Countries: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Türkiye, Uganda, World Source: International Organization for Migration IOM is currently recording over 1,000 daily arrivals, among them Sudanese citizens, returning Ethiopians and third country nationals from Türkiye, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya and 50 other countries.

Photo: PublicDomainPictures If we are to avoid a climate catastrophe, it will no longer suffice to reduce our emissions; we will also need to capture CO2 from the atmosphere and store it permanently. Scientists at Northwestern University in the United States and their colleagues on an international team have found […]

In response to the recent outbreaks in Indonesia of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) and Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) among livestock, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Australian Government are collaborating to support the Indonesian government in containing and controlling the spread of these […]

Washington, D.C. – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Jamie Jackson as a partner, Thomas “Finch” Fulton as a government affairs advisor, and Leonard Bickwit as an of counsel in the firm’s leading Public Policy and Law practice. They join K&L Gates’ Washington, D.C., office, and are among […]

Country: Sudan Source: Norwegian Refugee Council NRC is deeply concerned for the safety of those affected by this rampant violence, including for our colleagues who have had their homes burnt and looted, the agency said.

Photo: Pixabay/TheDigitalArtist  I was part of a team that recently discovered human-made pollutants in one of the deepest and most remote places on Earth – the Atacama Trench, which goes down to a depth of 8,000 meters in the Pacific Ocean. The presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in such a remote location […]

Summary  On 27 April 2023, Washington Gov. Inslee signed into law House Bill 1155, referred to as the “My Health, My Data” Act (the Act), which takes effect on 31 March 2024. The Act aims to protect Washington consumer health data, particularly data related to reproductive healthcare.  The Act will […]

Chicago – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Larry Woodard as a partner in the Real Estate practice area. Woodard joins the firm’s Chicago office from Honigman LLP, where he was a co-leader of the construction planning practice.  Woodard’s wide range of experience in real estate and construction law includes an extensive background in […]

Strong evidence of the relationship between small-scale irrigation, food security, diet quality, and nutrition.