Alarming nutrition indicators reported in Pakistan flood-affected districts

13 Juni 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Country: Pakistan Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Eighty-four districts have an average severe acute malnutrition rate of 12 percent, impacting over 3.5 million children. Among them, more than 1.45 million children suffer from severe wasting.

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Increased tensions in Ukraine again threaten the Black Sea Grain Initiative

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The collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam and the damage of the ammonia pipeline renew worries about the deal termination.

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Food Insecurity Fears as Pakistan Faces Cyclone, Monsoon Season

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Temporary medical camps are still the norm in some areas of Pakistan as the country struggles to recover from last year’s flooding. Now areas of the country are facing Cyclone Biparjoy and a monsoon season, and warnings are that food insecurity may increase. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS By Ashfaq YusufzaiPESHAWAR, Jun […]

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K&L Gates Adds Tokyo Finance Partner

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Tokyo – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Dominic Gregory as a finance partner in its Tokyo office. Gregory joins K&L Gates from the London office of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP. Gregory is qualified in England and Wales, Hong Kong, and Japan (as a foreign qualified lawyer – […]

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Sharing My Experience as an Indigenous LGBTQIA+ Person: Washington Kiriri

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Sharing My Experience as an Indigenous LGBTQIA+ Person: Washington Kiriri Country Brazil agnes Mon, 06/12/2023 – 13:35 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image Washington Kiriri (Kiriri) is an Anthropology student at the Federal University of Southern Bahia in Brazil. He aspires to end the objectification of Indigenous people as […]

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Access to Quality Learning Environments Will End Child Labour

12 Juni 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

By Yasmine SherifNEW YORK, Jun 12 2023 (IPS-Partners) Worldwide, 160 million children are engaged in child labour. Without access to safe, quality educational opportunities, their dreams of a better future have been cut short. As we commemorate the World Day Against Child Labour, we must continue to support their protection […]

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Funding for humanitarian operations in Syria and neighbouring countries at critical low

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Countries: Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye Source: International Organization for Migration Whilst the number of people in need continues to increase, especially in the aftermath of the earthquakes in February, the 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan remains only 11 per cent funded this year.

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A 1904 Massacre Could Help Save the Future of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil

11 Juni 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Indigenous representatives like Raoni Metuktire, an internationally recognized Kaiapó leader, followed the Supreme Court trial on the temporary framework, inside and outside of the courtroom in Brasilia, in a case that will determine whether the land rights of the indigenous peoples of Brazil have extreme limits established by the constitution. […]

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Treasury and IRS Propose Regulations for Inflation Reduction Act’s Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program

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On 1 June 2023, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) regarding the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program (Program) established under Section 48(e) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code), pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA).1 The […]

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Burundi launches first polio vaccination campaign in more than a decade

10 Juni 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Country: Burundi Source: World Health Organization Burundi’s health authorities today launched the country’s first national polio vaccination campaign since 2011, targeting nearly 3 million children under seven years of age.

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