Country: World Source: World Food Programme WFP BRIDGE aims to catalyse additional funding for businesses working towards ending hunger in challenging environments and who often struggle to access commercial financing mechanisms.

Australian Update Addressing Modern Slavery Risks in Renewable Energy Supply Chains As the modern slavery risks in the supply chains of renewable energy producers and markets come into focus (ABC|GreenBiz), the office of the New South Wales Anti-Slavery Commissioner recently released the discussion paper A Code of Practice on Managing Modern […]

Photo: Pexels/Jeremy Bishop Marine heatwaves can take a great toll on life in the oceans, which absorb 90% of the excess heat produced by climate change. As these spikes in water temperatures become more frequent, their effects will have far-reaching consequences and not only on the surface. In fact, greater […]

“More than 250,000 children in public primary schools in Nairobi will receive regular subsidized school meals provided by the county government. The Dishi Na County program is Kenya’s first in an urban setting.

Country: Sudan Source: UN Children’s Fund Up to 333,000 children will be born in Sudan between October and December. They and their mothers need skilled delivery care. However, the country has great shortages of medical supplies and care.

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP advised Charlotte-based commercial lending services provider Foro Holdings, Inc., on its acquisition of Bridge, a digital platform built by Citi to connect small and medium-sized businesses to a diverse group of lenders for business loans. As part of the transaction, Citi joined Foro’s investors, […]

photo: Pexels Koalas in Queensland are facing three main threats to their lives: cars, chlamydia and canines. In that order. This is according to a team of scientists who tracked the causes of mortality among the animals. “Car strikes, dog attacks and chlamydia-induced illnesses are injuring and killing an incredible […]

Country: Ethiopia Source: UN Human Rights Council “While the signing of the agreement may have mostly silenced the guns, it has not resolved the conflict in the north … in particular in Tigray, nor has it brought about any comprehensive peace.”

Addressing rising climate risks.