Thousands of new trees brighten up Greater Sydney
May 31, 2020, 5:13:07 PM
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The NSW Government's $4.7 million investment will see 172,000 new trees flourishing in Sydney’s parks, schools and communities.
In partnership with Greening Australia and Landcare NSW, the new trees will expand the city’s green canopy and will contribute to the Premier’s Priority of planting one million trees by 2022.
The $4.7 million funding will plant:
100,000 trees across Greater Sydney, with a focus on Western Sydney
72,000 trees across the city in public parks, schools and community spaces.
The 172,000 trees will be planted over the next two and a half years. The first 32,000 trees will be planted by the end of 2020.
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes said the new trees will provide more healthy shaded public spaces and streets for communities to enjoy now and for years to come.
“We have connected with leading environmental organisations to increase our tree canopy cover, cool our communities and create great new green public spaces across the city,” Mr Stokes said.
Germany's new anti-discrimination strategy for LGBTI
March 11, 2021, 12:20:39 PM
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Berlin: A new strategy that addresses the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI) in its foreign policy and development cooperation. The draft strategy has been approved by the Cabinet.
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Myanmar's ambassador to the UK calls for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint
March 10, 2021, 6:16:10 AM
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London: Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab responded to Myanmar ambassador to the UK Kyaw Zwar Minn's 8 March statement, which called for Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar's President to be released.
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UK's statement on violence against children at the UN Human Rights Council 46
March 10, 2021, 6:08:51 AM
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London: The UK's International Human Rights Ambassador delivered this statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Representative Secretary-General on the Violence against Children.
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President Joe Biden statement on the House Taking Up the PRO Act
March 9, 2021, 5:11:09 PM
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Washington D.C.: President Biden strongly encourage the House to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021, which would dramatically enhance the power of workers to organize and collectively bargain for better wages, benefits, and working conditions.
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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. statement on First-Ever Papal Visit to Iraq
March 9, 2021, 12:37:45 PM
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Washington D.C.: Iraq is a country steeped in religious and ethnic diversity. It’s also home to one of the oldest and most diverse Christian communities in the world.
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