Day: December 6, 2022

The Passport Index reveals that Despite Conflict in Europe and Global Border Anxieties, 99.5% of the World Experiences Growth in Global Mobility in 2022

MONTREAL, Dec. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Passport Index has published its latest update today, showing that global mobility is rising, despite the eruption of conflict in Europe and growing tensions over borders. Though the world continues to feel the aftershocks of the pandemic, surprisingly, traveling has never been easier,

Colliers expands offering in Belgium

Acquisition strengthens capabilities in Benelux region TORONTO and BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leading diversified professional services and investment management company, Colliers (NASDAQ and TSX: CIGI), announced today that it has acquired a majority interest in BelSquare SRL (“Belsquare”), a leading Belgian commercial real estate advisor with

Announcement of New Cohort of U.S. Science Envoys

The U.S. Department of State has selected seven distinguished scientists to serve as U.S. Science Envoys in January 2023: Dr. Drew Harvell, Dr. Jessica Gephart, Dr. Christine Kreuder Johnson, Dr. LaShanda Korley, Dr. Prineha Narang, Ms. Frances Seymour, and Dr. Kyle Whyte. Through the Science Envoy Program, eminent U.S. scientists

Activities of Secretary-General in Indonesia, 14-16 November

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres flew from Phnom Penh to Bali via Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Monday, 14 November.  During his layover in Kuala Lumpur, the Secretary-General had a virtual meeting with Saifuddin Abdullah, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Malaysia. Upon his arrival in Bali that evening, the Secretary-General held

Who will clean up Indonesia’s dirty cop problem?

Corruption is rife within Indonesia’s police ranks but it’s unclear whether there is the appetite to clean up their act.. Two weeks after the Kanjuruhan football stadium stampede which killed more than 130 people, Indonesian President Joko Widodo summoned hundreds of regional police chiefs and high-ranking officers to the presidential palace. He

Activities of Secretary-General in Cambodia, 11–14 November

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from Egypt, on the afternoon of Friday, 11 November. That evening, he took part in the group photo of the Heads of State of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).  This was followed by his remarks at the opening session