Countries: Jordan, Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic Source: UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Funding is required to mitigate the worst impacts of the pandemic on 5.6 million registered Palestine refugees in the Middle East until end-2020, with a special focus on […]

Issue Post September 4, 2020 20 years of ASTI: The go-to source for data and analyses on agricultural research in developing countries Nienke Beintema How evolving technology has stimulated data collection and research.

The FAO Regional Conference for Asia-Pacific, which started yesterday virtually hosted by Royal Government of Bhutan, has been an important platform for FAO and the international community to hear and acknowledge the voice of those countries that are usually the most vulnerable to shocks, such as the impacts […]

What’s on the negotiating table at COP26, what trade related implications are there and how can development friendly outcomes be secured?

Introduction On 26 August 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), which expand the definition of “accredited investor” (the “Final Rule”).1 The Final Rule permits a greater number of investors to […]

London – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP was recognized as “Luxury Law Firm of the Year” during a virtual edition of the Luxury Law Awards ceremony on Thursday, September 3.  Organized in conjunction with the Luxury Law Summit, the Luxury Law Awards each year recognize the law firms, in-house […]

Glacial lakes increased in volume by nearly a half between 1990 and 2018. The reason: warming weather. A team of scientists has reached this conclusion after conducting the largest-ever study of its kind by examining nearly 255,000 satellite images compiled by NASA over three decades. “[G]lobal glacier lake volume increased by […]