Colombia participated in a meeting on trafficking in persons within the framework of the United Nations General Assembly

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New York (Sep. 24/18). On September 24, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, Ambassador Margarita Manjarrez, Director of Migratory, Consular Affairs and Citizen Services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, participated in the meeting held by the United Kingdom against labor. forced, modern slavery and migrant trafficking.

Among the participants in this event were representatives of 100 governments and high-level delegates from non-profit organizations dedicated to safeguarding human rights. During the event, the exhibiting countries called for cooperation against labor exploitation, forced labor and against any type of trafficking in persons.

The action plans of some countries that seek to address this scourge in an adequate and effective manner were also presented.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia works constantly in the prevention of trafficking in persons and provides assistance to the victims of this crime, for which the Consulates of Colombia around the world have set up a support network for the dissemination of prevention campaigns, but above all to provide assistance to Colombians victims of this crime.

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"Empowered" destinations are better publicized and have better results

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ABAV EXPOPalestra approached strategies that confer power and influence to a destination, ensuring that it creates a differential in the tourist market

By Geraldo Gurgel According to advertising firm Patricia Sevilla, "power" talks to the "self-esteem" of a destination and also with the ability to establish its market differentials. Photo: Geraldo Gurgel / MTurMais than a word of fashion, the concept of "empowerment" also applies to tourism. The theme was presented on Thursday afternoon (27) in a speech by São Paulo publicist Patrícia Sevilla, a specialist in destination marketing, during the 46th Abav International Expo. According to her, an empowered destination does not fit with the attractions already available and with the excellent standard of services already offered to visitors. "Empowered destiny is always preparing to attract more and better serve the visitors. It makes tourism a sustainable and good activity both for those who live and for those who visit the place, "said Patricia in a panel held on this World Tourism Day at the Connections Arena of the Village of Knowledge of the Anhembi Pavilion in São Paulo. if a destination efficiently positions its image in the market and thus differentiates itself from competitors. "The 'different' destination will always attract the tourist to its attractions, not making room for doubt among other similar attractions. The tourist organizes the trip already knowing what will do when arriving at the place that chose to visit, "he said. The marketer stressed that the sales results are better when the segmentation and dissemination of tourism products is accurate. "Fate has to have regular products and services, preferably made available on digital platforms. Attractions and services that do not work with precise price, day, time and location do not help a destination that seeks its empowerment in tourism, "said the publicity. Tourism is considered a business that makes people happy and the secret of this is in personal contact and in the experiences that involve people, said Patricia. "The technology helps, but it does not replace the good service and the quality of a service. The human factor in tourism will never disappear, "he said. The publicist argued that the prevailing factor in a strategy of empowering the destination is the constant search for the enchantment of the visitor. "Services, products and destinations well evaluated by tourists themselves attract new visitors. The destinations grow and appreciate in the market, empower themselves and make tourism happen with force and expression, "he concluded.Edition: Vanessa Sampaio

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The President of Latvia participates in the opening of the International Young Guard Camp "Baltic Guards 2018"

Source: President of Latvia in English

President Raimonds VÄ“jonis on Monday, August 13, 2018, in Malpils participated in the opening ceremony of the International Guardian International Youth Guard Camp 2018, which will take place until 17 August. Speaking about the participants of the camp, the President emphasized: "Today we live in the course of endless changes, where peace and security are not self-evident things. Therefore, it is essential that young people from different countries are ready to invest their time and work together to develop their knowledge and skills that will allow our countries to maintain peace and security in the future. "The national president noted that this international camp is a great place where Young people not only get new friends but also develop their leadership skills, as well as compete with each other with their knowledge and skills. The International Guardian Camp "Baltic Guards 2018" is organized by the Youth Guard and Information Center. It includes 130 adolescents and young people aged 14 to 19 – young guardians and cadets (young people from related organizations) from the Baltic States, Britain, Poland and Ukraine.

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Institut Pasteur researchers received by the minister in charge of research

Source: Government of French Polynesia

The Minister of the Green Economy, in charge of Research, Tearii Alpha, met Wednesday afternoon with Drs Anavaj Sakuntabhai, Director of the Laboratory of Functional Genetics of Infectious Diseases, and Lluis Quintana-Murci, Director of the Laboratory of Human Evolutionary Genetics of the Pasteur Institute, currently hosted at the Louis Malardé Institute (ILM).

Beyond the long-standing collaborations with ILM, on the topic of arboviroses which have been the subject of a review, new opportunities for collaboration in the field of research and public health in French Polynesia have been mentioned.

The contribution to local research, such as genetic studies, increased surveillance of infectious diseases, support for the creation of a bio-bank and, ultimately, that of a health center will be noted. Polynesian biological resource to centralize, structure and organize the storage, access and use, for research purposes, biological resources collected in Polynesia, whether human, animal or plant origin.

Support for the search for funding, particularly from the European Union and the National Institute of Health (USA), the access opportunities of Polynesian teams to the technical platform of the Institut Pasteur and to the training and and the cooperation with the research institutions to which Drs Sakuntabhai and Qunitana-Murci are also affiliated, Kyoto University (Japan), Mc Gill University (Canada), were also mentioned.

All of these projects will be discussed with stakeholders during this mission.

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The President will pay a visit to Dagda County on a working visit

Source: President of Latvia in English

President Raimonds Vejonis will visit Dagda district on a working visit on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. In order to discuss issues that are currently relevant to the municipality, the President will meet with the Chairman of the Dagda City Council Aivars Trulis and the members of the Riga City Council during a working visit. Also, the President will get acquainted with the activities of the two farms "Eži" and "Celiņi", will take part in the demonstration of horse racing, and will meet with local youth in the initiative center "Park roses". At the end of the working visit, the President will visit Dagdas Regional Museum "Andrupenes Rural Farm". The agenda of the visit during the visit to Dagda region12.15 Meeting with the Dagda district council and deputies 13.05 Visit of the Dagda district youth initiative center "Park roses", meeting with young people of Dagda district 13. 45 Visit to the horse racing show 14.20 Visiting the farm "Eži" 15.20 Visit to the Farm "Celiņi" 16.20 Visit to the Andrupenes Country Farm Museum for opportunities to reflect on the work visit of President Raimonds Vīņins in Dagda district to Kristīne Kļavenieci on the phone number 26417267.

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BRICS Ministerial Meeting – New York, September 27, 2018

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Government explained to tax deputies scope of tax modernization project

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Source: Chamber of Deputies of Chile

In a new session of the Finance Committee, the minister of the branch, Felipe Larraín, continued with the presentation of the tax modernization project (bulletin 12045).

In the opportunity, the Secretary of State advanced on issues such as the rules to avoid evasion, the strengthening of the Internal Revenue Service (SII) and formulas for settlement in pending lawsuits.

However, in the instance presided over by Deputy Pablo Lorenzini (DC), there were two issues that generated the greatest debate: the new tax on digital commerce and its applications; and the electronic ballot system that will replace the paper.

Regarding the latter, the Executive informed that a special application will be enabled that the merchants will be able to use, where the purchase record will be kept and from where the document can be sent to the clients. Among the objectives of the measure are to promote the formality of companies and reduce evasion by 1.5 points.

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Information meeting on the reform of the vanilla sector in Huahine

Source: Government of French Polynesia

The Minister of the Green Economy, Tearii Alpha, accompanied by the agents of the EPIC Vanilla of Tahiti and the president of the Interprofessional Association of the Vanilla of Tahiti, presented his proposals of reform for the vanilla sector, to the vaniculteurs of the island, Monday evening, at the town hall of Fare in Huahine.

One of the main objectives of the reform presented by the Minister is to gradually increase the production of vanilla by the installation over 3 years of new shading kits, representing a future area of ​​11 ha additional.

In order to achieve this objective of increasing vanilla production, over the long term, it was decided that it was necessary to strengthen the on-the-ground support of producers, as well as the monitoring of production, by the agents of Epic Vanilla of Tahiti

Added to this is the establishment of a Protected Denomination of Origin that aims to promote a flagship product of French Polynesia, protect it from competitors and counterfeits.

Finally, the reform also aims to develop the marketing and promotion of products derived from Tahitian vanilla.

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The President conferred the Order of Three Stars to the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Finland to Latvia

Source: President of Latvia in English

On 31 July 2018, President Raimonds VÄ“jonis presented the Order of the Three Stars to the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Finland to the Republic of Finland, Olli Kantanen (HEMr Olli Kantanen), in Riga Castle. the decision to award the Order of the Three Stars, III Class to Olli Kantanen and appoint him as the Commander of the Three Stars Order. The Finnish Ambassador Olli Kantanen started work in Latvia in 2014. During the farewell visit of the Ambassador of Finland, the President of Latvia welcomed the close political dialogue between Latvia and Finland, active bilateral relations and the exchange of high-level officials' visits. The visit was attended by the Finnish Embassy in Latvia and Ambassador Olli Kantanen personally in 2017. The Finnish Embassy in Latvia hosts a number of cultural and artistic events – the concerts of the Latvian National Armed Forces Orchestra in Valmiera and Jelgava under the guidance of the conductor of the Finnish Defense Forces Orchestra Jirki Koskinen, as well as Finland was represented on Nordic Film Days in Riga and Daugavpils. The Museum of Decorative Arts and Design has had the opportunity to see the exhibition of the outstanding Finnish designer Tapio Virkals "Poetry in glass, porcelain and silver". With the support of the Finnish Embassy in Liepaja, a documentary testimony exhibition "Finnish Jegers in Latvia" was established. An important place in the bilateral relations between Latvia and Finland is the formation of economic contacts and business contacts. Finnish investors' activity in Latvia is especially high. For example, Finnish companies Lindstrom and Fazer have invested in the Latvian market. It should also be noted that Olli Kantanen has been active in the regions and cities of Latvia.

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