Photo: Pixabay/MARUF_RAHMAN Chronic air pollution is more than just a nuisance. It is an acute health hazard and the more we learn about its insidious effects on our bodies, the worse the picture gets. Adding to the already large corpus on research about medical conditions airborne pollutants can cause or […]

  MEDIA ADVISORY AND INVITATION The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Samoa, through its Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF), have invited leaders from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Pacific, as well as heads of technical and resource partner organizations, […]

Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR works with refugee volunteers to re-green the camps and restore the ecosystem by planting thousands of trees, shrubs and grasses, restoring waterways, and distributing LPG to households.

President Joe Biden held a three-hour talk Monday with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, their first in-person encounter since Biden took office and an opportunity that both sides appeared to hope would lead to an improvement in rapidly deteriorating relations.

Photo: Pixabay/saslonch  Hydroelectric dams have been widely panned by environmentalists for damaging the health of rivers and their ecosystems. Yet many dams are being unfairly maligned because their reservoirs can help feed the world’s population of 8 billion, say researchers at Stanford University. The scientists quantified the amount of water […]

A series of provisions under the Executive Bylaws of the Law on the Organization of Tenders and Auctions No.16 (2019) have been amended by the Council of Ministers Resolution No.11 of 2022 (the 2022 Resolution). According to the Ministry of Finance officials, the changes made aim to strengthen and support […]

Country: Somalia Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights According to the latest UN figures, at least 613 civilians have been killed and 948 injured so far this year – the highest number since 2017 and more than a 30 percent rise from last year.

Countries: Malawi, World Source: World Food Programme The World Food Programme is facilitating the donation of 260,000 MT of fertilizer by the Russian fertilizer company Uralchem-Uralkali to countries most in need in Africa.