oPt: ‘This must stop,’ UN chief says as deaths, displacement ripple across Gaza
20 November 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountries: Israel, occupied Palestinian territory Source: UN News Centre On Sunday, WHO, UNICEF and humanitarian partners helped to evacuate 31 infants in critical condition from Al-Shifa hospital, as medical personnel, patients and civilians were ordered to flee.
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Accelerating Change: Global Call to Action on World Toilet Day to Meet 2030 Sanitation Goals
19 November 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentMarking World Toilet Day on November 19th, the global community faces a pressing sanitation crisis affecting 3.5 billion people. Credit: Lova Rabary-Rakontondravony/IPS By Thokozani DlaminiPRETORIA, South Africa, Nov 19 2023 (IPS) Celebrated annually on the 19th of November, World Toilet Day aims to inspire concerted efforts in addressing the pressing […]
Read MoreIFRC intensifies response to escalating cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Zimbabwe Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies The new cases reported are increasing at a high level and rising at an accelerating pace. As health needs exceed available resources, IFRC has launched a CHF 3 million appeal.
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K&L Gates Practice Area Leader, Pro Bono Committee Chair Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award from The American Lawyer
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentK&L Gates congratulates partner Rosemary Alito, a leader of the firm’s global Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety practice area and the chair of the firmwide Pro Bono Committee, who was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from The American Lawyer during the publication’s Industry Awards in New York. Resident in […]
Read MoreThe IPC expands global partnership to further tackle food insecurity and malnutrition – IFPRI, UNDP, World Bank and WHO
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentNovember 16, 2023, Rome — The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) initiative reaches a new milestone today as it expands its global partnership to include four new partners – the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank and the World Health […]
Read MoreAsia-Pacific sends a strong message to COP28 – transformation towards an inclusive and resilient agrifood system is critical to achieving global climate goals and tackling undernutrition
18 November 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentAn inclusive and resilient agrifood system is needed in the world’s most populous region if the global climate objectives are to be realized, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today at the conclusion of the Asia-Pacific Climate Week, a large regional prelude to the upcoming […]
Read MoreIndia’s food system is under strain, and farmers are paying the price (Bloomberg)
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment“India’s production [of rice] has surged over the past decade, accounting for some 40% of global shipments before the latest limits, broadly equivalent to the next four exporters combined. Now curbs have tempered costs at home, but they’ve hurt vulnerable importing nations, pushing the global price to a 15-year high […]
Read MoreoPt: UN expert warns Israel to stop using water as a weapon of war
17 November 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: occupied Palestinian territory Source: UN Human Rights Council UNRWA has said the complete depletion of fuel in Gaza is having catastrophic consequences, including the collapse in water supply, sewage and sanitation services, telecommunications and healthcare.
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The Carnage in Gaza Cries Out for Repudiation & Opposition. Maybe Poetry Can Help.
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentLarge areas of the Gaza Strip have been destroyed by missile strikes. Credit: WHO By Norman SolomonSAN FRANCISCO, USA, Nov 17 2023 (IPS) Two centuries ago, Percy Shelley wrote that “poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.” Yet elite power has routinely vetoed their best measures. Still, the ability […]
Read MoreBonobos in the wild cooperate with other groups, just like us
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/NauticalVoyager Bonobos have been dubbed hippies among apes as they tend to be far less violent than their chimpanzee cousins and engage in plenty of mutual grooming behaviours, some of them risqué. In that they resemble humans quite a lot and it turns out the similarities do not end […]
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