Country: Haiti Source: UN Security Council Nearly half the population (5.2 million people) needs humanitarian assistance, with the internal displacements increasing by 50 per cent in the commune of Port-au-Prince compared to November 2022
Read MoreAn aerial photograph of a busy roundabout in Lusaka Zambia. Credit: UNRSF. By Nneka HenryGENEVA, Apr 27 2023 (IPS) Crises may be a centuries-old phenomenon, but so too is human resilience. The high number of road deaths and life-changing injuries in the global south is a crisis that affects millions […]
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/Surprising_Shots Urban development and social norms concerning childhood have led European cities to a situation where streets are no longer places for children and young people. Gill Valentine has explained that this shift has been fuelled by our division of children into two categories – ‘angels’ and ‘demons’. She described how […]
Read MoreOn 23 March 2023, the Luxembourg Parliament voted to modernize and update the arbitration law, applicable to arbitrations seated in Luxembourg. The long-awaited new law entered into force on 25 April 2023 (the New Arbitration Law), and is the first significant modification of the Luxembourg arbitration law in many years. […]
Read MoreBy External SourceApr 26 2023 (IPS-Partners) Join us as we dive into the inspiring story of William Sokimi, a true legend in the Coastal fisheries of the Pacific. For almost 25 years, William has been teaching fishing techniques and safety at sea to fishers across the region, helping to […]
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Read MoreCountry: Nigeria Source: Médecins Sans Frontières In January, 75 children were admitted every week for severe malnutrition – about three times the average for the same period in the past five years. By early April, that figure was close to 150.
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/12019 As the climate changes, plenty of flora and fauna are having a hard time keeping up. This means that some species will lose out while others will thrive in warmer temperatures. These changes are already taking place in forests in the western part of the United States where […]
Read MoreCountries: Chad, Egypt, South Sudan, Sudan Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees The population movements expected in the coming days include outflows of new Sudanese refugees to neighbouring countries, returns of refugees who were hosted by Sudan, and movements of other refugees hosted in Sudan to elsewhere.
Read MoreBy External SourceApr 25 2023 (IPS-Partners) New European Union regulations mean only “deforestation-free” products can be sold there. Forests cover 31% of the globe’s land surface, with most of the Earth’s biodiversity, and play an essential role in mitigating climate change.
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