Credit: Joris Bolomey / AFP via Getty Images By Inés M. PousadelaMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, May 31 2024 (IPS) On 6 May, people went to the polls in Chad, ostensibly to elect a president who’d usher in democratic civilian rule. Ten days later, the Constitutional Council confirmed there’d be no change: the […]
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Read MoreCountries: Bangladesh, Myanmar Source: World Bank The World Bank today approved $700 million for basic services and to build disaster and social resilience in Bangladesh where nearly one million Rohingya have fled violence in Myanmar since 2017.
Read MoreMarcus Staff/Board Photo /sites/default/files/2024-05/briggs-cloud_marcus-1200×1200.jpg agnes Thu, 05/30/2024 – 09:23 Staff/Board Category Board Member Marcus Briggs-Cloud (Maskoke) is a language revitalizer, scholar, musician and co-founder of Ekvn-Yefolecv (ee-gun yee-full-lee-juh): an off-grid, climate-positive, income-sharing ecovillage compromised of Indigenous Maskoke People who, after 180 years of displacement, returned to their homelands for the […]
Read MoreIf not stopped, the annual flow of plastic into the ocean will nearly triple by 2040, to 29 million metric tonnes per year, 50 kilgrammes of plastic for every metre of coastline worldwide. Credit: UN Development Programme (UNDP) By Sulan Chen, Inka Mattila and Vera HakimUNITED NATIONS, May 30 2024 […]
Read MoreCountry: Syrian Arab Republic Source: Save the Children Yesterday’s announcement of €3.9 billion in pledged assistance for 2024 – a 15% drop from last year’s commitment – and 1.2 billion for 2025 is another worrying decline in support.
Read MoreGlobal law firm K&L Gates is representing the Chinese contemporary art marketplace Tyfon Culture Holdings Limited (Tyfon Culture) in its announced business combination with Global Technology Acquisition Corp. I (GTAC), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2024, subject to […]
Read MoreLast summer Spain recorded four heat waves, with a total of 24 days of extreme heat. Credit: Shutterstock By Jonas BullBRUSSELS, May 29 2024 (IPS) Spring has traditionally brought a welcome new beginning: daylight increases, flowers bloom and temperatures are pleasantly warm. However, in recent years, it’s also brought justified […]
Read MoreThe 2024 Global Food Policy Report focuses on the pivotal role of nutrition.
Read MoreHow Indigenous and Quilombola Communities of Araçuaí, Brazil Are Fighting for their Rights in the Energy Transition Country Brazil agnes Wed, 05/29/2024 – 09:03 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By Lucas Martins (Quilombola) with contributions from Lurdes Santos Martins and Geralda C. Soares (Translation from Portuguese and revision […]
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