Norway, UNDP to Support Gender Equality Programmes in Angola

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><span>  </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><st1:city w:st="on"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">LUANDA</span></st1:city><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"> (NNN-ANGOP) -- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Norwegian government will support gender equality and women's promotion programmes in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Angola</st1:country-region></st1:place> through a financial agreement signed here this week.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">According to a press statement received by ANGOP, Thursday, the promotion of Angolan women programme would fund Angolan women's networks to implement various gender activities.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The agreement was signed here Wednesday by Norwegian Ambassador to Angola Jon Vea and the United Nations Co-ordinator and UNDP Representative in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Angola</st1:place></st1:country-region>, Maria do Valle Ribeiro.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The said the funding partners felt it was an appropriate time to promote gender equality in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Angola</st1:place></st1:country-region> as it was one of the the Angolan government's priorities. -- NNN-ANGOP <o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

Norway, UNDP to Support Gender Equality Programmes in Angola

   LUANDA (NNN-ANGOP) -- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Norwegian government will support gender equality and wom...

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At Least 30 Killed in Angola Plane Crash

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Control-Electric-Goshawk-Resistance-Brushless/dp/B0046E6F96?ie=UTF8&tag=glob036-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="4 CH 2.4GHz Radio Remote Control Electric RC US Navy Goshawk T-45 Jet Plane RTF w/ EPO w/ High Crash Resistance + Brushless Setup" height="214" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B0046E6F96&tag=glob036-20" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=glob036-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0046E6F96" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />A military plane has crashed in central Angola, killing at least 30 people, including three Angolan army generals.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Portuguese-language news outlets say the plane crashed Wednesday while trying to take off from the airport in the central city of Huambo.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Angolan Air Force jet, built by Brazilian aircraft-maker Embraer, was carrying a delegation of high-ranking Angolan military officers.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">At least six people survived the crash. The cause of the crash is unknown. (VOA News)</span></div></div>

At Least 30 Killed in Angola Plane Crash

A military plane has crashed in central Angola, killing at least 30 people, including three Angolan army generals. Portuguese-language new...

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