After 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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Mikhail Gorbachev, the Last Statesman
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCredit: Yuryi Abramochkin/RIA Novosti – Creative Commons By Roberto SavioROME, Sep 1 2022 (IPS) With the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last great statesman, and an entire epoch, disappears. I had the privilege of working with him, as deputy director of the World Political Forum, which Gorbi had founded in […]
Read MoreFour million schoolchildren in Ukraine face uncertain start to school year
1 September 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Ukraine Source: UN Children’s Fund “Children are returning to schools – many of which have been damaged during the war – with stories of destruction, uncertain if their teachers and friends will be there to welcome them,” says UNICEF.
Read MoreAll Federal Research Agencies to Update Public Access Policies
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentOn 25 August 2022, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a guidance memorandum instructing federal agencies with research and development expenditures to update their public access policies. Notably, OSTP is retracting prior guidance that gave discretion to agencies to allow a 12-month embargo on the free and […]
Read MoreK&L Gates Straits Law Advises South Korea’s KB Kookmin Bank on US$300 Million Social Bond involving the IFC and Indonesia’s KB Bukopin
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentSingapore – K&L Gates Straits Law LLC, the Singapore office of global law firm K&L Gates, has advised the Singapore branch of South Korea’s largest commercial bank, KB Kookmin Bank Co., Ltd., on the on-lending aspects of a US$300 million senior debt facility involving its Indonesian subsidiary, PT Bank KB […]
Read MoreWhat makes neighborhood-level climate action work?
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentNeighborhood-level action on climate change is evolving, and it’s not just about green space and gardens anymore. From community-level planning for renewable energy to building efficiency or waste management, neighborhood associations within the web of a city’s structure are stepping up to deliver climate solutions. But while there’s progress on […]
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