Nearly 3 million children need support in Haiti – highest number on record, UNICEF warns
15 Juni 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Haiti Source: UN Children’s Fund Children are facing staggering levels of violence that have exacerbated hunger and malnutrition in a country already mired in poverty and a resurgence of cholera.
Read More
Strengthening Buryat Pride Through Shatar
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentStrengthening Buryat Pride Through Shatar agnes Thu, 06/15/2023 – 19:40 CSQ Issue 47-2 Indigenous Arts – Weaving Together Our Communities: Past, Present, and Future June 2023 Read on Issuu Buy a copy Subscribe Buryats are one of the most numerous Indigenous Peoples living around Lake Baikal in Siberia. Traditionally, they […]
Read MoreEPA’s Reinterpretation of the RCRA Industrial Ethyl Alcohol Exemption
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentIn November 2022, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a memo regarding the management of discarded hand sanitizer under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), which was discussed in a prior alert. In this memo, EPA stated that an industrial ethyl alcohol-based product must be “spent” in order […]
Read More
Spain is in danger of drying out one of Europe’s main wetlands
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/bones64 Wetlands are among the most biodiverse yet endangered ecosystems on Earth. In the last century alone, around 70% of them have disappeared, with overexploitation of aquifers being the main threat in many cases. The Doñana National Park lies on the right bank of the Guadalquivir River mouth, in southern Spain. […]
Read More
‘News Deserts’ Are Rampant in Latin America
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentA photo of journalists dedicated to covering the agendas of nearby communities, like these ones in a town in Colombia, is uncommon in poor areas of Latin American countries, where millions of people have no access to information of local interest. CREDIT: Chasquis Foundation By Humberto MárquezCARACAS, Jun 14 2023 […]
Read MoreThe Reference Diet Deprivation (ReDD) index: A new diet quality measure for more effective nutrition-sensitive policies
14 Juni 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentAssessing how household diets fall short.
Read MoreUnemployment worsens Afghanistan humanitarian crisis, people with disability among worst affected
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Afghanistan Source: International Committee of the Red Cross The ICRC has developed a Safety Net programme to provide financial support to people with disability who are breadwinners for their families but have no means of livelihood.
Read MoreAfter Important Cyber Insurance Victory for Policyholders, Focus Turns to Insurers’ Proposed Changes to War Exclusions
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentA recent appellate court decision could help policyholders secure insurance coverage for losses arising out of state-sponsored cyberattacks. In Merck & Co., Inc. v. ACE American Ins. Co., the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division ruled that a war exclusion similar to those found in many cyber insurance policies […]
Read More
How we can protect nearly a third of the planet’s land as wildlife habitats
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/12019 As the climate continues to change, its effects are exacerbated by other man-made crises: biodiversity loss, massive pollution of air and water, and the failure of megacorporations to abide by their sustainability goals. Each of these issues requires specific attention with unique approaches. In this spirit, the United […]
Read MoreIndigenous Women Entrepreneurs – Changing the Future of Tourism in Canada’s North
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentIndigenous Women Entrepreneurs – Changing the Future of Tourism in Canada’s North Country Canada agnes Tue, 06/13/2023 – 13:50 Issues Human Rights Languages and Cultures Lands, Resources, and Environments Program 5 Main Image By Yvette Rasmussen (Stswecem’c Xget’tem First Nation) and Dr. Sonya Graci “The best journeys in life are […]
Read More