Country: Ethiopia Source: UN Children’s Fund More than one million people have been displaced, and fighting continues. Access and security remain serious issues. We have been very concerned from the onset about the harm this crisis will cause to children. Such fears are now being realized.

The Philippines is shell-ebrating after it seized more than 150 tons of fossilized giant clams Friday worth nearly $25 million.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to plague economies and societies across the globe, the Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa (SROS) maintains its commitment to strengthening and enhancing its contributions to Samoa’s nation-wide response. SROS’s COVID-19 diagnostic testing and research work have received critical reinforcement through the generous assistance from the […]

This article notes K&L Gates among the more than 45 law firms and 17 general counsel that have dispatched their pro bono programs to provide Asian American communities with legal support in the wake of increased hate crimes. Services provided by the alliance will include filing lawsuits in pursuit of […]

Country: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies Nearly 20,000 people have been directly affected by La Soufrière volcanic eruptions in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. As it remains highly active, these numbers may increase in the coming weeks.

One in five people around the world lack regular access to freshwater, which makes up just 3% of the world’s water sources. Most of the 1.5 billion or so people who need to go without freshwater, however, live in arid areas where there’s another natural resource in abundance: sunshine. And […]