Country: Syrian Arab Republic Source: Save the Children Thousands of children are at risk from a rapidly spreading outbreak of cholera caused by water shortages linked to climate change, conflict and the use of contaminated water from the Euphrates River.

“Super floods” in Pakistan have left 3.4 million children in need of “immediate, lifesaving support,” according to UNICEF.

Surprisingly, the German Federal Employment Court (BAG) decided on 13 September 2022 that an obligation exists for employers in Germany to comprehensively record employees’ working time (case reference 1 ABR 22/21). For employers, this results in a great deal of uncertainty, as the details of this obligation remain unclear. The […]

IFPRI Appointment of Two New Senior Directors, Purnima Menon and Channing Arndt Sep 19, 2022 Sep 19, 2022 pfowlkes Mon, 09/19/2022 – 11:43 IFPRI Appointment of Two New Senior Directors, Purnima Menon and Channing Arndt IFPRI Appointment of Two New Senior Directors, Purnima Menon and Channing Arndt Press Announcement Washington, […]

Country: Afghanistan Source: UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan More than one million girls have been barred from attending high schools over the past year. The denial of education violates the most fundamental rights of girls and women.

In response to supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, on 16 June 2022, the U.S. Congress enacted the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA) to increase the authority of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to govern international ocean shipping and to promote the growth and development of […]