Countries: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe Sources: Regional Interagency Standing Committee, Southern Africa, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs The Southern Africa Development Community plan is seeking $5.5 billion to assist more than 56.6 million people with urgent multi-sector humanitarian assistance.
Read MoreOn 13 May, a federal district court judge dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust case against private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and affiliated entities (Welsh Carson). This matter has been closely watched as a barometer of courts’ willingness to accept the FTC’s theories of liability against […]
Read MoreEvent: May 28, 2024 – 9:00am to 5:00pm EDT. This event explores the localization of ICT, responsible AI in agriculture, the potential for AI to increase farm profitability, empowering citizen science, and harnessing digital solutions for sustainable and regenerative farming practices.
Read MoreCredit: Johan Ordoñez/AFP via Getty Images By Inés M. PousadelaMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, May 21 2024 (IPS) Regional experts called it Panama’s most important election since the 1989 US invasion that deposed de facto president General Manuel Noriega. Panamanians went to the polls amid high inflation and unemployment, with a stagnating economy. […]
Read MoreA high-level meeting to explore diverse bioeconomy opportunities and collaboration mechanisms in Southeast Asia as part of the region’s move toward an agrifood system transformation, opened today in the Thai capital, Bangkok. This hybrid event has been organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with […]
Read MoreGlobal law firm K&L Gates LLP has advised Churchill Asset Management LLC on the closing of a $425 million structured liquidity transaction. The deal served as an alternative solution to a traditional secondary sale, delivering liquidity to Churchill’s investors on a curated portfolio of buyout fund interests. The transaction was […]
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Read MoreCeasefire Now Country Palestine agnes Mon, 05/20/2024 – 09:54 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image Cultural Survival condemns the escalation of violence by the Israeli armed forces against the Palestinian people. Far from seeking peaceful mechanisms to bring the conflict to an end, the Israeli government has dramatically scaled […]
Read MoreSBSTTA 26 Chair Senka Barudanović, Bosnia and Herzegovina, conferring with the Secretariat. Credit: IISD/ENB | Mike Muzurakis By Stella PaulNAIROBI, May 20 2024 (IPS) After a week-long discussion by delegates from 196 countries, the 26th meeting of the Subsidiary Body of Scientific, Technical, and Technological Advisors (SBSTTA) of UN Biodiversity […]
Read MoreCountry: Sudan Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights At least 58 civilians are reported to have been killed and 213 others injured in El-Fasher since fighting dramatically escalated in the North Darfur town last week.
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