War and climate change limit farmers’ ability to increase food supply (Milenio)
14 Desember 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWar and climate change limit farmers’ ability to increase food supply (Milenio) eanisimova Mon, 12/12/2022 – 16:56 War and climate change limit farmers’ ability to increase food supply (Milenio) In the News Dec 12, 2022
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The Humanitarian Rescue Fleet Faces Hurricane Meloni
13 Desember 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentMigrants spotted aboard a sinking dinghy boat somewhere off the Libyan coast. Credit: Karlos Zurutuza / IPS By Karlos ZurutuzaBARCELONA, Dec 13 2022 (IPS) It was a hellish journey aboard a crammed boat amid three-meter waves. It had started on a Libyan beach, and at the gates of winter. On […]
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Nearly 8.3 million people across Somalia face Crisis or worse acute food insecurity outcomes
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Somalia Sources: Famine Early Warning System Network, Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit, Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Famine (IPC Phase 5) is projected between April and June among agropastoral populations in Baidoa and Burhakaba districts of Bay region and among IDPs in Baidoa town of Bay region and […]
Read MoreAirborne microplastics are another serious air pollution hazard
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/Barni1 Airborne pollutants are a major risk factor to people in urban areas worldwide and they include a whole host of minute particles and toxins that can harm our health. While the focus is usually on PM2.5 particles, airborne microplastics can be another unseen danger lurking in every breath […]
Read MoreESG Investing and Proxy Voting: DOL’s New Final Rule
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentExecutive Summary: The Department of Labor released a final rule that addresses fiduciary duties when (1) considering ESG factors in selecting investments, and (2) considering whether and how to vote proxies, for plans subject to ERISA. The rule is intended to remove what DOL perceived as a chilling effect of […]
Read MoreMore than 11,000 children killed or injured in Yemen
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Yemen Source: UN Children’s Fund Almost eight years since the escalation of the conflict, more than 23.4 million people, including 12.9 million children, are in need of humanitarian assistance – almost three-quarters of the entire population.
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New food technologies could release 80% of the world’s farmland back to nature
12 Desember 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/acandraja Here’s the basic problem for conservation at a global level: food production, biodiversity and carbon storage in ecosystems are competing for the same land. As humans demand more food, so more forests and other natural ecosystems are cleared, and farms intensify and become less hospitable to many wild animals and […]
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Time to Denounce Antisemitism Worldwide
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentNew York City, January 5, 2020: People marching from Manhattan to Brooklyn against the rise in antisemitism in New York. Antisemitic incidents reached an all-time high in the United States in 2021. Credit: Shutterstock. By Joseph ChamiePORTLAND, USA, Dec 12 2022 (IPS) It’s time to step up, speak out and […]
Read MoreChand bats for universal basic income scheme (The Financial Express)
11 Desember 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentChand bats for universal basic income scheme (The Financial Express) eanisimova Fri, 12/09/2022 – 15:22 Chand bats for universal basic income scheme (The Financial Express) In the News Dec 9, 2022
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Dignity, Freedom and Justice
10 Desember 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentECW Director Yasmine Sherif Statement on Human Rights Day By Yasmine SherifNEW YORK, Dec 10 2022 (IPS-Partners) As we commemorate Human Rights Day, let us recall the opening preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948: “Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable […]
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