Two new sites in Japan – an inland fisheries and associated paddy farming system centred on the country’s largest lake and a traditional fruit-growing area  believed to have been the birthplace of Japanese grape cultivation – have been formally recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS). The two sites […]

Country: World Source: UNAIDS Education Plus calls for free and quality secondary education for all in sub-Saharan Africa by 2025; fulfilment of sexual and reproductive health and rights; and freedom from GBV and sexual violence.

Photo: Pixabay/mariananbu  Urban gardens can do a world of good by saving endangered plants and providing havens for insects like bees. This is the case in tropical metropolises too, scientists say. An international team of researchers reached this conclusion by studying the effects of urbanization on communities of bees at […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken formal steps to prevent and mitigate drug shortages for over a decade. While the problem predates the COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic presented potential new challenges for drug manufacturing, supply, and distribution.1  To address those challenges, Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, […]

Country: Ghana Source: World Health Organization Two earlier results have been confirmed. WHO experts will be deployed over the next couple of days to provide coordination, risk assessment and infection prevention measures.

Countries: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Sudan Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees With nearly 600,000 refugees and 400,000 internally displaced people, Chad remains a major host country despite facing its own socio-economic, political and security challenges.

The Italian Supreme Court confirmed, yet again, the crucial importance of complying with certain Italian law formalities for the validity in Italy of a power of attorney granted and notarized abroad (the “PoA”). By decision no. 2866 of 5 February 2021, the Italian Supreme Court in Joint Session (Corte di […]