Italy: Child migrants account for four in every 100 deaths in the Mediterranean a decade after Lampedusa tragedy
3 Oktober 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountries: Italy, World Source: Save the Children The number of children losing their lives trying to cross Mediterranean has risen to 4% of all deaths, up from less than 1% in 2014, despite promises of action after more than 360 people died in 2013.
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Growing Appetite for Nutrient-Rich Native Indigenous Australian Foods
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentKalkani Choolburra, Aboriginal Programs Coordinator at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney, showing the many uses of native plants. Here, she is weaving with a Lomandra leaf. Credit: Neena Bhandari/IPS By Neena BhandariSYDNEY, Oct 3 2023 (IPS) Growing up in Sydney, Kalkani Choolburra, a Girramay, Kuku Yalanji, Kalkadoon and Pitta Pitta […]
Read MoreBoreal and temperate forests have overtaken tropical ones as the main carbon sinks
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/9883074 Tropical forests, or what is left of them, are important carbon sinks, but boreal and temperate forests are just as important if not more. This is the conclusion reached by an international research team, led by the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, which mapped annual changes in […]
Read MoreLooking for Indigenous Stories at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentLooking for Indigenous Stories at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference Country Global agnes Mon, 10/02/2023 – 13:43 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Koĩts-Sunuwar, CS Staff) I felt anxious and overwhelmed walking into the 13th Global Investigative Journalism Conference, which took place on September 19-22, 2023 […]
Read MoreMorocco: Mental health needs a priority after Moroccan earthquake
2 Oktober 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Morocco Source: Médecins Sans Frontières Search and rescue teams, frontline volunteers and others most severely affected by this crisis urgently need psychological support, according to MSF who spoke to people in heavily affected areas.
Read MoreGlobal rice markets face stresses from El Niño, India export restrictions
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWorries mount over continued high prices.
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Small Islands with Big Aspirations
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPresident Michel giving voice to the cause of small island states at the UN conference in Samoa in 2014. (Photo from the personal collection of James Michel) By James MichelVICTORIA, Seychelles, Oct 2 2023 (IPS) Everyone knows that small island states are on the frontline of global warming. Rising sea […]
Read MoreWFP responds to humanitarian crisis as thousands of people flee into Armenia
30 September 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountries: Armenia, Azerbaijan Source: World Food Programme The number of people arriving at the border, often in a state of exhaustion and needing immediate emergency aid, has surged dramatically in recent days, leading to extended queues at the border crossing.
Read MoreFourth Digital Agriculture Solutions Forum for Asia and the Pacific urges scaling up digital innovations to meet agrifood system challenges
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentAt the 4th Digital Agriculture Solutions Forum for Asia and the Pacific, organized in Bangkok from 27-28 September, senior government officials, agritech developers, young agritech founders, researchers, and development practitioners from 15 countries have gathered in Bangkok to take stock of the latest digital agriculture landscape, review successful innovations, and […]
Read MoreThe Essential Guide to the Jones Act
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe Jones Act is the foundational law of the American maritime industry, and compliance with it is essential whether you are a vessel operator in the US domestic trades or a foreign operator serving the US market. The Jones Act requires that merchandise transported by water within the United States be […]
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