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Clay Shaw Butler accountant Amanda Russell is running the Cardiff half marathon on Sunday. She is joining a team of five other runners from West Wales raising money for a small country in west Africa called Burkina Faso. Amanda said: "The United Nations rates Burkina Faso as the world's third poorest country and so they need as much help and money as we can give to allow them a chance to become self sustainable. The money being raised is specifically being put towards flood prevention so please follow the link below to donate. Thanks! https://www.justgiving.com/teams/BurkinaFaso "The situation in Burkina Faso is urgent with thousands facing famine NOW. Please give what you can. "Remember: Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never share them with anyone or send you unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. They'll make sure Gift Aid (a...

The UK’s former Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Sir Emyr Jones Parry, will discuss and debate contemporary foreign policy issues of the European Union and the United Kingdom on Wednesday 2 May at Aberystwyth University. Sir Emyr, who is President of Aberystwyth University, retired from the Foreign Office in 2007. During a distinguished diplomatic career he also served as Permanent Representative to NATO in Brussels, chaired the Security Council of the UN for four terms as well as EU meetings during five UK Presidencies between 1982 and 2005. The issues Sir Emyr worked on include the enlargement of NATO and the EU, European foreign policy, defence policy, Iran, Kosovo, Iraq, development policy, and UN affairs. He was appointed President of Aberystwyth University in 2008 and Chair of the Open University Business School’s International Advisory Board, which supports the global development of the school. The discussion, which forms part of the University’s Centre for Euro...