There is no time to waste in responding to rising hunger in Haiti
4 Desember 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Haiti Source: World Food Programme WFP and partners have provided food to more than a million Haitians this year, including 100,000 enduring gang-related lockdowns. But while airlifts will keep people alive, they won’t offer a future.
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India’s Extensive Railways Often Conduit for Child Trafficking
2 Desember 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentChildren working and travelling on India’s vast rail network need to be educated about the perils of trafficking. Credit: Umar Manzoor Shah/IPS By Umar Manzoor ShahKarnataka, India, Dec 2 2022 (IPS) Deeepti Rani (13) lives with her mother in a dilapidated dwelling near a railway track in India’s southern state […]
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Ukraine under snow and ice, landmines and unexploded ordnances pose deadly danger to civilians
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Ukraine Source: International Committee of the Red Cross As the winter freeze sets in and attacks on infrastructure leave people without heat or electricity, civilians face an increased risk of being injured or killed by landmines and unexploded munitions.
Read MoreFood early warning systems can stave off famines (SciDev.Net)
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentFood early warning systems can stave off famines (SciDev.Net) eanisimova Thu, 12/01/2022 – 22:44 Food early warning systems can stave off famines (SciDev.Net) In the News Nov 30, 2022
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This Planet Is Drying Up. And these Are the Consequences
1 Desember 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentBy 2050, droughts may affect an estimated three-quarters of the world’s population. Credit: Miriet Abrego / IPS By Baher KamalMADRID, Dec 1 2022 (IPS) Drought is one of the ‘most destructive’ natural disasters in terms of the loss of life, arising from impacts, such as wide-scale crop failure, wildfires and […]
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Military escalation could worsen suffering for vulnerable communities in northern Syria
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Syrian Arab Republic Source: Syria INGO Regional Forum Across northern Syria, civilians have been reportedly injured and key civilian infrastructure has been impacted, threatening people’s access to vital supplies such as power and water.
Read MoreVilsack highlights USDA’s climate initiatives and investments at COP27 (Farmers Advance)
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentVilsack highlights USDA’s climate initiatives and investments at COP27 (Farmers Advance) Dec 1, 2022 Nov 23, 2022 pfowlkes Thu, 12/01/2022 – 07:15 Vilsack highlights USDA’s climate initiatives and investments at COP27 (Farmers Advance) Vilsack highlights USDA’s climate initiatives and investments at COP27 (Farmers Advance) Global In the News Climate Change […]
Read MoreUnique bird species are at the greatest risk of extinction
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/griti Birds come in a variety of shapes and sizes to the delight of ornithologists everywhere. Yet those with rare and unusual trails are especially feeling the brunt of habitat loss, poaching and climate change and it is likely as a result of exactly those special traits, scientists say. […]
Read MoreHuge stockpile of toxic pesticide DDT bound for Europe after being left in a Bangladesh city centre for nearly four decades
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWhat is thought to be the world’s largest remaining stockpile of the now banned pesticide Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), left in the heart of Bangladesh’s second biggest city for 37 years, is set to finally leave for France for incineration at a specialist facility. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United […]
Read MoreUpdate on the Tax Credit Revolution: Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Clock Starts Soon
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe U.S. Treasury Department released a preliminary draft of Notice 2022-61 (the Notice) on 29 November 2022 and the final on 30 November 2022. Taxpayers now have 59 days to begin construction on qualified projects without causing those projects to be subject to the new prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements. […]
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