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  2. Financial Action Task Force - Wikipedia

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    History. FATF was formed by the 1989 G7 Summit in Paris to combat the growing problem of money laundering. The task force was charged with studying money laundering trends, monitoring legislative, financial and law enforcement activities taken at the national and international level, reporting on compliance, and issuing recommendations and standards to combat money laundering.

  3. East African Community - Wikipedia

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    The East African Community ( EAC) is an intergovernmental organisation composed of eight countries in East Africa. The member states are the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Federal Republic of Somalia, the Republics of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania. [5] Salva Kiir Mayardit, the president of South Sudan, is the ...

  4. Sexual exploitation and abuse in humanitarian response

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    Prevention. In July 2002, the UN's Interagency Standing Committee (IASC) adopted a plan of action which stated that sexual exploitation and abuse by humanitarian workers constitute acts of gross misconduct and are, therefore, grounds for termination of employment. The plan explicitly prohibited the "Exchange of money, employment, goods, or ...

  5. Internet outage felt across East Africa - AOL

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    Internet outage felt across East Africa. Damian Zane - BBC News. May 14, 2024 at 5:53 AM. [Getty Images] Internet users in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda have been complaining about poor ...

  6. Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability

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    - International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on the Core Humanitarian Standard. Utilization. Since 2014, the uptake of the CHS is steadily on the increase. Case studies and best practices show that complying with the CHS indeed increases the overall effectiveness and quality of the work of humanitarian and development organisations.

  7. The Standard (Kenya) - Wikipedia

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    The paper changed its name to The Standard in 1977 but the name East African Standard was revived later. It was sold to Kenyan investors in 1995. In 2004 the name was changed back to The Standard. It is the main rival to Kenya's largest newspaper, the Daily Nation. In 1989, at a time when Kenya was going into multi-party era, the Standard Group ...

  8. 21st EAC Ordinary summit - Wikipedia

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    The 21st EAC Ordinary summit was held between 22 February 2021 to 25 February 2021 virtually. [1] This was the first summit held after the start of COVID-19 pandemic. The summit focused on considering applications of new members along with re-organizing the leadership of the bloc. The leadership of the community was transferred from Paul Kagame ...

  9. Parents Television and Media Council - Wikipedia

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    The Parents Television and Media Council (PTMC), formerly the Parents Television Council (PTC), is an American media advocacy group founded by conservative Christian activist L. Brent Bozell III in 1995, which advocates for what it considers to be responsible, family-friendly content across all media platforms, and for advertisers to be held accountable for the content of television programs ...