The Right Policies Can Protect the Workers of Asia and the Pacific
5 September 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentBy 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
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: 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.
Read MoreAir pollution may cause heart attacks in nonsmokers
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: 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 CommentA 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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World food commodity prices dip for fifth month in a row in August
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountries: Ukraine, World Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations The FAO Food Price Index was down 1.9 percent from July yet remained 7.9 percent above its value a year before. New FAO forecasts point to lower global cereals output in 2022.
Read MoreAfter Pakistan’s deadly floods, efforts to rebuild lives focus on the longer term
3 September 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Pakistan Source: World Food Programme The response is being led by government, which has expanded a national social protection scheme developed with WFP’s support to deliver cash assistance to an additional 4.5 million flood-hit people.
Read MoreReintroducing bison to the Great Plains would boost plant diversity and resilience
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/WikiImages Once, not that long ago, vast herds of bison roamed grasslands around the North American praire, yet at the end of the 19th century they were systematically slaughtered into near-extinction. The absence of these formerly dominant grazers has hardly been a boon to native plants, however. In fact, […]
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Transforming Girls’ Education, Changing The World
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentBy Helen Grant and Yasmine SherifNEW YORK, Sep 2 2022 (IPS) As we approach this year’s Transforming Education Summit, global leaders can and must prioritize expertise and mobilize political will to support efforts to ensure inclusive and quality education for all, especially girls. This is at the heart of Sustainable […]
Read MoreSubsidized fertilizers fail to reach rural farmers in Kogi State (Kogi Reports)
2 September 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentSubsidized fertilizers fail to reach rural farmers in Kogi State (Kogi Reports) Sep 2, 2022 Sep 1, 2022 pfowlkes Fri, 09/02/2022 – 12:57 Subsidized fertilizers fail to reach rural farmers in Kogi State (Kogi Reports) Subsidized fertilizers fail to reach rural farmers in Kogi State (Kogi Reports) Nigeria In the […]
Read MoreIntroduction of Comprehensive Whistleblower Protection Systems: The Federal Cabinet’s Draft on Whistleblower Protection Obliges Employers to Set Up Internal Reporting Systems
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentOn 27 July 2022, the federal cabinet adopted the draft for a Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG). This draft is intended to implement Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and the council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report infringements of European Union law (HinSch-RL). Originally, […]
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