CGIAR joins forces with WFP and Norad to enhance climate resilience and food security in sub-Saharan Africa
14 September 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentA new project focuses on building resilience.
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UN Report Offers Solutions for Decarbonization of Buildings, Construction Sector
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentA new report provides guidance to builders, architects, and others to make the construction of infrastructure and buildings more environmentally friendly. Credit: Scott Blake/Unsplash By Naureen HossainUNITED NATIONS, Sep 14 2023 (IPS) The building sector may be overdue for a significant overhaul of the processes in which infrastructure is built […]
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OCHA launches $71.4 million flash appeal in response to Libya floods
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Libya Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Even before Storm Daniel, some 300,000 people in Libya required humanitarian assistance. This appeal seeks to reach 250,000 people most in need over the next three months.
Read MoreHypothetical Performance Crackdown: Nine Firms Charged With Violations of Investment Adviser Marketing and Recordkeeping Rules
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentOn 11 September 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges against nine investment advisers for violations of: (i) the hypothetical performance requirements set forth in Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-1 (the Marketing Rule), and (ii) the recordkeeping requirements relating to retention of a copy of each advertisement an adviser […]
Read MoreFeeling the heat: How is climate affecting law enforcement?
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentFugitive Danelo Cavalcante was finally taken into custody on Wednesday, two weeks after escaping from a United States prison in the state of Pennsylvania. The prolonged manhunt received tons of media attention before officials successfully tracked Cavalcante with thermal imaging technology and a K-9 unit helped to take him down […]
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Gabon: The End of a Dictatorship… and the Beginning of Another?
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCredit: AFP via Getty Images By Inés M. PousadelaMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Sep 13 2023 (IPS) On 26 August, Gabon went through the motions of an election. Official results were announced four days later, in the middle of the night, with the country under curfew. Predictably, incumbent President Ali Bongo, in power […]
Read MoreUrge the European Union to include Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) in its Critical Raw Materials Act
13 September 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentUrge the European Union to include Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) in its Critical Raw Materials Act Country Global jamie Wed, 09/13/2023 – 08:59 Issues None Program 5 Main Image Take Action! Send this letter below to 560+ European Union legislators urging them to include Indigenous Peoples’ rights in […]
Read MoreBurkina Faso: Insecurity forces closure of 13,000 schools for the upcoming school year in Central and West Africa
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo Sources: Norwegian Refugee Council, UN Children’s Fund, UNHCR Innovation Over the past four years, the number of school closures due […]
Read MoreLNG by Rail Rule Suspension
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is suspending a rule that allows liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be transported by rail in specialized tank cars, starting 31 October 2023. This final rule overturns a Trump-era rule that allowed for the bulk transport of LNG by rail. The USDOT took these […]
Read MoreK&L Gates Assists Focus Financial Partners on US$7B Acquisition
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentNew York – A team of lawyers from global law firm K&L Gates LLP represented Focus Financial Partners Inc., a leading partnership of independent, fiduciary wealth management firms, on its acquisition by funds affiliated with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC and Stone Point Capital LLC in an all-cash transaction with […]
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