United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on 05 April 2024 the appointment of Julie Bishop of Australia as his Special Envoy on Myanmar.
With immense pleasure and gratitude, International Rivers congratulates former board member Astrid Puentes Riaño on her new appointment to this critical United Nations role. At the 55th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, Astrid Puentes was appointed the next UN Special Rapporteur on the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
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Madison Keys, older and wiser, has embraced letting go of the pressure, finding her stride and advancing to the semifinals at the Madrid Open.
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President Marcos has named new officials of the Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs.
The Owls stalwart made his 434th outing in Wednesday colours on Saturday as he played a pivotal part in their vital 3-0 win over West Bromwich Albion, going joint eighth on the club’s list of all-time appearance-makers. Palmer went level with the great Johnny Fantham, a legend of the 1950s and 1960s at Hillsborough, as he continued his climb up the ranks, and if he features against Sunderland on Saturday then he will go eighth outright. “The number keeps creeping up!” he said with a smile when...
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Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat representing Florida's 23rd congressional district, has openly mocked Marjorie Taylor Greene by saying he submitted an amendment appointing her as "Putin's Special Envoy to the United States Congress."Just submitted an amendment to Bill drafting appointing MTG as Putin’s Special Envoy to the United States Congress. https://t.co/Gn8Dd3lZwjMoskowitz submitted the proposal in response to Greene's amendments to the Ukraine aid bill.One of Greene's amendments called for...
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