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President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was joined by Prince Amyn earlier today for the inauguration of the Westmont Hospitality Hall at NOVA University in Lisbon, Portugal.

We are entering a new era focused on maintaining a delicate balance between the environment and its inhabitants.

This month, the Earthshot Prize was awarded to five winners for their ground-breaking solutions to the greatest environmental challenges facing our planet. The award, considered to be the most prestigious global environment prize in history, was launched last year by Prince William with the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) as a Founding Partner.

The Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) began operating the Bamyan Hospital in 2004. Today it is a state-of-the-art 141-bed facility: over half of the building's power is supplied by solar panels located on a hilltop behind the hospital.

The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) participated in and delivered a statement at the High-Level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan, at the invitation of the United Nations Secretary-General earlier today, 13 September 2021.

The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is firmly committed to its core mandate of undertaking a range of innovative programmes and projects to improve the quality of life of communities in many parts of the world.

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The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is firmly committed to its core mandate of undertaking a range of innovative programmes and projects to improve the quality of life of communities in many parts of the world.

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رخدادهای جاری در افغانستان، مایه‌ی نگرانی جماعت در سراسر جهان شده است و هدف این اطلاعیه به اشتراک گذاشتن اطلاعاتی به‌روز‌شده در این زمینه است

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The currently ongoing events in Afghanistan are causing concern for the Jamat around the world, and the purpose of this advisory is to share updated information in this regard.

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Mawlana Hazar Imam s'est entretenu avec le Premier ministre français Jean Castex le 13 juillet 2021

Mawlana Hazar Imam et Prince Rahim ont été reçus à l'Hôtel de Matignon aujourd'hui pour une rencontre avec le Premier ministre français Jean Castex, afin de discuter des domaines de collaboration entre le gouvernement français et le Réseau Aga Khan de développement.

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Mawlana Hazar Imam met with French Prime Minister Jean Castex on 13 July 2021.

Mawlana Hazar Imam and Prince Rahim were received at the Hotel de Matignon for a meeting with French Prime Minister Jean Castex earlier today, to discuss areas of collaboration between the French government and the Aga Khan Development Network.

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Testing will be needed for a long time: finding out who has the virus is a cornerstone for guiding measures that can suppress the pandemic.

On 21 March 2020, as nation after nation succumbed to the largest lockdowns of our time, Mawlana Hazar Imam issued a directive to establish a Covid-19 Global Task Force and Steering Committee to coordinate the Jamati and Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) response to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

With our shared planet at the heart of its thinking, the new Earthshot prize is centred around five simple yet ambitious goals to repair the natural environment.

The most prestigious global environment prize in history is being launched today by Prince William with the Aga Khan Development Network as a Founding Partner. The Earthshot Prize aims to encourage large-scale change over the next 10 years — a critical decade for the Earth.

AKAH's Rural Habitat Development Programme scaled up between 2015 and 2020 to include 12 villages near Chitravad.

As India rapidly urbanizes, pockets of rural Gujarat continue to remain home to smaller communities of the Jamat. Anchored to their land and with strong ties to their community, they often live in areas that are seismically active. Since 2012, the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat’s Rural Habitat Development Programme, has focused on working with these communities to improve the resilience and safety of their built environment. In transforming their living spaces from houses to homes, the programme has helped improve residents’ quality of life.

It is important that each of us wear a face mask when we are in a public setting where we could be exposed to a large group of people, and especially in an indoor, closed area.

Based in Geneva, Dr Walraven has direct management responsibility for the Aga Khan Health Service Companies, located in South and Central Asia, East Africa, and the Middle East. In this interview, he explains the value and importance of wearing a face mask in our continued fight against Covid-19.

Aga Khan Academy Graduation

Strength in Numbers:14 Years of Building Resilience in Central Asia Produced by: Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (2017)

Professor Mansoor Saleh of the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi explains the partnership with Roche Pharmaceuticals Kenya, as both institutions participate in a global clinical trial for potential treatment of Covid-19 associated pneumonia.

October 2018 - The short documentary “Islamic Gardens: Catalysts for Change” is about the vast network of parks and gardens around the world developed by the Ismaili Imamat, under the leadership of His Highness the Aga Khan.

AKTC - Luis Monreal on the Parks and Gardens Programme.

AKTC - Fairouz Nishanova on Music and Arts Education.

AKTC  - Farrokh Derakshani on Garden Projects