Access to Quality Learning Environments Will End Child Labour

12 Juni 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

By Yasmine SherifNEW YORK, Jun 12 2023 (IPS-Partners) Worldwide, 160 million children are engaged in child labour. Without access to safe, quality educational opportunities, their dreams of a better future have been cut short. As we commemorate the World Day Against Child Labour, we must continue to support their protection […]

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Funding for humanitarian operations in Syria and neighbouring countries at critical low

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Countries: Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye Source: International Organization for Migration Whilst the number of people in need continues to increase, especially in the aftermath of the earthquakes in February, the 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan remains only 11 per cent funded this year.

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A 1904 Massacre Could Help Save the Future of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil

11 Juni 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Indigenous representatives like Raoni Metuktire, an internationally recognized Kaiapó leader, followed the Supreme Court trial on the temporary framework, inside and outside of the courtroom in Brasilia, in a case that will determine whether the land rights of the indigenous peoples of Brazil have extreme limits established by the constitution. […]

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Treasury and IRS Propose Regulations for Inflation Reduction Act’s Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program

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On 1 June 2023, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) regarding the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program (Program) established under Section 48(e) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code), pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA).1 The […]

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Burundi launches first polio vaccination campaign in more than a decade

10 Juni 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Country: Burundi Source: World Health Organization Burundi’s health authorities today launched the country’s first national polio vaccination campaign since 2011, targeting nearly 3 million children under seven years of age.

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Hong Kong’s Lights of Freedom Extinguished

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Credit: Yan Zhao/AFP via Getty Images By Andrew FirminLONDON, Jun 9 2023 (IPS) Nothing was more predictable than repression. Merely for holding candles and flowers, people were taken away by Hong Kong’s police. The occasion was the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, 4 June 1989. Hong Kong was until […]

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Can phone surveys be used in standard poverty measurement? Evidence from Ethiopia

9 Juni 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

An experiment suggests survey fatigue can skew results.

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What COVID lockdown data tell us about wildlife behavior

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When wild boar took over the Basilica di San Giovanni gardens in Rome, it was because the park so often used for concerts and civic events had fallen silent during the COVID-19 lockdown. Now, new research into how animals responded when these urban spaces were abandoned offers insight into how […]

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Nearly half of children in Sudan set to go hungry as conflict stops farming

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Country: Sudan Source: Save the Children This crisis could cost more young lives as families struggle to put food on the table, with Sudan already facing one of the highest rates of food insecurity and malnutrition in the world.

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Whistleblowing: Upcoming Obligations for Companies

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As is well known to many, the EU Directive no. 2019/1937 required EU member states to fully regulate whistleblowing procedures. Whistleblowing: What is it About? The term whistleblowing commonly refers to the disclosure by an individual of a wrongdoing committed within an entity, and with which the individual has become […]

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