South Asian Women, Girls Need Responsive Legal System to Gender Violence
21 Desember 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentA woman is advised by a BLAST counsellor. The organization offers legal support, including providing information, advice, and free legal representation. Credit: BLAST By Ranjit DevrajNEW DELHI, Dec 21 2023 (IPS) Criminal justice systems in South Asia are failing women, despite stark statistics on the prevalence of violence. WHO estimates […]
Read MorePocahontas Reframed Film Festival Returns for Its Seventh Year
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPocahontas Reframed Film Festival Returns for Its Seventh Year Country United States agnes Thu, 12/21/2023 – 09:36 Issues Languages and Cultures Program 5 Main Image By Phoebe Farris (Powhatan-Pamunkey) The Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival held its annual celebration of Indigenous film in Richmond, Virginia, from November 17-19, 2023, amplifying the […]
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Displacement in Burkina Faso, the world’s most neglected crisis
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Burkina Faso Source: Start Network The crisis is one of the fastest-growing humanitarian crises in the world, with over 2 million people internally displaced and around a 1/4 of the country’s population relying on humanitarian aid.
Read MoreA Last Minute, Temporary Reprieve for Chicago Employers: Chicago Amends Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWith the 31 December 2023 effective date for the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (Ordinance) rapidly approaching, the Chicago City Council passed an amendment on 14 December 2023 (Amendment), which delays the effective date of most provisions of the Ordinance until 1 July 2024. As […]
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Sparxell’s glitter is golden with nature-based color, design
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentAll that glitters isn’t really glitter this holiday season, and it’s not because of the European Union ban to limit microplastic pollution. Rather, it’s because innovation has led Sparxell—a firm launched in the UK—to deliver bright colors, seasonal decor, the sequins of fashion and the glitter of cosmetics inspired entirely […]
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The Opaque Chain of Electric Cars Assembled in Mexico
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentIn Travis County, in the city of Austin, Texas, is the headquarters of the American company Tesla. The group specializing in electric vehicles is building a large plant in the state of Nuevo Leon, in northeastern Mexico, with a production capacity of one million electric vehicles. Credit: Tesla By Emilio […]
Read MoreReport launch: The key role of trade in strengthening food security in Latin America and the Caribbean
20 Desember 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentBuilding resilience by diversifying risk.
Read MoreEscalation of attacks on infrastructure leaves Ukraine children without sustained access to water and heating
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Ukraine Source: UN Children’s Fund “To reach all children in need with immediate humanitarian assistance we need more funds. Currently, our winterization appeal has a funding gap of more than US$34 million,” said UNICEF.
Read MoreK&L Gates Advises Balderton Capital on Investment in Scalable Capital
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentGlobal law firm K&L Gates LLP advised Balderton Capital, a multistage European venture capital fund based in London, as lead investor in the Series E+ financing of Scalable Capital, a Berlin-based, European digital investment platform. Scalable raised EUR 60 million in connection with the financing. The funding will be used […]
Read MoreEconomic benefits from ecosystems could decline by a tenth by 2100
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pexels/Markus Spiske As ecosystems continue being degraded worldwide as a result of climate change, human encroachment and various forms of pollution, the planet’s natural capital will continue to decrease. In fact, by 2100 the economic benefits from ecosystem services will decline by as much as 9% while worsening inequalities […]
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