By Yasmine SherifNEW YORK, Apr 4 2024 (IPS-Partners) There is a fork in the road before us. We have to choose who we are as human beings and as a human family. Do we break humanity or do we make it? As I write, the already staggering number of 224 […]
Read MoreEU Council Approves CSDDD: A Step in the Right Direction, But Too Modest to Protect Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Effectively Country Global agnes Thu, 03/28/2024 – 12:00 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image Statement by Securing Indigenous Rights in the Green Economy Coalition March 15 marked the EU Council’s adoption of […]
Read MoreCountry: Malawi Source: World Food Programme Malawi is still suffering from the impacts of tropical storms and cyclones in 2022 and 2023 and the compounded effect is to push up to 40 percent of the population into hunger.
Read MoreBrisbane – Global law firm K&L Gates has continued its expansion in Australia, welcoming Khilen Devani and Carl Hinze as partners and their team to the firm’s Corporate practice. Devani and Hinze join the firm’s Brisbane office from Holding Redlich where Devani was a partner and Hinze headed the firm’s […]
Read MoreDr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim By Ameenah Gurib-FakimPORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Apr 3 2024 (IPS) The title of this piece is not mine. It’s from the President of Turkiye calling for a reform of the United Nations Security Council. It has since become a motto in the UN reform campaign encapsulating the shared […]
Read MoreWhat You Need To Know In A Minute Or Less A recent rise in class-action complaints against beauty industry leaders, targeting the use of “clean” or “natural” descriptions in cosmetics, further highlights the tightrope brands must walk when marketing to consumers. In recent years, the beauty industry—consumers, manufacturers, and everyone […]
Read MoreKaposi’s sarcoma virus. The World Health Organization predicts a 60% rise in global cancer cases over the next two decades, with an 81% increase expected in low- and middle-income countries. Credit: Shutterstock. By Nicholas OkumuNAIROBI, Apr 2 2024 (IPS) Despite global childhood cancer mortality rates dropping by half over the […]
Read MoreOn 15 March, a New York federal court rendered a big win1, not just for Sephora, but for personal care brands and retailers that want to make “clean” claims. As the personal care industry has increasingly embraced the term “clean” to market products in response to rising consumer demand, so […]
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Read MoreA model wearing a dress from the Presidential collection created by Theresa Giannuzzi, as part of South African Fashion Week. The collection was inspired by the clothes worn by former South African President Nelson Mandela. By Joyce ChimbiNAIROBI, Apr 1 2024 (IPS) It is a new dawn as Africa’s high […]
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