The ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION Our Enduring Focus on Food Waste and Loss Reduction Topics:  Food ,  Protective Foods: East Africa ,  Protective Foods: USA ,  YieldWise Food Loss ,  YieldWise Food Waste ,  Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Luke Wafula (taking notes). Kenya Agricultural Commodity Exchange Market Information Point (MIP) for trade and marketing of commodities. Last month, I had the honor of attending the Conference on Food Waste and Loss Reduction, hosted at the Vatican by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences along with The Rockefeller Foundation. As His Holiness Pope Francis reminds us, food waste is a symptom of our broader “throwaway culture,” a way of life that destroys our earth and blinds us to the needs and value of human life. To address that problem, The Rockefeller Foundation first took on the challenge of reducing food loss and waste in 2015, when we launched our global  Yieldwise initiative . With Yieldwis...

Ron Ton, Director Clingendael Academy, welcomes the Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ayman Safadi Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs @ Clingendael to discuss challenges & peace in The Middle East ROUNDTABLE  We are very pleased to have welcomed the Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ayman Safadi for a roundtable with a group of high-level experts & officials to discuss the Kingdom’s policies on & efforts to overcome regional challenges & prospects for Middle East peace.  - SEE TWITTER Latest publications Dubai Ports World as the UAE Foreign Policy Tool , commentary by Ayse Kocak Training Course Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signs the CETA deal in October last year / European External Action Service Negotiation skills are essential to solve complex issues. Whether you are working in the field of security, trade, energy, the en...

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Washington Takes DC How would George Washington handle modern Washington, DC? Watch our new video to find out, and  visit these George-Washington-approved sites . WATCH VIDEO The Truth About George Washington's Birthday While the third Monday of February is commonly celebrated as Presidents' Day, that is not the official name of this federal holiday. "Washington's Birthday" remains the official name, although this Monday holiday has never been celebrated on Washington's actual birthday. READ MORE DID YOU KNOW? Every year on February 22, a current member of the US Senate reads  Washington's Farewell Address  aloud to other legislators—a tradition that dates to 1896. QUIZ George Washington's Birthday Quiz Which one of Martha Washington's grandchildren was married on George Washington's birthday? Test your knowledge with our birthday quiz. TAKE ...