Islamabad among first 500 cities in Global Mayors Challenge
National
February 26, 2021
Islamabad: Islamabad has earned the distinction by getting included among first 500 cities in Global Mayors’ Challenge programme of 2021. The programme is yearly organised by US-based Bloomberg Cities Network, where hundreds of cities from around the world participate, said a news release on Thursday.
It is meant to select top 50 ideas from municipalities based upon the criteria of vision, impact, implementation and transferability. Idea themes include health, inclusive growth, climate change and good governance.
Metropolitan Corporation of Islamabad (MCI) Administrator Syeda Shafaq Hashmi is leading the efforts by pitching MCI’s structural engagement with Street Vendors in the programme. MCI has recently established a Street Economy Unit for enhancing street livelihood in Islamabad. Ehsaas programme, under the leadership of Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation Dr
Islamabad has been included among the first 500 cities in Bloomberg's Global Mayors' Challenge Programme 2021, according to a news published recently. The
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Paris becomes first European capital to adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo: Criticizing Israel in its existence is a new form of anti-Semitism.
The city of Paris has become the first capital in Europe to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism that links hatred of Israel with anti-Semitism.
“The possibility of criticizing Israel’s policies on many subjects is something that comes under political opinion and the exercise of political opinion. The position of criticizing Israel in its state as existence itself falls under a definition of anti-Semitism, it is a new form of anti-Semitism, “declared Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo during the vote by the Council of Paris adopting the definition.