Country: Ethiopia Source: UN Children’s Fund Increased funding from donors is urgently needed in order for UNICEF to reach every child across the region with critical health, nutrition, water, sanitation, education, and protection services.
Read MoreThe pilot had just completed a commercial flight from the United States to Covid-struck India when he received the news his colleague had died of the virus.
Read MoreWhen it comes to the environment few people have the same gravitas as Sir David Attenborough, the famed British naturalist and television broadcaster. When Sir David speaks, people, including world leaders, tend to listen. And as well they might. In a prerecorded video message to politicians gathered at the G7 […]
Read MoreIn honor of World Oceans Day, House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) reintroduced legislation aimed at addressing the ocean impacts of climate change and reforming federal ocean management to better account for climate mitigation. The Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act (OBCSA) is an updated release of Grijalva’s bill from […]
Read MoreDr. Satyendra Kumar Tiwary thinks of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as superhuman. A leader like Modi comes along “once in 2,500 years,” he says, and should be remembered among the greats in India’s history, like Mahatma Gandhi, and even the Buddha.
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Rabina Khan By Sania FarooquiNEW DELHI, India, Jun 14 2021 (IPS) In 2015, When Rabina Khan was running as an independent candidate in the Tower Hamlets’ mayoral elections in London, a male voter asked her what colour her hair was under her veil. Rabina replied and said, it was pink. […]
Read MoreGuest Post June 14, 2021 Nine more harvests to transform our food systems: Let’s make them count for everyone, everywhere, and for all time Christine Campeau Lawrence Haddad Gunhild Stordalen Sandrine Dixson-Declève Saleemul Huq João Campari The Action Track Chairs of the UN Food Systems Summit on five key areas […]
Read MoreGubernur Nusa Tenggara Barat, H Zulkieflimansyah, mengajukan program pengembangan Geopark Tambora Pulau Sumbawa kepada Menteri Pariwisata dan Ekonomi Kreatif (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Uno. “Alhamdulillah, kita sudah langsung …
Read MoreCountry: World Source: Plan International While the $2.75 billion pledged to the Global Partnership for Education by G7 leaders is commendable, it falls short of the $3.5 billion sought by Plan International and its civil society partners.
Read MoreNorway is considered to be the most sustainable country in the world, and that reputation is well deserved. Except in one area, that is. Much of the Scandinavian nation’s wealth comes from its undersea oil fields and Norway’s government has announced that it will continue its drilling and oil exploration […]
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