Dubai, UAE, 8 October 2021 - The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), the Government of Italy and the Mountain Partnership Secretariat co-organised a day-long event at Expo 2020 Dubai as an urgent call to action for sustainable and climate-resilient mountain development - highlighting best practices that include integrating disaster risk reduction measures into town planning and networking between and for mountain ...

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Independent Master Jury Will Select Recipients of US$ 1 Million Prize Geneva, Switzerland, 23 September 2021 - The members of the Master Jury for the 2020-2022 Cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced today. The Jury, which independently selects the recipients of the US$ 1 million Award, will convene in January 2022 to select a shortlist from hundreds ...

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"Now is the time to be present, remain in dialogue and work together with communities towards peace, cohesion, opportunity and prosperity." Geneva, Switzerland, 13 September 2021 - The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) today urged the international community to remain engaged and to act, with compassion and foresight, to address dire humanitarian conditions in Afghanistan. In a statement delivered by Michael ...

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Islamabad, 3 September 2021 - The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Office of Sustainability, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) to develop sustainable habitat plans for disaster-prone valleys in northern Pakistan. "In the last few years, Pakistan has faced the worst impact of climate-induced disasters of its history. Precious lives have been ...

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Pakistan, Islamabad, 23 August 2021 - The Aga Khan Foundation and Aga Khan Agency for Habitat launched a partnership with the European Union (EU) that will reach 74,000 people in four districts of Gilgit-Baltistan: Diamer, Astore, Karmang and Shigar. The project will enable communities and health authorities to anticipate and respond to natural hazards and emergencies including COVID-19. To be implemented ...

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Pakistan, Islamabad, 23 August 2021 - The Aga Khan Foundation and Aga Khan Agency for Habitat launched a partnership with the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) that will reach 74,000 people in four districts of Gilgit-Baltistan: Diamer, Astore, Karmang and Shigar. The project will enable communities and health authorities to anticipate and respond to natural hazards and emergencies ...

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Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 19 August 2021 - The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan's Committee of Architecture and Construction that will include measures for increased hazard mitigation, strategic densification and climate change adaptation for a city of 31,000 residents. A key component of the agreement will be to update ...

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Islamabad, Pakistan, 8 June 2021 - The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH), the Ministry of Climate Change, Pakistan, World Habitat Awards and the United Nations Habitat Programme (UN-Habitat), co-organised an international seminar on Ecosystem Restoration for Quality of Life. With Malik Amin Aslam, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Climate Change, as chief guest, the seminar was attended by ...

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Relocation planning and design case study on exhibit at La Biennale di Venezia Bartang Valley, Tajikistan, 22 May 2021 - To develop solutions to help vulnerable and disaster-affected communities plan for a better future, the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the design firm KVA MATx collaborated on a case study on voluntary relocation. ...

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From 8 April to 16 June, in London's Kings Cross, the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is presenting a free open-air photography exhibition about the world's oldest trade route. The Silk Road: A Living History, created by travel photographer Christopher Wilton-Steer, is comprised of over 160 photographs that invite the viewer to take a journey from London to Beijing, encountering many of ...

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London, 8 April 2021: The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) announces the opening today of The Silk Road: A Living History, an open-air photography exhibition by travel photographer Christopher Wilton-Steer. Comprised of over 160 photographs, the exhibition invites the viewer to take a journey from London to Beijing, encountering many of the people, places and cultures along the ancient trade route. The ...

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Karachi, Pakistan, 22 March 2021 - HBL became the first Pakistani bank to open a branch and serve clients in Beijing, China's capital city. HBL is the first and only bank from Pakistan to have a branch in Beijing. It is also one of three banks from South Asia and the MENA region to offer end-to-end RMB intermediation in China. HBL ...

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Geneva, Switzerland, 18 March 2021 - The Aga Khan Award for Architecture has announced the members of the Steering Committee for the 2020-2022 cycle. The Steering Committee is chaired by His Highness the Aga Khan. The other members of the Steering Committee are:Sheikha Mai Bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, President, Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, Manama.Emre Arolat, Founder, EAA- Emre Arolat ...

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 4 February 2021 - Aga Khan Health Services in Tanzania (AKHST) today launched "PIGIA DAKTARI APP", a new tele-medicine mobile app for android phones that helps Tanzanians access specialist care safely - in both urban and remote areas - from the comfort of their homes. The app is available for download in the Google Play Store. In ...

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 4 February 2021 - Aga Khan Health Services in Tanzania (AKHST) today launched "PIGIA DAKTARI APP", a new tele-medicine mobile app for android phones that helps Tanzanians access specialist care safely - in both urban and remote areas - from the comfort of their homes. The app is available for download in the Google Play Store. In ...

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Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, le 1er février 2021 - Better Shelter, entreprise sociale suédoise qui collabore avec l'Agence Aga Khan pour l'habitat (AKAH) au développement de solutions de logement d'urgence et de transition, vient de lancer un nouveau modèle d'abri d'urgence économique et évolutif pouvant être transformé en abri de transition à l'aide de matériaux récoltés à l'échelle locale. Nommé " Structure ", ...

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Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, 1 February 2021 - Better Shelter, a Swedish social enterprise working with the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat on emergency and transitional housing solutions, has launched a low-cost emergency shelter which can be upgraded with local materials. "Structure" was developed to offer a shelter that provides immediate protection in emergencies, but also the possibility to be locally upgraded at ...

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Delhi, India, 18 December 2020 - The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) has won two important awards from UNESCO's Asia-Pacific regional office - for cultural heritage conservation and sustainable development - in Delhi's Sunder Nursery. The prizes include: - The 2020 Award for Special Recognition for Sustainable Development - The 2020 Award for Excellence The awards were established in 2000 ...

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Islamabad, Pakistan, 3 December 2020 - The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) won the World Habitat Awards 2020 Gold Award today for its "Integrating Indigenous Knowledge and Technology for Safer Habitat" project. In the winning project, AKAH pioneered the use of Hazard Vulnerability and Risk Assessments (HVRAs), which integrate science, technology and local knowledge for disaster risk management and sustainable ...

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Geneva, Switzerland, 24 November 2020 - His Highness the Aga Khan, on behalf of the Ismaili Imamat and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today reaffirmed his enduring commitment to a peaceful and pluralistic Afghanistan. In a statement delivered at the virtually held 2020 Afghanistan Conference by AKDN's Diplomatic Representative to Afghanistan Sheherazade Hirji, His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th hereditary ...

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Paris, France, 11 November 2020 - As a Founding Member of the Paris Peace Forum, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is pleased to participate in the Third Edition of the Forum taking place on 11-13 November 2020. This year's Forum is being held online, allowing for more than 10,000 participants, including heads of state and government, leaders from civil society ...

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Geneva, Switzerland, 27 October 2020 - The Aga Khan Trust for Culture, the cultural agency of the Aga Khan Development Network, has announced the creation of the Aga Khan Music Programme (AKMP). Effective immediately, all existing activities of the Aga Khan Music Initiative and Aga Khan Music Awards are consolidated under the new programme, whose headquarters will remain in Geneva. aktc-akmi-akmp-womex-web-banner-vertical-2020.jpg ...

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Karachi, Pakistan, 2 November 2020 - In a country that ranks among the top states affected by climate-induced disasters, an urban forest inaugurated at the Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan School in Karimabad, Karachi, kicked off the process of greening Aga Khan Education Service (AKES) schools in Pakistan. The forest, which covers an area of 48 square metres / 516 square ...

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Kabul, Afghanistan, 26 October 2020 - Bala Hissar citadel site, which is a registered National Monument and the largest open space in the Kabul, will be transformed by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) into a public archaeological park. The works follow a decree in 2018 by His Excellency President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and funding by the ALIPH Foundation. When ...

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Accelerate Prosperity and Ignite-National Technology Fund in joint initiative Islamabad, Pakistan, 23 October 2020 - To promote entrepreneurship and boost private sector growth in Pakistan, Accelerate Prosperity (an initiative of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and Industrial Promotion Services (IPS)), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ignite-National Technology Fund of the Federal Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication. The ...

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Karachi, Pakistan and Geneva, Switzerland, 14 October 2020 - In a bid to spotlight the dire consequences of climate change in Central and South Asia, the Aga Khan University, the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat and the University of Central Asia launched a film series focusing on the catastrophic impact of the rapid melting of the world's largest repository of ice ...

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Islamabad, Pakistan, 6 October 2020 - The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH), Pakistan and the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan announced a $4.2 million project to plant 50 million trees across the region to reduce climate change and protect against natural disasters. Pakistan ranks among the top ten countries affected by climate-induced disasters in the last two decades. Within Pakistan, mountain areas ...

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Islamabad, Pakistan, 22 September 2020 - The Elaj Asan mobile application, which facilitates doctor-patient interactions, was launched by the Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan (AKHS,P), in collaboration with Aga Khan Development Network Digital Health Resource Centre (AKDN dHRC). akhs-pakistan-screen_2.pngThe Elaj Asan app allows patients to schedule appointments with doctors at AKHS facilities.The Elaj Asan app allows patients to schedule appointments with ...

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