France/Emergency aid for victims of the Daniel storm in Libya: Opening of the local authorities' external action fund (FACECO)

Faced with the devastating effects of storm Daniel in north-eastern Libya, which claimed more than 3,000 lives, injured thousands and displaced more than 40,000 people, the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE) is mobilizing local authorities' (FACECO) and businesses' (fonds de concours des collectivités territoriales) aid funds to federate their solidarity initiatives with the victims.

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Morocco/Berkane: Launch of an educational robotics project for schools

An educational robotics project was launched on Thursday in Berkane for schoolchildren, to introduce them to the basic rules of programming language, among other things.

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Canada/Montreal boosts home adaptation assistance for people with disabilities

The City of Montreal announces that it is increasing the financial assistance it provides to disabled people to help them adapt their homes to their reality and needs.

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Vietnam/Hô Chi Minh City aims to be a model of decentralized cooperation between Vietnam and Japan

Ho Chi Minh City wishes to be a model of decentralized cooperation between Vietnam and Japan, said Phan Van Mai, Chairman of the Municipal People's Committee, at a ceremony marking the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan, on the morning of September 20.

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France/Limoges métropole welcomes Argentine delegation to forge partnerships and exchanges

For the past few days, a delegation from Argentina has been visiting Limoges Métropole as part of the urban community's decentralized cooperation mission with the province of Buenos Aires. The aim? To share the know-how of the two territories and forge future partnerships and exchanges.

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SENEGAL-SOCIETE / Kédougou: closure of a citizen's camp for the reforestation of some fifty species

On Friday, military zone n°4 brought to a close a citizen's camp launched on September 20 in Tambacounda to reforest some fifty species of trees.

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Belgium/Walloon Brabant: rescue services receive official support from associations to help in crisis situations

Floods, storms, Covid, terrorist attacks... crisis situations that mobilize numerous emergency services! So much so that firefighters, police officers, ambulance drivers, civil protection personnel and other first-aiders can sometimes be overwhelmed.

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France/ Pléchâtel. La FabriK, a store to promote local craftsmanship

A new business has just opened in the village center. In the wake of its expansion, the BGPC Créations sewing workshop aims to give visibility to local designers and producers.

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Burkina Faso/Health: The country aims to eradicate neglected tropical diseases by 2030

In a bid to limit the impact of neglected tropical diseases on the health of the population, the Access to Essential Medicines Network (RAME) initiated a meeting with stakeholders in the fight against these scourges on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. Civil society players, journalists and bloggers took part in the meeting, entitled "Workshop for discussion and reflection on setting up a national coalition of CSOs in the fight against neglected tropical diseases".

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France/ The Region applies to the State for 45 new powers

As the first local authority in France to make use of its new right to refer matters to the State, the Île-de-France Region is asking the State to transfer 45 new powers to it, to better meet the needs of the region's residents.

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Congo/Malaria control: agents trained in new management software

From September 10 to 20 in Brazzaville, staff from the National Malaria Control Program (PNLP) were trained on a new software package, "Tompro", an online accounting platform approved by the Global Fund to Fight Malaria.

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Canada/Decriminalization of drugs: municipalities urge Victoria to do more

On the third day of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities' annual convention, the province's local elected officials passed three resolutions calling on Victoria to strengthen funding and regulation of the drug decriminalization pilot program, including extending possession and consumption bans to parks and sports fields.

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Morocco/Al Haouz earthquake: Tourism activity returns to normal in Taroudant province

The tourism sector has returned to normal in the province of Taroudant, following the earthquake that struck the region.

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France/Why almost half of Europe's communes are in France

There are some 35,000 communes in France, while the total number of communes in all European Union countries is close to 89,000.

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Vietnam/ Ho Chi Minh City applies new technologies to traffic management

The Ho Chi Minh City Transport Department announced at a conference held on Tuesday September 19 that the city is studying new technologies to modernize its intelligent communications system, manage traffic and prevent traffic jams more effectively.

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Belgium/"Club plus propre": a "zero waste" operation to optimize the cleanliness of a soccer club

Some twenty Walloon clubs are taking part in the "Club Plus Propre" project. The aim is to encourage clubs in Wallonia to take a sorting approach and optimize the cleanliness of their soccer clubs. Malonne is one of the twenty participating clubs.

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France/In the Dordogne, a hundred communes need help to maintain their churches

A fundraising campaign to save small religious monuments in danger. Launched by the French President, the aim is to raise 200 million euros to help small communes unable to maintain their monuments.

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Chad: distribution of mosquito nets to counter the dengue epidemic in Abéché

The Toumaï Abéché Info association for peace and development has launched an operation to distribute impregnated mosquito nets in rural areas of Chad.

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France/Nîmes Square House listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

It's now official: on Monday, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee listed the Maison Carrée as a World Heritage Site.

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Côte d'Ivoire/ Deployment of renewable energies: More than 30,000 people affected

The "Green Energy for African Citizens" (Gbe) project has come to an end. A workshop was organized on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, in Abidjan to this effect in order to present and evaluate the results.

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