Country: Sudan Source: Inter-Agency Standing Committee The situation is spiralling out of control. Our humanitarian appeals can help some 19 million people in Sudan and neighbouring countries. However, the two appeals are less than 27 per cent funded.
Read MoreIn our previous alert, we provided an overview of the new Dual Licensing Regime and highlighted the consequences of relevant breaches of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Cap. 615), as amended (AMLO). In this alert, we provide key takeaway points on the new Dual Licensing Regime, particularly focusing on […]
Read MoreThe #AfghanGirlsVoices Campaign is a compelling and poignant campaign developed in collaboration with ECW Global Champion, Somaya Faruqi. CREDIT: ECW By Joyce ChimbiNAIROBI, Aug 14 2023 (IPS) Two years ago, the then 19-year-old Somaya Faruqi and the Afghan Robotic Team travelled from Herat City to Kabul, the heart of Afghanistan—the […]
Read More“The world is facing unprecedented threats to food security, following the Kremlin’s decision to withdraw from the Black Sea Grain Initiative and the onset of El Niño, writes ABC Radio News, Australia.
Read MoreCountry: Ukraine Source: Norwegian Refugee Council More than 70,000 Ukrainians have crossed the border into Moldova since the start of July and the numbers are increasing throughout August as humanitarians struggle to safely deliver aid across the region.
Read MoreCountry: Afghanistan Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Substantial critical funding gaps amounting to some $1.3 billion leave vulnerable Afghan families staring down the barrel of hunger, disease and even potential death as winter approaches.
Read MoreCountry: Yemen Source: UN Development Programme The United Nations successfully completed the transfer of oil from the FSO Safer supertanker off Yemen’s Red Sea coast, preventing an environmental and humanitarian catastrophe.
Read MoreThe Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) recently proposed expanding the scope of its jurisdiction to review real estate transactions to add over 200,000 square miles of land associated with national security-related facilities. CFIUS’s proposal would add significantly to the Committee’s broad reach over […]
Read MoreBy Yasmine SherifNEW YORK, Aug 12 2023 (IPS) To save our people and our planet from the life-threatening risks of the climate crisis, we must invest in the education of today’s youth. They will be the climate activists, climate scientists, climate innovators, game-changers and leaders of the 21st century green […]
Read MoreLondon – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP recently assisted Flywheel Partners on its investment in Freshcut Foods, the UK’s leading producer of high-added value plant-based ingredients. London partners Daniel Greenaway and James Cross led the team that advised Flywheel on the transaction, assisted by associates Andrew Poole, Laura Price, […]
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