Maya K’iche’ of San Pedro Jocopilas Mitigate Climate Change Through Reforestation  Country Guatemala agnes Mon, 12/18/2023 – 14:05 Issues Lands, Resources, and Environments Program 5 Main Image By Francesco Cricchio (CS Intern) “As the years pass by, the arrival of the winter season is more delayed. The rains have gotten […]

The Earth Is in the Hands of the Fossil Fuel Industry: COP28 Fails to Deliver Urgent Action on Phasing Out Fossil Fuels Country Global agnes Fri, 12/15/2023 – 11:22 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By Bryan Bixcul (CS Staff) It’s been almost 30 years since the first UN […]

Country: World Source: UN News Centre States agreed to resettle one million refugees by 2030, supported by a new global sponsorship fund, which aims to assist an additional three million refugees in accessing third countries.

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El Niño has made its presence felt in Southeast Asia and is projected to persist for at least the next three months. In July, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) officially declared the presence of El Niño conditions for the first time in seven years, setting the stage for a surge […]

Countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda Source: World Food Programme Out of the 1.5 million refugees in Uganda, over 90 percent have been reached with food assistance and livelihood interventions, despite historically low funding. The World Food Programme explains how.

Driven by concerns around increasing sanctions evasion activities by Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, the US Government is stepping up enforcement and warning companies in the extended cargo and shipping supply chain to improve compliance and controls. On 11 December 2023, the US Departments of Commerce, Treasury, Justice, State, […]