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International Olympic Committee, Xinhua - Human rights sidelined to hold major sporting events- will the IOC stand for this?

ANG YU CHIEN CONSTANCE, XINHUA

The chance to host the Olympics is an honour for any country. As a matter of fact, the opportunity to host any major international sporting event is an honour. The media coverage, the spotlight, the chance to attract tourists - anyone would jump at the opportunity.

However, there has always been an unspoken consequence to hosting such a major event. As in the case of the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil, the building of an Olympic Village or any large facility that requires a large amount of land and manpower can result in violations of human rights. Whether it is the unlawful eviction of residents living in the area that was designated for the building, or the abuse of migrant workers that are involved in the building’s construction, the violations often go undetected and are masked by the hype of the event itself.

The International Olympic Committee neared their final resolution submission to solve the problem of this gross abuse of human rights. Thankfully, the committee was more cooperative and amiable this time round, in comparison to the chaotic situation during the previous day’s crisis session. They quickly agreed to draft a resolution to end the issue.

Their resolution encompassed plans to protect the workers’ rights, such as working with non-government organisations like the Human Rights Watch to provide support that the voiceless workers desperately need, as well as taking measures to monitor the host country to ensure that they are not violating the basic human rights of their people.

People neglect that after the Olympics or any major sporting event, the facilities and areas specially designed for that purpose fall out of use. They are abandoned and left to crumble. So much more could be done with the land that eventually becomes obsolete. The IOC has done well in ensuring that the country basking in the glory of getting the chance to host international sporting competitions does not cruelly treat their own people in an attempt to impress the foreign visitors.

The fact that their own citizens’ well-being can be so easily tossed aside for the sake of hosting a grand event shows how badly every nation desires to show their very best to outsiders, at the expense of their people’s well-being. Hopefully the resolution will be the first step to shedding light on the unsolved problems in the host countries.

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Report: HIV Prevention Progress Report

The CDC HIV Prevention Progress Report reports on 21 key HIV prevention and care indicators and provides an objective way to assess progress on key indicators of the DHAP Strategic Plan 2017-2020 and other federal reporting activities. For the first time, this report combines national and state level indicator data (where available) for the 50 states and the District of Columbia to provide a complete picture of progress and emphasizes the importance of state level progress for achieving national goals. National data are presented for 21 indicators and state data for 7 indicators for which state data are available.

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Report: HIV Prevention Progress Report

The CDC HIV Prevention Progress Report reports on 21 key HIV prevention and care indicators and provides an objective way to assess progress on key indicators of the DHAP Strategic Plan 2017-2020 and other federal reporting activities. For the first time, this report combines national and state level indicator data (where available) for the 50 states and the District of Columbia to provide a complete picture of progress and emphasizes the importance of state level progress for achieving national goals. National data are presented for 21 indicators and state data for 7 indicators for which state data are available.

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Report: HIV Prevention Progress Report

The CDC HIV Prevention Progress Report reports on 21 key HIV prevention and care indicators and provides an objective way to assess progress on key indicators of the DHAP Strategic Plan 2017-2020 and other federal reporting activities. For the first time, this report combines national and state level indicator data (where available) for the 50 states and the District of Columbia to provide a complete picture of progress and emphasizes the importance of state level progress for achieving national goals. National data are presented for 21 indicators and state data for 7 indicators for which state data are available.

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Report: HIV Prevention Progress Report

The CDC HIV Prevention Progress Report reports on 21 key HIV prevention and care indicators and provides an objective way to assess progress on key indicators of the DHAP Strategic Plan 2017-2020 and other federal reporting activities. For the first time, this report combines national and state level indicator data (where available) for the 50 states and the District of Columbia to provide a complete picture of progress and emphasizes the importance of state level progress for achieving national goals. National data are presented for 21 indicators and state data for 7 indicators for which state data are available.

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Report: HIV Prevention Progress Report

The CDC HIV Prevention Progress Report reports on 21 key HIV prevention and care indicators and provides an objective way to assess progress on key indicators of the DHAP Strategic Plan 2017-2020 and other federal reporting activities. For the first time, this report combines national and state level indicator data (where available) for the 50 states and the District of Columbia to provide a complete picture of progress and emphasizes the importance of state level progress for achieving national goals. National data are presented for 21 indicators and state data for 7 indicators for which state data are available.

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Hurricane Florence Supplemental Disaster Spending Bill Approved

House Passes Supplemental #disaster Spending Bill in Response to #HurricaneFlorence. Displaced Families Need a Safe, Accessible, and Affordable Place to Live While They Recover @NLIHC @dianeyentel

Hurricane Florence Displaced Families Need a Safe, Accessible, and Affordable Place to Live While They Recover

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a recovery package of $1.68 billion in Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding to help with recovery efforts for Hurricane Florence. This money is intended to be a “down-payment,” with possible future funding once…

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141名無しさん＠お腹いっぱい。 (ｱｳｱｳｶｰ Sac7-DhAp)2017/05/05(金) 01:47:02.95ID:SM22is+Pa.netタブーは破るためにあるとなぁ！ 続きを読む Source: デレステまとめ速報！

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International Olympics Committee, Borneo Bulletin - OLYMPROBLEMS: Committee addresses issues faced during the hosting of the International Olympic Games

AU YI YING BELINDA, BORNEO BULLETIN

On 2nd June 2017, the International Olympic Committee gathered to discuss the violation of human rights by host countries. The discussion specifically focused on the forced eviction of countless of civilians from their homes due to the construction of the Olympic Villages. This was evident during the 2016 Rio Olympics, when road blocks were put up in Rio de Janeiro and residents resisted eviction to make way for the Olympic Park took their protest to the streets during March 2015.

Other issues discussed included the discrimination of athletes during the Olympic games based on their gender and sexuality. This was apparent whenn the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, signed a bill banning “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations”, which incited fear in gay athletes and spectators leading up to the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. The issue of mistreatment and inadequate living conditions for labourers (especially more vulnerable migrant workers) involved in the erecting of buildings and required structures for the Olympic games was also discussed.

As usual, the delegates of China, Russia and the United States were extremely enthusiastic respondents who engaged in the heated debate for resolutions.

Eventually, the resolutions suggested by the committee included:

The International Olympic Committee having to include contracts of migrant workers being regulated more stringently. This is to prevent the exploitation of the workers, in the areas of their wages, living conditions, and recreation space, as well as in their quality of healthcare.

The collaboration with Suggests working with NGOs such as Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International for the providence of emotional and legal support

Urges for host countries to ensure no corruption. This will be done so mainly by increasing the financial penalty of host countries which violate human rights.

Lastly, greater access to education on human right and legal assistance to migrant workers, were suggested to be implemented by the International Olympic Committee as well.

Countries were also reminded to take note of the international human rights every person has, and to avoid violation of such rights, in the event that they were the hosts for the Olympic games.

Borneo Bulletin is glad that the committee was able to put aside their various nations’ self-interests (especially their different political ideologies), and work together to reach a consensus on resolving the issues faced.

Borneo Bulletin encourages and hopes that the committee can further cooperate, so as to ensure a more effective and efficient session in the future.

Overall, great job to the International Olympic Committee!

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New Post has been published on Bdchakri.com

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Recruitment at Radiant Pharmaceuticals Limited

  Medical Information Officer

Radiant Pharmaceuticals Limited is committed to manufacturing of quality medicines through strict adherence to the internationally accepted standards of good manufacturing practices. Besides we have a close collaboration with the Swiss pharmaceutical company, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Limited, as their licensee to manufacture and sell Roche pharmaceutical products in Bangladesh.

Currently we have a few positions to offer to eligible young candidates willing to work as Medical Information officer. The incumbents will be responsible for the promotion of pharmaceutical products to the medical profession in Bangladesh.

Requirements:

Master of Science with biological science at least up to H.S.C. level

Good communication skills in both Bangla & English

Below 30 years of age

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

We offer :

Competitive

Competitive remuneration package along with bonuses, various incentives, leave fare assistance and other performance related incentives.

Interested young men who meet the above criteria are encouraged to attend a Walk-in Interview as per the given schedule.

Dhaka

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Bogra

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Rajshahi

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Rangpur

House 14 (Ground Floor), Road No.10, Medical Purba Gate No. 1. Dhap, Burirhat Road, Rangpur, Contact No.: 01811-409791

Comilla

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Chittagong

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Khulna

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Barisal

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Contact No.: 01833102690

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Time: 10:00 am to 04:00 pm

Candidates are requested to submit a hand written application along with a complete resume, a recent passport size photograph and photocopy of National ID card at the venue.

Source: Daily Prothom alo, Dated: 24-02-2017

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Report: HIV Testing at CDC-Funded Sites: United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2017

This report includes HIV test event-level data from 61 CDC-funded health department jurisdictions and 111 directly funded community-based organizations for HIV testing activities funded through one of six DHAP HIV prevention programs.

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UN GA IV: Special Political and Decolonization Committee, Borneo Bulletin - ONGOING PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CRISIS: Will the council finally come to a consensus to resolve it?

AU YI YING BELINDA, BORNEO BULLETIN

In the light of the ongoing Palestinian refugee crisis, the council came together to discuss this critical issue and how to resolve it.  The council agreed that the main issue of concern was how they were going to relocate and resettle the affected refugees.

Currently, the living conditions in these refugee camps set up in neighboring countries, such as Jordan and Syria, are deemed to be extremely unsanitary and inadequate.  Socioeconomic conditions in the camps are generally poor, with high population density, cramped living conditions and inadequate basic infrastructure such as roads and sewers. The council, funnily enough, chose to focus on this aspect instead on their main issue of concern. They discussed how to redefine what a Palestinian refugee was, in order to minimize the amount of people taking advantage of the humanitarian aid provided by the International community. The delegate of Russia wholeheartedly stated that Russia was willing to take in the Palestinian refugees and provide the necessary resources required to resettle them.

Fortunately, the delegate of the United States rightfully (and rather harshly too) pointed out that “debate is going nowhere, like seriously.” This direct comment brought the council to light (well, mostly), and they proceeded to address their main issue of concern once again. Suggestions given by the delegates included crafting an international index where the international community can record the identities of the refugees. This allowed efficient communication and required aid could be distributed more productively and effectively.

The topic was then changed back to the need for the improvement in the refugees’ living conditions, funding and supplying resources were greatly required for this. The delegate of Syria raised a valid point about the refugees wanting to stay permanently at their camps should the living quarters be too well furnished and if there were permanent structures put in place. However, the council generally agreed that the refugee crisis would not be solved in the near future, and that long-term adequate residential housing was still required.

The delegate of China stated that the council should focus on three main areas: the living environment, land supply, and necessary resources when discussing the living conditions of the refugees. Many countries agreed on investing in financial aid to help in the crisis, due to the distance between their countries. Increased security measures must be put in place as well, to lower the high crime rate in the camps, and increase the sense of security for the refugees.

However, the delegate of the United Kingdom gave a wonderful suggestion of providing the refugees employment, so as to better their sense of purpose in life and sense of belonging to the various states.

The delegate of Egypt yelled that “this whole solution is not feasible”, and how the countries wanting to “invest, invest, and invest,” was not going to solve the root cause of the issue and help in finding a long-term solution. The council eventually decided that they wanted to evacuate the affected refugees via airplanes to safer neighbouring countries so that they would not have to risk their lives in their desperation to flee.

Regarding this, the delegate of the United States proudly stated that the United States would be willing to sponsor for the air travel for the millions of refugees to be transported. This is rather unrealistic, in our opinions, as it is not feasible to do so.

The Borneo Bulletin looks favorably upon the council coming together to fully focus and prioritize on the issue of concern first, before heading to resolve the other underlying issues faced.

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ASEAN Economic Development Council, Xinhua - Economic Integration : Burden or Opportunity?

ANG YU CHIEN CONSTANCE, XINHUA

Right off the bat, the journalist from Xinhua would like to express her immense relief that the council has progressed from the energy crisis issue which has been the main problem of past two days of council session. Congratulations to the council for managing to move on to the next topic that they have to tackle: Economic Integration.

The council session began with the untimely arrest of the delegate from Cambodia due to their country’s corrupt government, stunning the council momentarily. Fortunately, the delegate of Indonesia set the ball rolling by questioning the council’s proposed solution of implementing the ASEAN Surveillance Process (ASP). The ASP’s main goal is to encourage peer-to-peer reviews of the financial state of the various member states of ASEAN and provide reports on the status of all the states. Hopefully, this will act as a stepping stone towards full economic integration, as desired by ASEAN. This will be done through the reduction of tariffs and an increase in revenue from exports within the region, which will boost the economy of all member-states. This proposal sounded great, until the delegate of Indonesia brought up the point that this might “compromise the sovereignty” of the member states in ASEAN. The delegate questioned if the ASP was “intrusive”, but this was immediately refuted by the delegate of the OECD and the delegate of Brunei. Both emphasised that the programme was meant to be unobtrusive and the countries would be given the choice of whether or not they want to accept the ASP into their country. Indonesia retorted by asking “what’s the point” of the ASP if countries could just reject the idea altogether.

The next issue stumped the council momentarily. Economic integration means the entry of multi-national companies (MNCs) into the LEDCs of ASEAN. Nations like the Phillipines, Vietnam and Indonesia expressed deep concern for the safety of the small medium enterprises (SMEs) that make up the backbone of their economy currently. The SMEs would stand no chance against MNCs, which have more resources and labour at their disposal. What will the council do to protect these fragile enterprises that require assistance to survive, but at the same time not make them reliant on external sources for business?

Unbelievably, the council seemed to unanimously agree for the first time in the three days of council sessions. Not one delegate disputed the importance of the SMEs that were present in their society. SMEs were crucial in providing jobs for the people in the LEDCs, and if they were driven out of business by the MNCs, the people’s standard of living would rapidly fall. The council then went into a 10 minute moderated caucus to discuss how to protect the SMEs while allowing them to develop economically to become more competitive in the global market. The queries from various delegates were answered satisfactorily by others, and the countries cooperated with one another to think of solutions. Among the proposed solutions were education for the workers, incentives (yet again) for the workers to increase productivity of the labour, seminars to educate the SMEs about the benefits of free trade, and the like.

At this juncture, the journalist of Xinhua is very pleased with the direction in which the council is proceeding, and would like to express her gratitude to the delegates for finally coming to a consensus about something (somewhat). She feels that the issues will soon be effectively resolved by the council.

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International Olympic Committee, Al Jazeera - Disputes Surfaces amidst Scramble to Save Athletes

JOYCE LIM QIAN HUI, AL JAZEERA

In light of the recent events that unfolded during North Korea’s Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee has found themselves faced with a crisis. Interestingly enough, Russia’s and China’s first instinct upon hearing the news about the green gas, which source has not yet been identified, was to immediately accuse the United Kingdom and United States of America of sabotaging the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). This may not come as a surprise, given that both delegates from UK and Russia have history of conflicting opinions. The United Kingdom responded by firmly denying this claim, turning the tables and blamed China and DPRK. This was bolstered by the news that the delegations from China and the DPRK were among the few 600 athletes that were not harmed by the green gas released at the Olympic Village.

However, after criticism from Jamaica and Italy that the council was not focusing on the issue of the safety of the athletes, a first attempt to submit a directive was made by the State of Qatar, alongside countries including the Czech Republic, the People’s Republic of China as well as the French Republic. The directive was neutral, and it called for medical resources to be sent to DPRK as well as for research to be conducted on the green gas released in North Korea, thereby taking the first steps in making actual progress in the resolution of the issue. The directive was passed after majority of the council voted in favour of it.

However, prior to this, there was lengthy debate between Russia and the United Kingdom on whether help should be sent in a more passive way to North Korea, or in the more aggressive form of using troops to intimidate the DPRK into returning foreign athletes. While Russia’s continuous defense of the DPRK and China and refusal to confront these countries raised questions over whether the Russians harboured an agenda, it is true that the show of force may escalate out of control into a full-blown armed conflict with the DPRK. If that were to happen, not only will the safety of the athletes be at risk, but there will also be major, possibly disastrous consequences for all countries involved. Thus it seems that the council made the right call by passing a directive that would not antagonise any nation or organisation currently embroiled in the matter.

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International Olympic Committee, Borneo Bulletin - North Korea’s ‘DEEP, DARK, DIRTY SECRET’

AU YI YING BELINDA, BORNEO BULLETIN

2064 marked the first year North Korea managed to earn one of the highest honours offered to countries on a global scale, as they were the host country for the International Olympic Games.

It was reported that during the Opening Ceremony, when the Eternal Supreme Leader Kim Jong Mun was carrying out the torch lighting ceremony, a most unfortunate incident happened. In the midst of merrymaking, a highly suspicious green gas leaked through the gas vents of the stadium, engulfing the place. This led to tens of thousands of people (including athletes) being admitted to the hospital with symptoms of explosive diarrhea, fever and vomiting. The games were thus put on hold, in order to tackle the pressing issue on hand.

The gas, identified as a nerve agent that hinders physical ability and causes intense fatigue, was leaked into the stadium by an unknown source. A representative from North Korea denied all responsibility for this unfortunate incident, and declared that she was unaware of the gas leak prior to it.

In her fear of the symptoms spreading to the rest of the North Korean society, North Korea has decided to close the Olympic Village, effectively trapping the athletes. This cuts off their access to the outside world, leaving them stranded and stuck there. North Korea has refused to let the athletes go home despite the symptoms of the nerve agent being deemed as non-contagious.

However, one must note that though most of the nations’ athletes were susceptible to the nerve agent, the entire delegation of athletes from the nations of North Korea and China were completely immune to it.

In fact, it is speculated that athletes from China and the DPRK are genetically modified to enhance their performance at the Games, and this is supported by the medal tally of the 2064 Games. China and North Korea both refuted this claim, and reiterated that their athletes had trained hard for the games.

These were not the only speculations raised; wild accusations were thrown around during debate about the next course action that should be taken.

The delegate of the United Kingdom raised suspicions ofover North Korea being the perpetrator of this incident, and states that this was an act that was “North Korea’s deep, dark, dirty secret” - winning the Olympic Games by harming the other countries’ athletes.

China’s athletes remain unscathed amidst this chaos - this hints at a collaboration between both communist nations, in their bid to beat the other nations in the Olympics.

Other delegates from the Human Rights Association brought the focus back to prioritising the safety and health of the injured athletes, especially since North Korea was kept on lock-down. The North Korean Representative has also declined to comment about the health conditions and status of the sick athletes.

Delegates from North Korea and China strongly objected to these claims, and were deeply offended by such mistrust and suspicion from the other nations. The Chinese delegate even yelled, “get the people out of North Korea and stop the US and UK from causing further harm.”

North Korea has supported China’s pleas of innocence by stating that the lock-down was carried out to protect their society and the athletes, and was not done with the intention of sealing the athletes in for alternative purposes.

The delegate of Russia backed the claims from both communist states by instead accusing the United States and the United Kingdom of committing this heinous crime. He argues that it was their way to ‘get back’ at North Korea for spreading communist beliefs, which opposed their democratic ideology.

The council further engaged in heated debate on what would be the best way to aid these trapped athletes and ensure their safety at all costs.

Suggestions include the deployment of military troops to threaten North Korea to release the athletes (but this would most likely cause World War III). However, negotiations, sanctions and the severance of trade ties were better suggestions, as the various nations’ athletes were still in the hands and at the mercy of North Korean authorities.

Great mistrust clouds North Korea’s healthcare system and diminishes the quality of care extended to the athletes in their care.

Borneo Bulletin hopes that the council will find a way to solve this issue and bring the athletes back safely and in good health. Borneo Bulletin prays for the well-being of the affected individuals in this most unfortunate incident.

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ASEAN Economic Development Council, Xinhua - When crisis strikes, can the various governments think on their toes?

ANG YU CHIEN CONSTANCE, XINHUA

Singapore, May 31st (Xinhua) - Crisis has thrown the council into chaos and there is an urgent need to pass a directive. Despite the pressing need for action, the council’s debate has been going in circles.

The crisis present involve hackers attacking the internet in various countries including Indonesia, Singapore and many from the Southeast Asian regions. The spreading of this fake news caused riots to break out in these aforementioned countries and unhappiness is brewing.

Directives proposed by Cambodia and USA both failed to be passed in the first round, but with the passing of an unmoderated caucus, both countries were able to come to a compromise to improve the directives. China strongly supported Cambodia’s directive from the start, seeing a need for immediate action rather than long term preventive measures. The directive submitted by USA focused more on preventive measures that would not really solve the issue at hand.

The riots were illustrative of tension prevalent among the people regarding the government’s course of action. Should the people decide that they have had enough, the consequences will be dire. USA’s solutions mentioned in the directives were logical and necessary in the long run in order to prevent a repeat of the crisis, however it would be vastly ineffective in quelling the protests, for the problems would still exist.

The main questions at hand in this council session was about what kind of measures should be taken to solve the crisis and whether the government has been effective in solving the problem. It was agreed that the root cause of the problem was corruption present in a certain unidentified government that allowed hackers to gain access to the countries’ infrastructure in the first place. Ethiopia raised a controversial point, stating that Cambodia has one of the most corrupt governments in the region. This point was mainly ignored, for the solutions proposed by Cambodia were necessary and had to be implemented at that point in time. In the comparison of long term versus short term measures, China and most of the other nations present agreed that short term ones were of more importance, seeing as it was a crisis.

Ethiopia was the biggest opponent that Cambodia faced in passing the directive. Ethiopia continuously questioned the purpose of the directives and whether they were efficacious in quelling the crisis, but failed to provide any counter solutions of their own. In the end, Ethiopia had to yield due to time constraints and the fact that they could not present better solutions.

This council session was more fruitful and active than the previous one despite the interruption by protesters. In fact, the pleas by the representatives of the people sped up the passing of the directives that would have otherwise taken a much longer time, seeing as the arguments presented were going in circles. The pleas were heard by the delegates of the various nations, and the urgency of the situation was made more apparent to all the delegates, which helped the council to become more decisive.