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May 29, 2017 Toronto, ON- UOSSM launches the ‘Syria Solar’ Initiative on May 29, 2017, after 10 weeks of installation and months of testing and monitoring. The 480-panel pilot project is the first of its kind in Syria, and was designed to stabilize electricity in hospitals in Syria. UOSSM installed 480 solar photovoltaic panels …
Gaziantep, Turkey- On behalf of the largest national medical NGO’s in Syria; UOSSM (Union Of Medical Care and Relief Organizations), SAMS (Syrian American Medical Society), SBMS (Syrian British Medical Society- UOSSM Member), Syria Relief (UOSSM Member), SHAAM Humanitarian, SIMRO (Sustainable International Medical Relief Organization), IDA (Independent Doctors Association), SEMA (Syrian Expatriate Medical Association), we …
Chemical Weapons in Syria- National and International Responses By Dr. Houssam Alnahhas – UOSSM CBRN Specialist Gaziantep, Turkey- UNSC Resolution 2118 was adopted after the attack that targeted the Damascus countryside in 2013. However, in regards to the Framework for Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons, 80% of all the chemical attacks occurred after that resolution. Various provinces were targeted …
Subhadra Baulani* is a voice that refused to be silenced. She was hailed as a nightingale when she learnt to mimic the songs her brothers sang, but was forbidden to sing in public because of existing social norms and was packed off in marriage as a child. Her husband encouraged her to pursue her inner …
(Stockholm, 15 June 2015) Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) today launches the findings of SIPRI Yearbook 2015, which assesses the current state of armaments, disarmament and international security. Key findings include: (1) all the nuclear weapon-possessing states are working to develop new nuclear weapon systems and/or upgrade their existing ones; and (2) the number …
Interest rate decision causes propensity to save to plummet, but boosts purchasing mood Nuremberg, 25 June 2014 – The mood of consumers in Germany is more optimistic again. After remaining at around the same level for the past four months, the consumer climate in Germany improved once more in June. Following a revised value of …
Kerry lays out newly assertive, but non-militarily focused, global engagement policy Focuses engagement on hotspots in Iran, Syria, and especially the Israeli-Palestinian conflict The theme of the 44th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting is, The Reshaping of the World: Consequences for Society, Politics and Business For more information, visit: http://wef.ch/Davos Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 24 January 2014 – In a full-throated defence …
New study by Transparency International also finds 85% of them lack effective scrutiny of defence policy Brussels, 17 September 2013—Two-thirds of parliament and legislatures fail to exercise sufficient control over their Ministry of Defence and the armed forces, according to a new report by Transparency International UK’s Defence and Security Programme (TI-DSP). Amongst those, 70 per cent …