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Virus prevents diaspora Venezuelans from sending money home

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - After fleeing Venezuela along with millions of others amid the country's grueling humanitarian crisis, Misael Cocho made his way by bus to Peru - where he got odd jobs and sent money home monthly to support his mother and his 5-year-old son.

But just after Cocho ...




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Virus prevents diaspora Venezuelans from sending money home

After fleeing Venezuela along with millions of others amid the country's grueling humanitarian crisis, Misael Cocho made his way by bus to Peru — where he got odd jobs and sent money home monthly to support his mother and his 5-year-old son. The pandemic's economic fallout left many Venezuelans abroad and the relatives back home who rely on them in dire straits.





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Harnessing the skills of migrants and diasporas to foster development

The purpose of this publication is to propose ways of thinking about new public policies that could better harness the skills of diasporas to foster development in the countries of origin.




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Virus prevents diaspora Venezuelans from sending money home

After fleeing Venezuela along with millions of others amid the country's grueling humanitarian crisis, Misael Cocho made his way by bus to Peru where he got odd jobs and sent money home monthly to support his mother and his 5-year-old son. But just after Cocho landed his steadiest work so far in Lima, coronavirus cases skyrocketed. He lost his job, sold his TV to buy food and hasn't been able to wire money for months to Caracas to pay for food for the boy and Cocho's mother. The pandemic's economic fallout left many Venezuelans abroad and the relatives back home who rely on them in dire straits. And as work disappears in countries like Peru and Colombia, humanitarian groups say many Venezuelans who fled hunger are now going hungry. Cocho, 24, faces a dilemma: Should he stay in Peru in case the economy improves, or go back to Caracas where life is precarious but might not get worse? The truth is that this pandemic has really hit me hard, he said. Venezuela's population peaked at 30 ...




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Diaspora deposits down 29 per cent in FY20

NRI deposits between April & August saw an inflow of $4 billion, compared with $5.7 billion in the same period last year. NRIs in the Gulf, who contribute the maximum to the deposit chunk, are showing preference towards mutual funds.




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INTRODUCER FOR ACCESSING CORONARY SINUS VIA RIGHT PARASTERNAL MEDIASTINOTOMY

An introducer configured with a first curve having a first angle that traverses space of an atrial appendage, a central atrium, caudad to the coronary sinus, and a second curve that has an angle sufficient to align the introducer with an intrinsic curvature of the coronary sinus of a subject.




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20 Minute Video: Kardias Club “Tea With A Twist”

The ladies of the Kardias Club hosted their annual ‘Tea with a Twist’ at the Fairmont Southampton on Sunday, with the women in attendance dressed festively in hats and gloves to enjoy high tea and an afternoon of fashion, fellowship, and fun. The event also featured the Kardias Debutantes, including Andira Marie Crichlow, Deja Kiara […]

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Unpacking the role of religion in political transnationalism: the case of the Shi'a Iraqi diaspora since 2003

4 March 2020 , Volume 96, Number 2

Oula Kadhum

This article explores the role of religion in political transnationalism using the case of the Shi'a Iraqi diaspora since 2003. The article focuses on three areas that capture important trends in Shi'a transnationalism and their implications for transnational Shi'a identity politics. These include Shi'a diasporic politics, transnational Shi'a civic activism, and the cultural production of Iraqi Shi'a identity through pilgrimages, rituals and new practices. It is argued that understanding Shi'a Islam and identity formation requires adopting a transnational lens. The evolution of Shi'a Islam is not only a result of the dictates of the Shi'a clerical centres, and how they influence Shi'a populations abroad, but also the transnational interrelationships and links to holy shrine cities, Shi'i national and international politics, humanitarianism and commemorations and rituals. The article demonstrates that Shi'a political transnationalism is unexceptional in that it echoes much of the literature on diasporic politics and development where diaspora involve themselves from afar in the politics and societies of their countries of origin. At the same time, it shows the exceptionalism of Shi'a diasporic movements, in that their motivations and mobilizations are contributing to the reification of sectarian geographical and social borders, creating a transnationalism that is defined by largely Shi'a networks, spaces, actors and causes. The case of Shi'a political transnationalism towards Iraq shows that this is increasing the distance between Shi'is and Iraq's other communities, simultaneously fragmenting Iraq's national unity while deepening Shi'a identity and politics both nationally and supra-nationally.




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Identity, Outreach and Community: Arabic Music in the Diaspora




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CBD News: "Sustainable Development: Which way next", Statement by Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the Global Indian Diaspora Conference towards a Dynamic Indian Diaspora, Singapore, 9-11 October 2008.




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CBD News: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, a national of Brazil, as Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Assistant Secretary




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CBD Press Release: Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias assumes helm at Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of Regional Workshop for Africa on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 27 February, 2012




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Wider Caribbean and Western Mid-Atlantic Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas,




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CBD News: Message of Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of Africa Environment Day (Wangari Maathai Day), 3 March 2012




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CBD News: Message from Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the Occasion of International Women's Day 2012, "Empower Rural Women - End Hunger and Poverty", 8 March 2012




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Sub-Regional Workshop for Latin America on Capacity-Building for Implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas, Bogotá, Colomb




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Third Meeting on the Implementation of the Plan of Action on Sub-National Governments, Cities and Other Local Authorities for Biodiversity, Nagoya,




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CBD News: Message of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of World Water Day 2012 "Water and Food Security", 22 March 2012




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Sub-Regional Workshop for the Caribbean on Capacity-Building for Implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas, Christ Church, Barb




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CBD News: Statement by Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of World Health Day, 7 April 2012




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Sub-Regional Workshop for West Asia and North Africa on Capacity-Building for Implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas, Dubai,




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CBD News: Statement by Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of International Mother Earth Day, 22 April 2012




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CBD News: Statement by Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Second Session of the IPBES Plenary




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CBD News: Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of Weeds across Borders 2020 -Meeting the Challenge of the Future, in Cancun, Mexico, 24-27 April 2012




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CBD News: Statement by Mr Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the sixteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-16), 30 April 2012, in Montreal




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the fourth meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Review of Implementation of the Convention, Montreal, Canada, 7 May 2012




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CBD News: Message by Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of World Migratory Bird Day 2012, 12 - 13 May 2012: "Migratory birds and people-together through time"




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, 22 May 2012, Hotel GRT, Chennai, India




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CBD News: Remarks by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary at the Special evening event with the participation of school and college students, on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, 22 May 2012, Marina Bea




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CBD News: Statement by Braulio F. De Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the 65th Session of the World Health Assembly, 21-26 May 2012, Geneva




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Sub-Regional Workshop for Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia on Capacity-Building for Implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protec




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative High-Level Meeting, 5 June 2012, EXPO Hall, Yeosu, Republic of Korea




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of Special Event Celebrating the Twentieth Anniversary of the 1992 Earth Summit, 15 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the World Summit of Legislators, 16 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Biotrade Congress, 18 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil




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CBD News: Message de Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, Secrétaire exécutif de la CDB, à l'occasion du lancement du Camp de base de 1000 Jours pour la planète, Espace pour la vie, 20 Juin 2012




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Roundtable at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, 21 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Second Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefi




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CBD News: Statement by Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Opening of the Global Biodiversity Informatics Conference, 2-4 July 2012




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of FAO Regional Workshop on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMES) in the Indian Ocean, Flic en Flac, Mauritius, 25 July 2012




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Southern Indian Ocean Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas, Flic en Flac, Maurit




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CBD News: Message from the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, 9 August 2012




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the 14th Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), 10 - 14 September 2012, Rusha, Tanzania




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Opening Session of the Sixth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety,




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CBD News: Opening remarks by Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the CBD to the eleventh meeting of the COP, Hyderabad, India, 8 October 2012




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the 43rd Meeting of the Council of the GEF, Washington DC, US, 13 November 2012




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CBD News: Opening Remarks by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting on Validating the Africa Review Reports on Biodiversity, Forests, Mountains, Biotechnology and Tourism, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 22-23 Nov




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the International Seminar "Towards Linking Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services to Economic and Human Activity", New York, United States of America, 27 - 29 November 2




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Annual Meeting of the United Nations Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Peoples' Issues, Montreal, Canada, 28 November 2012