The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai ended Wednesday with what many are hailing as a landmark commitment to transition away from fossil fuels, though responses from leaders across the globe stress that not enough has been achieved in order to limit the worst impacts of climate change. […]
Read MoreIt was an extraordinary COP Summit in a year characterized by record-breaking temperatures combined with El Niño, producing a climatic carnage in Africa—deaths from fatal floods in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, and Libya, where floods wiped out a quarter of a city. Deadly cyclones in Malawi, Madagascar, […]
Read MoreCredit: Ilmars Znotins/AFP via Getty Images By Inés M. PousadelaMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Dec 12 2023 (IPS) Last month the Saeima, Latvia’s parliament, passed a package of eight laws recognising same-sex civil unions and associated rights. The new legislation came in response to a 2020 Constitutional Court ruling that established that same-sex […]
Read MoreCountries: Chad, Egypt, South Sudan, Sudan Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 17.7M people face high levels of acute food insecurity, while widespread violence has resulted in the displacement of 6.3M people, FAO urgently requests $75.4M to address needs
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Read MoreThe convergence of higher food, feed and fuel prices, and a slow recovery from the global pandemic, has done serious harm to the health and livelihoods of millions of already vulnerable people in the Asia-Pacific region, a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) […]
Read MoreEarlier this year, the US Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The CTA will require thousands of privately held US and non-US entities to report beneficial ownership to the US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The CTA was passed to enhance financial transparency and aid in anti-money […]
Read MoreGlobal law firm K&L Gates LLP advised BPEA EQT on its recent investment in Klook, a Hong Kong-based online booking platform for travel and leisure experiences in Asia. BPEA EQT along with other investment funds participated in the fundraising round which raised US$210 million. Klook was founded in 2014 and […]
Read MoreCountry: Yemen Source: Human Rights Watch Houthi and Yemeni government forces have violated Taizz residents’ right to water since the Houthis laid siege on Taizz city in 2015, creating a desperate situation.
Read MoreAdvances + challenges for Indigenous Rights on the 75th anniversary of UDHR webinar image jamie Mon, 12/11/2023 – 11:56 Many positive developments for Indigenous Peoples’ rights have taken place since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Many more spaces have opened up for Indigenous participation, and new […]
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