and civilians at great cost. It is time to refocus on preventing violent conflict and mitigating the adverse effects of fragility. Failure to do so could result in an even more chaotic world and hamper the Biden administration s priorities of renewing democracy, managing the relationship with China and other geostrategic competitors, and addressing climate change.
The Global Fragility Act (GFA) is a real opportunity for the United States to shift how it
approaches violent conflict prevention and mitigation in direct service of the Biden-Harris administration’s foreign policy objectives. Such a shift is critical to achieving these objectives.
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CARACAS, VENEZUELA Venezuela was once one of the most prosperous countries in Latin America. The popular classes enjoyed major advances from the Bolivarian Revolution initiated by Hugo Chávez. Today Venezuela is experiencing an unprecedented economic crisis with severe humanitarian consequences.
The U.S. government blames the crisis on the mismanagement and corruption of the Venezuelan government headed by Nicolás Maduro. The Venezuelan government faults the U.S. and its allies for imposing sanctions, unilateral coercive measures illegal under international law.
An official U.S. Congressional Research Service report entitled “Venezuela: Background and U.S. Relations,” issued April 28, suggests the Venezuelan government has valid arguments that it is being strangled by U.S. sanctions. According to the report: