The McMillan Report (Report) of the statutory review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (Act) was released on 25 May 2023. The Report makes a total of 30 recommendations principally directed to enhance and strengthen the Act’s effectiveness in addressing modern slavery. The Government has signalled it will now […]
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Photo: Pixabay/LeeRosario Most people consider electric vehicles (EVs) completely sustainable, but are they worse for the planet than they think? Many of their adverse environmental effects are hidden because they happen before anyone gets in the driver’s seat. The transportation industry creates most greenhouse gases, accounting for 28% of emissions […]
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The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction has now reported on the “Staggering’ rise in climate emergencies in the last 20 years.’ Credit: Manipadma Jena/IPS By Baher KamalROME, May 29 2023 (IPS) Please stop repeating all this softened wording, such as climate change, climate-related hazards, climate crisis, or extreme weather […]
Read MoreCountry: Sri Lanka Sources: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, World Food Programme 3.9 million people, or 17% of the population, is in moderate-acute food insecurity, nearly a 40% decrease from last year. Nearly 10,000 people are severely-acute food insecure, down from 66,000 people.
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Young women from the Brazilian state of Bahia attend an informational campaign which also hands out menstrual hygiene products. Poverty and the lack of adequate information on this subject affect millions of girls, adolescents and adult women. CREDIT: Government of Bahia By Humberto MárquezCARACAS, May 26 2023 (IPS) Menstrual hygiene […]
Read MoreEvent: May 31, 2023 – 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM CEST. IFPRI is participating in the 2023 Green Swan Conference. The third edition of the Green Swan Conference brings together a wide range of high-calibre policymakers, experts, and practitioners from different sectors to discuss in more detail climate transition and […]
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Country: Myanmar Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Aid organizations have been delivering assistance where they have stocks and approval, but more supplies, wider access and increased funding are urgently needed.
Read MorePart II – Legacies of Colonialism and Indigenous Resistance: Chumash and Na Ñuu Savi in Santa Maria, CA Country Mexico United States agnes Thu, 05/25/2023 – 11:15 Issues Languages and Cultures Program 5 Main Image By Claudio Hernandez (Na Ñuu Savi) This is a reflection on the shared history between […]
Read MoreThe Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) recently issued a new and updated set of arbitration rules (SCCA Rules 2023). Overall, the product is an enhanced, modern set of rules that aim to allow for more efficient and sophisticated arbitral proceedings and that are likely to benefit a rapidly growing […]
Read MoreAn expanding toolkit for assessing key gender issues in development projects.
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