Photo: Pixabay/miguelbarrera3 Millions of people die prematurely each year as a result of chronic exposure to outdoor air pollution with microscopic particles causing and worsening a whole host of ailments when they are breathed in. Air pollution is responsible for everything from cardiac arrests to severe mental ailments and from […]

Country: Tonga Source: Save the Children Children are still displaced, struggling with their mental health and facing disruptions to their education, one year after a volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami affected 75% of Tongans.

Following the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling of 15 December 2022—C-311/21—the temporary employment industry is once again the focus of caselaw and is once again becoming a considerable risk for both temporary employment agencies and hiring companies. Background The German Temporary Employment Act (Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz (AÜG)) has repeatedly been in […]

Closing gender gaps in agricultural knowledge.

Country: Ethiopia Source: Save the Children The drought will likely lead to severe levels of food shortages through at least mid-2023, despite ongoing aid. This could mean a spike in numbers facing crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity.

Countries: Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Kenya, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, World, Yemen Sources: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, UN Children’s Fund, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, World Food Programme, World Health Organization United Nations agencies are calling […]

Photo: Pixabay/ckstockphoto  Plastic waste and greenhouse gases are two scourges on our planet, but what if we could repurpose them into something green with some help from the sun? If that sounds like wishful thinking, think again. Scientists at the University of Cambridge have devised a system whereby these two […]