Women Recyclers in Bolivia Build Hope, Demand Recognition
13 Juli 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentSofía Quispe, the president of Ecorecicladoras de La Paz, finds a good haul of paper and cardboard in a municipal dumpster at the end of Avenida 6 de Agosto in La Paz, in a nighttime job that the southern hemisphere winter makes more challenging. CREDIT: Franz Chávez / IPS By […]
Read MoreAIM4C Summit Side Event: Foresight, climate change, and agrifood systems
12 Juli 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentNew insights into developing country impacts.
Read MoreUN Rights Chief reiterates call for a just peace in Ukraine
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Ukraine Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights On the 500th day of this conflict, our Monitoring Mission outlined the civilian cost of the war in Ukraine. More than 9,000 civilians have been killed. The real figure is very likely to be much higher.
Read MoreGerman Whistleblower Protection Act Enters into Force
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentOn 2 July 2023, the German Whistleblower Protection Act (the Act) came into force (Link to official text in German). It requires most employers to establish internal reporting channels enabling employees to report certain illegal activities and prohibits retaliation against whistleblowers. The Act transposes Directive (EU) 2019/1937 on the protection […]
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Genetically modified crops may be a solution to hunger in Africa
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/aamiraimer Hunger and undernourishment are two elements of food insecurity that have plagued Africa for years. And the menace is growing. In 2022, the African region accounted for the highest level of hunger as described by Global Hunger Index. According to the World Health Organization, over 340 million Africans were undernourished […]
Read MoreWomen key to crop success in low-income countries
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThis post is a slightly modified version of the original press release issued by the University of Edinburgh.
Read MoreIOM seeks $190.5 million to support humanitarian and development responses in South Sudan
11 Juli 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountries: South Sudan, Sudan Source: International Organization for Migration South Sudanese continue to face deteriorating conditions, worsened by endemic violence, conflict and climatic shocks resulting in flooding and drought. More than four million people are displaced.
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East African International Students to Benefit from Single Qualification Framework
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentSudanese refugee James Mathiang (left) with his teammates has had difficulties getting his qualifications recognised even though he was offered a scholarship. Wilson Odhiambo/IPS By Wilson OdhiamboNAIROBI, Jul 11 2023 (IPS) East African international students could soon easily study in neighbouring countries after the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) proposed […]
Read MoreIndigenous Peoples’ 100-year Fight Against Large-Scale Gold Mining in the Philippines
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentIndigenous Peoples’ 100-year Fight Against Large-Scale Gold Mining in the Philippines Country Nepal agnes Tue, 07/11/2023 – 03:07 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Koĩts-Sunuwar, CS Staff) For more than a century, the Kankanaey and Ibaloy Peoples of Itogon, Benguet province in the Cordillera region […]
Read MoreGlobally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS): The Republic of Korea notches up its sixth site
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentAn area famous for using hand nets to fish for marsh clams in the Seomjingang River Estuary of the Republic of Korea is the latest site to be formally recognized as a GIAHS. The Sonteul (hand net) Fishery System for Marsh Clam in Seomjingang River Estuary was designated during a […]
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