Five takeaways from the WTO seminar on food security (Trade Beta Blog) May 17, 2022 Apr 26, 2022 pfowlkes Tue, 05/17/2022 – 20:53 Five takeaways from the WTO seminar on food security (Trade Beta Blog) Five takeaways from the WTO seminar on food security (Trade Beta Blog) Latin America In […]
Read MoreA picture exhibited at the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour is taken from the book ‘Through their eyes – Visions of forced labour’. This picture was created by Gargalo Vasco Portugal who won an award for his depiction of child labour. Credit: ILO and RHSF, 2021. […]
Read MoreCountry: Syrian Arab Republic Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs The response planned for 2022, seeking $4.4 billion, is only 9% funded. More than 14 million people in Syria will lack critical aid, basic services and means for recovery this year without new monies.
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/Couleur Freshwater scarcity is a fact of life for people across much of the planet with agricultural production severely affected as irrigation at croplands already accounts for 70% of water use globally. Much worse is to come, however, scientists warn. By the middle of the century, say the authors […]
Read MoreSri Lanka’s new prime minister said on Monday the crisis-hit nation was down to its last day of petrol, as the country’s power minister told citizens not to join the lengthy fuel queues that have galvanized weeks of anti-government protests.
Read MoreWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS A government inquiry in the context of data security typically arises in one of two ways: either a data security incident involving a threat actor occurs, or a government agency is alerted to the possibility that a company is engaging […]
Read MoreK&L Gates has been recognized as a standout firm in Bloomberg Government’s 2021 Top-Performing Lobbying Firms report. The report identifies top-performing firms that reported $1 million or more in lobbying revenue in 2021, measured by critical business performance metrics that include short- and long-term customer retention rates and revenue growth. […]
Read MoreCountries: Chad, Mauritania, Niger, World Source: UN Children’s Fund At least 10 million severely wasted children do not have access to the most effective treatment. UNICEF warns a combination of shocks is creating conditions for a stark increase in global levels of wasting.
Read MoreSignificant investments from the international community will be needed to get free quality education for every child. Credit: Cecilia Russell/IPS By Cecilia RussellDurban, May 17 2022 (IPS) “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to eliminate child labour.” So said Dennis Sinyolo, Director of Education International’s African Regional […]
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/Tumisu Now more than ever, it is essential to focus on sustainability and companies that prioritize this show everyone around them how vital saving the planet is and encourage change. People are looking to invest in such businesses making progressive impacts on the climate. Sustainable investing is when investors […]
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