Countries: Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, South Sudan, Sudan Source: World Food Programme An additional 2 – 2.5 million people in Sudan are expected to face hunger in the coming months as a result of the ongoing violence, taking acute food insecurity in Sudan to record levels, affecting two fifths […]

Launching an Innovation Sprint on Gender and Climate Action.

Overview This week, Congress begins consideration of the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Enactment of the FY24 NDAA is required by 31 December 2023. The NDAA has been continuously passed and enacted for 62 years. The House of Representatives and Senate continue to wield considerable oversight […]

Charlotte – Global law firm K&L Gates has advised SPX Technologies (NYSE:SPXC) on its agreement to purchase ASPEQ Heating Group, a leader in electrical heating solutions, from private equity firm Industrial Growth Partners. ASPEQ will become a part of SPX Technologies’ HVAC Heating platform within the company’s electrical heating business. […]

Countries: Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye Source: CARE In Türkiye, 2.3 million people are living in settlements, with housing damages reaching $54.7 billion. And since the start of 2023, at least 4.1 million people in Northwest Syria rely on humanitarian aid.

“Grants given to public schools in Pakistan increase test scores in both public and private schools as a result of increased competition,” writes IFPRI research fellow Naureen Karachiwalla and her co-authors in an article published by VoxDev. 

On Monday 17 April 2023, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (the Department) published long-awaited environmental justice rules (EJ Rules). The final EJ Rules come more than two years after Governor Murphy signed landmark environmental justice legislation (EJ Law), which along with the rules are the first in the […]