The Congo-Rwanda border bustles with traders going between the two countries but is also a conduit for criminal syndicates to smuggle elephant tusks and other contraband. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS By Aimable TwahirwaRUBAVU, Northwestern Rwanda, Oct 21 2022 (IPS) Every morning, Valerie Mukamazimpaka, a businesswoman selling various food products from Rubavu, […]
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/jarmoluk Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent worldwide as the climate changes and we are beginning to feel it right on our skin. Researchers who examined 200 published studies on the impacts of extreme weather events on skin health found that many skin diseases are climate sensitive. Floods, […]
Read MoreThe much anticipated High Court of Australia (High Court) appeal of the full Federal Court of Australia’s decision in Kingdom of Spain v Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.à.r.l. (No 3) [2021] FCAFC 3 will now be heard in November 2022. The appeal has garnered interest from around the globe including from […]
Read MoreShip “Life Support” in the port of Genoa. Credit: Emergency By Elena L. PasquiniROME, Oct 20 2022 (IPS) That’s why a new ship with a big white “E” will navigate the Mediterranean Sea. The vessel has a red hull, is more than fifty meters long and has low decks. Soon, […]
Read MoreCountries: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, World Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR remains gravely concerned about multiple reports of refoulement – the forcible return of refugees and asylum seekers – since February 2021 from countries neighbouring Myanmar.
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/RobertoVi Global food systems have been battered by overlapping crises in recent years. Key among these are the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russo-Ukraine war and extreme weather events resulting from climate change. These have resulted in forced migration, loss of employment, climate stress, loss of biodiversity, and economic instability. In […]
Read MoreStanding in a row outside the gates of Godhra remand center in Gujarat, western India, the 11 middle-aged men could have been mistaken for visiting dignitaries receiving sweets and blessings from local admirers.
Read MoreIntroduction Whether you have a supplier or manufacturer in Asia or distributors in the European Union or South America, all successful product manufacturers do business globally. In fact, you would be hard pressed to find any product manufacturer that does not have an international business partner. As manufacturers and brands […]
Read MoreG20 Agriculture Ministers underscore importance of food system sustainability, open and fair trade, and digital innovations as long-term food crisis responses Oct 19, 2022 jmcquaid Wed, 10/19/2022 – 09:51 G20 Agriculture Ministers underscore importance of food system sustainability, open and fair trade, and digital innovations as long-term food crisis responses […]
Read MoreCountry: Pakistan Source: United Nations Population Fund For 1.6 million women, the risk of displacement, injury and death due to the floods adds to that of gender-based violence and the possibility of dangerous disruptions to reproductive health care.
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