The International Rescue Committee (IRC) condemns the shocking attack on Halo Trust aid workers at Baghlan province on Tuesday, where 10 humanitarians were killed and 16 others injured. Sanna Johnson, Acting Vice President of Programme Delivery, said, “Our colleagues at the Halo Trust have suffered a grievous loss, and our thoughts are with the families, friends and co-workers
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a new policy on water, prioritizing water security and the transformation of water assets to foster sustainable, green and inclusive economic growth in regional member countries.
“This new policy on water provides a general framework for the African Development Bank Group to expand its role as the continent’s partner promoting the integrated development and management of Africa’s water sector for inclusive and sustainable growth in Africa,” said Atsuko Toda, the Bank’s Acting Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development.
The policy aims to promote Africa-wide attainment of a minimum platform of water security, with a special focus on areas of fragility, as well as assist African countries and sub-regional groups harness and sustain water resources productivity potential to support development.
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The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University ( OIST ) and Beyond Next Ventures ( BNV ) announced on May 25 a new partnership to invest in deep-tech startups and develop the innovation ecosystem in Okinawa. Today is a happy day for OIST and me personally as we can announce that BNV, a venture capital firm whose core values are well aligned with ours, will invest in deep tech startups from OIST and enable entrepreneurs from anywhere in the world to come to OIST to launch their companies, said
Dr. Peter Gruss, President & CEO of OIST. This provides the university with a sound financial basis to generate between 10-20 new companies in the next few years, and foster development in Okinawa through the creation of high-tech industry. This investment partnership is also a steppingstone for our aspiration to establish an even more ambitious fund that we hope will lay the basis for an innovation park next to the OIST campus.
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The initiative will pair behavioral health clinicians with trained campus security officers when responding to mental health crises.
Hopkins announced the creation of the Johns Hopkins University Behavioral Health Crisis Support Team (JHU BHCST) to respond to behavioral and mental health crises on and around Homewood Campus on May 18. In an email to constituents, University President Ronald J. Daniels, Acting Vice President for Public Safety Connor Scott and Vice Provost for Student Health and Well-Being Kevin Shollenberger promoted the initiative as part of the University’s commitment to reimagining public safety.
They noted that currently, campus safety and security officers are the first and sole in-person responders to behavioral health crises.