Hong Kong – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Iris Leung as a corporate/capital markets partner in its Hong Kong office. Leung joins K&L Gates from the Hong Kong office of Linklaters. Both U.S.- and Hong Kong-qualified, Leung has advised issuers and underwriters on a significant number of landmark […]

Country: Haiti Source: UN Children’s Fund The resurgence of cholera in violence-stricken Haiti after three years without a single reported case threatens the well-being and health of 1.2 million children in Port-au-Prince, UNICEF warns.

Photo: Pixabay/lpittman Corals worldwide are facing various threats, the most pressing of which is warming water temperatures, which have increased by nearly 1 degree Celsius in many tropical regions over the past century. Some corals are more resistant than others to thermal stress and so are microscopic algae that live […]

The 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) mgomez Mon, 10/03/2022 – 12:27 The 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) The 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) Conference Africa Japan Ukraine Food Crises Food Systems Climate Change Nutrition Health Science, Technology, and Innovation Virtual Event: […]

Japan urged residents to take shelter early Tuesday morning after North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile over the north of the country in an escalation of Pyongyang’s missile tests that prompted immediate backlash from Tokyo.

Country: Mozambique Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees The number of displaced rose to 946,508 in the first half of 2022. As of September, the $36.7 million needed for UNHCR to deliver life-saving protection and assistance was only 60% funded.

Photo: Pixabay/Didgeman Bees are very useful for us and not just by making honey. They serve an even more important function as pollinators. Yet, like a myriad of other insects, they have fallen on hard times worldwide due to a range of stressors from climate change to habitat loss to […]