Jordan News UpdatesHis Majesty King Abdullah, in a phone call on Thursday, expressed best wishes to Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, on the occasion of his country’s 50th national day and the 22nd anniversary of his accession to the throne.
During the call, King Abdullah wished Bahrain and its people further progress and prosperity, reaffirming the deep-rooted ties between the two countries, and keenness to bolster them across all sectors.
Source: Jordan News Agency
Chinese local authorities said on Thursday more than 20 workers were trapped in a coal mine after it had been engulfed by water due to illegal mining, in Shanxi province, North China.
The incident happened late Wednesday in Duxigou Village, Xixinzhuang Township. An initial investigation showed that 22 people were working in the mine.
Rescue missions are underway, as the local security department detained 3 people suspected to be involved in the incident and is hunting the mine owner who has fled.
Source: Jordan News Agency
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While locked out of baseball by MLB owners, Chicago White Sox star Tim Anderson tweeted at the Bulls on Monday morning to remind them he’s available. The Bulls were down to eight players after Alize Johnson became the 10th player in the last two weeks to enter the COVID-19 health and safety protocols — which caused the NBA to postpone the team’s next two games, including Tuesday’s matchup against the Detroit Pistons at the United Center. Before the postponement, Anderson tweeted: “you know we locked out right.. holla at me gang! #imready” As most Sox fans know, Anderson grew up playing basketb…
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Through their season-long struggle with injuries and COVID-19, the Blues have demonstrated individual toughness and a collective drive to succeed. Credit coach Craig Berube for keeping things together during this chaotic campaign. Credit the team leaders for spurring the club forward while it blended in one fill-in player after another. The Blues have remained in the playoff chase while playing a man short for several games and leaning heavily on call-ups from Springfield of the American Hockey League. Somehow, they earned points in eight of nine games (5-1-3) heading into Tuesday night’s game…
His Highness Prince Mired bin Ra’ad, President of the Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (HCD), met on Wednesday with Najat Maala, the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children (SRSG-VAC).
The meeting aimed at reviewing Jordan’s progress in combating violence against children in the last two years, its commitment to the agendas on ending violence against children. Additionally, the meeting tackled rallying the support of stakeholders to draw a map of joint procedures to back Jordan in this area, in close cooperation with the UN office in Jordan and all partners.
During the meeting, Prince Mired reviewed the key aspects of the council’s work and cooperation with partners, in addition to challenges in implementing the 10-Year National Strategy for Inclusive Education and shifting from an accommodating system to an integration system for persons with disabilities.
His Highness the Prince noted that the vast majority of children with disabilities are not receiving education, stressing the need for donors to consider the disability aspect in funding, as well as violence and violations that disabled persons experience in private care homes.
Secretary General of the HCD, Muhannad Azzeh, spoke about the drafting of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Law No. 20 of 2017 and the consultation process with stakeholders, including persons wiht disabilities and their families, stressing that the law’s definition of “violence” includes depriving the disabled from their right to education.
For her part, Maala highlighted the inclusion of disabled children in plans of the United Nations Children’s Fund, pointing out that depriving disabled children from education is a “violent act” against them, which must be addressed, calling for putting an end to the bullying of those children and benefiting from global experience in shifting toward an integration system.
Source: Jordan News Agency
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced Wednesday a gender-sensitive and multi-intervention action plan to increase women’s representation in the tourism sector.
In a press statement, the ministry said that the five-year plan covers the areas of employment, institutionalization, economic empowerment, education and training, and leadership.
Earlier, the ministry held several meetings with international donors to lay out the plan, which had been drawn up in consultation with representatives from tourism associations, women working in the sector and owners of small and medium enterprises.
The meetings, it added, tackled the challenges that hinder women’s economic participation in the tourism sector, and highlighted a set of proposed recommendations on improving the situation, and breaking barriers that exclude women from equal job opportunities in the sector, in addition to the COVID-19 outbreak, which affected the sector overall.
Source: Jordan News Agency