The Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Laurent Thomas, today visited the Natawarau fishing community in Ba, Fiji to present fishing families with Fish Aggregating Devices (known as FADs) used to enhance nearshore fisheries. The FAD materials were presented to the Natawarau Fisherman […]

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Countries: Ethiopia, Somalia Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Many arrive in shock, telling stories of loved ones lost during the flight or killed in conflict. Some are injured. Some families are sheltering in public buildings while others are sleeping outside.

Photo: Pixabay/felix_w  Vegan and vegetarian. Mediterranean, pescatarian and omnivore. Paleo, keto and carnivore. Diet fads are all the rage these days with various experts emphasizing the benefits of various diets with various food items dominating each. Yet when it comes to their effects on our health and the health of […]

The Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation has ruled that an arbitration seated in Abu Dhabi and conducted under the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration rules (ICC Rules) was seated in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), and therefore subject to the supervisory jurisdiction of the ADGM Courts, based on […]

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has named partner Mundo de la Fuente (Houston) as its 2023 representative to the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellows Program and associates Ami Jani (Seattle) and Ashley Song (Orange County) as members of this year’s LCLD Pathfinder Program. Launched in 2011, LCLD’s […]

Dhaka, Bangladesh: The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Secretariat signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today in Dhaka. IFPRI, with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the BIMSTEC Secretariat, is conducting research […]

Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar Source: International Organization for Migration The fire was first reported at 2:45 pm local time on Sunday, and IOM immediately mobilized response teams to assist the refugees and bring the situation under control, together with local authorities.