Death toll in Pakistan floods passes 1,280 — and a third of them are children

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Humanitarian agencies have warned Pakistan is in need of long-term aid as the death toll from its catastrophic flooding continues to climb.

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Litigation Minute: What Is Mass Arbitration?

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS For decades, companies have struggled to find a solution to the problem of expensive and disruptive class action lawsuits. When the U.S. Supreme Court held—in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion—that arbitration clauses and class action waivers in consumer and employment […]

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Global Food Policy Report 2022 South Asia Launch: Climate change and food systems transformation in India

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Global Food Policy Report 2022 South Asia Launch: Climate change and food systems transformation in India Sep 6, 2022 jmcquaid Tue, 09/06/2022 – 13:56 Global Food Policy Report 2022 South Asia Launch: Climate change and food systems transformation in India Anisha Mohan Accelerating policies and investments to contend with shocks […]

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IOM scales up response to displaced communities in Papua New Guinea

6 September 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Country: Papua New Guinea Source: International Organization for Migration Violence began in May, before the general election in July, and has continued through August 2022. Clashes during the several-day period of the election were the most severe.

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Afghanistan: A Treasure Worth More than a Trillion Dollars

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Over one year after the Taliban takeover, an estimated 24.4 million people – 59 per cent of the population in Afghanistan – are dependent on international aid and emergency relief in their day-to-day lives. Credit: UNAMA/Fraidoon Poya By Baher KamalMADRID, Sep 6 2022 (IPS) Both mainstream media, international bodies and […]

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Corporate social responsibility can help companies go green

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Photo: Pixabay/Goumbik Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an umbrella term for corporations’ various efforts to promote social, economic and environmental change. With climate change becoming a more urgent issue, the environment has become CSR’s primary focus. CSR can help the green transition. Many companies switched to remote work in response […]

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The Right Policies Can Protect the Workers of Asia and the Pacific

5 September 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

By Armida Salsiah AlisjahbanaBANGKOK, Thailand, Sep 5 2022 (IPS) Most of the 2.1 billion strong workforce in Asia and the Pacific are denied access to decent jobs, health care and social protection but there is an array polices and tools that governments can use to remedy these deficiencies and ensure […]

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UN Emergency Relief Coordinator says famine is at the door in Somalia

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Country: Somalia Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs The Somalia Food Security and Nutrition analysis report shows concrete indications that famine will occur in Baidoa and Burhakaba districts in south-central Somalia between October and December.

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Air pollution may cause heart attacks in nonsmokers

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Photo: Pixabay/Rudimaes  Air pollution is known to cause and worsen a wide range of adverse health conditions from pulminary ailments like asthma to mental problems like depression. It can cause learning disabilities in children and even affect the workings of our genes. In the United States alone tens of thousands […]

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Special Economic Zones: A Nod Towards Capitalism in Venezuela

4 September 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

A partial view of the city of Punto Fijo, with the Cardón refinery in the background, on the Paraguaná peninsula, projected as a special economic zone overlooking the Caribbean in northwest Venezuela. CREDIT: Megaconstrucciones By Humberto MárquezCARACAS, Sep 3 2022 (IPS) Venezuela is preparing to replicate the experience of Special […]

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