K&L Gates Adds Partners in Tax and Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources Teams in Sydney

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Sydney – Global law firm K&L Gates has continued its recent growth in Australia with the addition of two new partners: Stuart Broadfoot to the firm’s Tax practice and James Durnall to the Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources team.  Broadfoot was most recently at King & Wood Mallesons, where he was […]

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We must build food system resilience before the next crisis

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Useful approaches to heading off shocks.

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Plan International raises concerns about safety of children and girls in Sudan as conflict escalates

17 April 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Country: Sudan Source: Plan International “We hope the conflict will be resolved soon, to allow families who have been caught up in [it] to receive support, recover and rebuild their lives,” said Plan’s country director.

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Myanmar’s ‘Forgotten War’ Lurches Deeper into Horror

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Faces of the dead. Myanmar’s non-profit Assistance Association for Political Prisoners has a museum in the Thai border town of Mae Sot documenting the identities of over 3,000 civilians killed by the military since it seized power in 2021, as well as those killed since the first post-independence coup in […]

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WFP chief puts hold on Sudan aid operations, following death of 3 staff in unrest

16 April 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Country: Sudan Source: UN News Centre UN food agency has temporarily halted all operations, as a result of the fighting between rival military groups in Sudan, which led to the deaths of three WFP employees on Saturday.

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Electric vehicles are having a moment as falling commodity prices spur sales

14 April 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

As prices for key commodities fall, the electric vehicle revolution looks set to accelerate. Given that electric vehicles’ high prices have historically been one of the major barriers to their widespread adoption, a steep drop—even if it may only be temporary—in the price of the raw materials needed to make […]

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Water is Life: How the UN in Samoa is Responding to the Triple Planetary Crisis

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Only 55 percent of people across the Pacific Islands have access to basic drinking water and just 30 percent have sanitation services – the lowest rate in the world. Photo Credit: UN Samoa By Simona MarinescuAPIA, Samoa, Apr 14 2023 (IPS) Water is life. No other definition captures quite so […]

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Nine years after Chibok abductions, children in north-east Nigeria continue to suffer brutal consequences of conflict

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Country: Nigeria Source: UN Children’s Fund “…The nightmare continues as children are still being kidnapped, forcibly recruited, killed and injured – their futures torn away,” said Cristian Munduate, UNICEF Representative in Nigeria.

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PFAS Litigation: Who’s Next?

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With new regulations on the horizon, manufacturers need to be aware of the potential litigation risks related to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). As we previously discussed, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last month its new proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for PFAS, which would significantly affect […]

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K&L Gates Recognised in The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 Edition

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The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) 2023 edition has recognised K&L Gates LLP and 15 of its lawyers as leaders in more than 30 practice categories across seven countries and regions outside of the United Kingdom. To view the firm’s rankings in the UK, please visit The […]

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