Author name: Sunhak Peace Prize

News: “Desert Flower” to premiere at the Theater St. Gallen

News: “Desert Flower” to premiere at the Theater St. Gallen Kulturpoebel-All that Musical 2019.06.30. The Theater St. Gallen will show the world premiere of the musical “Desert Flower” by Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen (music), Frank Ramond (lyrics) and Gil Mehmert (book and director) from February 20, 2020. The play is based on the eponymous autobiographical novel (1998) […]

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Sea Watch, Gino Strada against Salvini: “He is a criminal”

Sea Watch, Gino Strada against Salvini: “He is a criminal”  The World News Italian News Platform  2019.06.30. Gino Strada, the founder of Emergency, attacked Minister Salvini regarding the management of the Sea Watch vessel. Gino Strada threw himself against Matteo Salvini regarding the case of the Sea Watch ship. The founder of Emergency had some

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[2019 Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate] A cellphone is the most powerful tool in the hand of the poor

A cellphone is the most powerful tool in the hand of the poor Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the President of African Development Bank When I was in government, I found that, in Nigeria, the government had always been buying fertilizers and selling fertilizers, but it never got to the farmers.  For 40 years, this has been

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[2019 Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate] So the more I give, the more I get back

[2019 Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate] So the more I give, the more I get back Waris Dirie, A Human Rights Activist Who Publicized the Issue of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to the World What is your plan? Compassion. kindness, respect.  But isn’t that what we all want?  Don’t you want that in life? Love and

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[2019 Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate] African farmers were bankable

[2019 Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate] African farmers were bankable Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the President of African Development Bank I don’t have an interest in small things. I have an interest in big things.  And when I got to Rockefeller Foundation, we had a technology that was called “tissue culture banana,” which is a technology that

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Opening Speech by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group, at the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, June 12, 2019

Opening Speech by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group, at the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, June 12, 2019 2019.06.12. African Development Bank Group Your Excellency, President OBIANG NGUEMA MBASAGO of Equatorial Guinea…. I welcome you to the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group. This

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[2019 Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate] I do not want Africa to be a museum of poverty

[2019 Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate] I do not want Africa to be a museum of poverty Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the President of African Development Bank If you take a look at Africa today, five of the fastest growing economies in the world, are in Africa. If you take a look at the youngest population in

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