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[Africa Renewal] UNCTAD's Productive Capacities Index will track development, help countries transform economies
South Africa is one of the hardest-hit countries in Africa with over 740,000 infections.
The country recorded 60 more virus-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 20,011.
The Church of St. Mark in Brooklyn, New York was originally established by a group of black Episcopalians in 1838. The next year, Dr. Samuel M. Haskins was asked to be rector (pastor), the role he would maintain for 60 years. By April 1841 the congregation completed a Gothic style edifice in Manhattan on the corner of Bedford Ave. and South Fifth Street in Brooklyn. This building was used by the church for the next 60 years until it was condemned in 1896 to allow access to the new “East River” (Brooklyn) Bridge.
A church committee was formed to find a new location and in 1898 a six lot piece of land was obtained, surrounded by Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn Avenue, and Union Street. Although the congregation planned to build an expansive collection of buildings including a new church, parish house, rectory, as well as others, they determined to start with the parish house. Because of the prolonged construction, the house would include a room for worship and would serve as the church until the expansion could be made.
Construction began on January 26, 1901. Designed by one of New York City’s leading architectural firms, Henry M. Congdon & Son, the parish house was an impressive structure of Gothic design with a cellar, gymnasium, billiard room, parlor, kitchen, library, choir room, classrooms, and of course, the main assembly room. The building was opened on September 8, 1901 and officially became the Church of St. Mark.
The planned expansion never occurred, most likely due to the Great Depression. On October 1, 1929 the remaining portion of the property was sold to a developer for $1,500,000 for the construction of a fifteen-story apartment building. In 1937, the parish house became a church in appearance when a new façade and tower were added, making it the structure that church members would now recognize.
Today, Reverend Peter W.D. Bramble, Ph.D. leads the church in the role of rector and has an incredibly diverse group of church goers, primarily immigrants from the Caribbean, South and Central America,
Orlando Ashford is President of Holland America Line at Carnival Corporation & plc, an award-winning cruise line, including a fleet of 15 premium vessels carrying approximately 850,000 guests annually to all seven continents.
In this role, Ashford oversees Holland America Line’s sales and marketing, revenue management, deployment and itinerary planning, public relations, hotel operations and strategy. Previously, Ashford was President of the Talent Business Segment of global consulting firm Mercer. Prior to that, Ashford was Chief Human Resources and Communications Officer of Marsh & McLennan Companies. Ashford also has held other leadership roles including: Group Director of Human resources for 90 countries in Eurasia and Africa for The Coca-Cola Company and Vice President Corporate Center Human Resources and Cultural Transformation.
Ertharin Cousin, a diplomat and leading advocate for ending global hunger, was born on May 12, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois to Anne Cousin, who worked in social services, and her husband Julius Cousin, who was a property owner and community development activist.
Cousin grew up on the West Side of Chicago. She received her B.A. (1979) from the University of Illinois at Chicago and her Juris Doctorate (1982) from the University of Georgia Law School, focusing on international law, and studying under former U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk.
Upon completion of her law degree, Cousin returned to Chicago, where from 1983 to 1993 she held several positions including Assistant Attorney General and Western Regional Office Director for the Illinois Attorney General’s Office; Deputy Director at the Chicago Board of Ethics; and Director of Government Affairs for AT & T.
In 1993 Cousin became Deputy Chief of Staff for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the following year joined the Clinton Administration as White House Liaison at the State Department (1994-1996). She returned to Illinois to run the state Clinton-Gore Re-Election Campaign (1996). In 1997 President Clinton appointed Cousin to the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development, which advises the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on agriculture issues pertinent to food insecurity in developing countries. She served in that capacity until 2000.
Simultaneously, Cousin worked in the private retail food sector serving as Vice President for Government and Community Affairs for Jewel Food Stores (1997-1999) and held the same position when the company was acquired by Albertson Foods in 1999. In 2001 she was promoted to Senior Vice President for Public Affairs at Albertsons, serving until 2004. During this time, Cousin also served as the President of the company’s corporate foundation, responsible for its philanthropic activities which included feeding the poor and hungry.
In 2004 Cousin joined the nation’s largest domestic-based
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and ex-Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Desalegn Boshe, have warned that 80 million Africans risk extreme poverty if the COVID-19 response is not focused on food security, agribusiness and rural development.
They warned that the continent could be the worst hit from the economic crisis unleashed by the pandemic as a result of the disruptions caused by it on the food ecosystem.
It is therefore vital that the COVID-19 response addresses food security and target the rural poor.
\"However, the rich potential of agriculture as a tool to promote food security and fight poverty is at risk from the effects of COVID-19,\" they said.
The duo analysed the importance of agriculture on the African economy, saying that efforts must be made to prevent food shortage.
