The Institute of Public Administration (IPA) on Sunday, kicked off activities of the Governance and Leadership Skills Program for the Youth in the Public Sector, in cooperation with the Rasheed for Integrity and Transparency (Transparency International, Jordan) with support from the Rule of Law Project. Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the program saw the participation
Read moreAn investigation committee, which was set up by the Minister of Social Development, Ayman Mufleh, has referred an employee of a disability center to the public prosecutor, who was later arrested by the judicial authorities, and terminated the services of another employee, due to the death of a 45-year-old inmate with severe disabilities. In a press statement on Sunday,
Read moreThe Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD) Sunday released a position paper, titled “Localizing the Gender Agendas”, calling on local organizations to strive to reach decision-making positions at all levels and to set their priorities in their agendas in line with the concerns and needs of the communities they represent. The position paper comes adopted this year’s theme
Read moreJordan Labor Watch (JLW) has recommended reviewing various strategies and programs aimed at strengthening the women role in the Kingdom’s economic life and the labor market, whether issued by the relevant government, or civil society institutions, targeting women protection in the labor market. In a position paper issued on the occasion of International Women’s Day, in cooperation with the
Read moreThe Ministry of Health announced 35 Covid-19 fatalities and 6, 302 new cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Sunday, bringing the death toll to 4,935 and the caseload to 427, 717. The new infections comprised 3, 672 cases in the capital, Amman, 605 in Irbid, including 48 in the northern border district of Ramtha, 536 in Balqa, 266
Read moreHis Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday accepted the credentials of a number of newly appointed ambassadors to Jordan, during a ceremony at Basman Palace. King Abdullah accepted the credentials of ambassadors Hilal al Maamari of Oman, Shimazaki Kaoru of Japan, Chen Chuandong of China, Bernard Lynch of Australia, and Lucjan Karpinski of Poland, as well as non-resident ambassadors Igor
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