``YOUNGO Fundraising`` Great news: YOUNGO receives funding from the Norwegian government !

The Norwegian government granted YOUNGO with 214,417 USD and the administrative arrangements have been prepared by the UNFCCC Secretariat which is acting as contact between the Norwegian government and YOUNGO. The Togolese youth-led  NGOJeunes Volontaires pour l’Environnement (JVE) has been selected as hosting organization of the funds by YOUNGO in accordance with the UNFCCC Secretariat’s rules. Below is the full text of the release"

Gambia Wins a seat on UNESCO Executive Board

The Gambia became a member of the Executive Board of UNESCO when it won elections on November 2, 2011. Out of the 186 member states entitled to vote, only three ballot papers were declared null and void. 

The Gambia gained fifty-six per cent of the total votes cast for member states coming from the sub-group representing Africa South of the Sahara. Twelve countries in Africa vied for eight seats on the Board. 

The Gambia last won a seat on the Executive Board in 1989. Membership of the Board is four years.

IMF: 'Gambia is classified as being high risk of debt distress'

Mr Dunn

GAMBIA NEWS ONLINE- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) diligently carried out a ‘Debt Sustainability Analyses (DSA)’ that has cautioned the trend in which the economy and financial system of the country is faring.

The DSA is a formal framework developed by the IMF for conducting public and external debt sustainability analysis as a tool to better detect, prevent, and resolve potential crises. It looks at the evolutions of government debt over the next twenty years and it is based on long-ranged projections of government borrowing needs.

Media Relations training for NGOs combating discrimination

The Media Diversity Institute provided media relations training for 16 Non-Governmental Organisations from across the European Union, on 27 & 28 October 2011, in London. The training was intended to help the NGOs learn how to use the media to assist them in their work of combating discrimination.

Leading Gambian Online Publisher Elected YJAG Secretary General

Mr Jahateh

(The Gambia News Online) An association of young journalists in The Gambia had unanimously elected, Lamin Jahateh, editor and publisher of Gambia News Online, an online blog, as their secretary general.

It was the second biennial congress of the Young Journalists of The Gambia (YJAG) which also marks the 4^th year anniversary of the association and held at the Kanifing Municipal Council Multi-purpose Centre along Jimpex Road in Kanifing, on Saturday.  During the congress, members of the association elected new executive members to steer the affairs of the association for the next two years. 

The YJAG Example Should Be Emulated

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

The Young Journalists Association of The Gambia, in short, YJAG has undoubtedly proven to be one of the most viable media organisations in the country.

Since inception, this body of dedicated and committed young media practitioners, some of whom infact hold key positions in their various newsrooms, has implemented  series of significant programmes geared towards creating a better working  environment for its members in particular and enhancing Gambian journalism, in general.

Connect4Climate / World Bank

Are you ready to Connect4Climate? / World Bank kicks off social media climate campaign with photo/video competition for African youth

PRETORIA, South-Africa, October 28, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The World Bank, in collaboration with more than 30 global partners, is launching the Connect4Climate initiative a campaign, a competition, and a community that cares about climate change.

The campaign kicks off today with a photo/video competition for African youth, aged 13 to 35, which is designed to raise awareness about climate change.