The President of the UN Security Council Briefs Press on Women Peace and Security in Afghanistan. Credit: UN Photo/Mark Garten By Oritro KarimUNITED NATIONS, Mar 13 2025 (IPS) Since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan nearly four years ago, human rights have begun diminishing for over 14 million women. […]
Read MoreWilliam O’Neill, a UN expert on the human rights situation in Haiti speaks on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Haiti at a press briefing at the United Nations Headquarters. Credit: Oritro Karim/IPS By Oritro KarimUNITED NATIONS, Mar 12 2025 (IPS) In 2025, the humanitarian crisis in Haiti has grown increasingly […]
Read MoreGlobal law firm K&L Gates LLP is recognizing International Women’s Day 2025 throughout the month of March, including a fireside chat with FIFA’s Lynn Carrillo, Director of Commercial Legal; Vanessa Travieso, Head of Content & Media Legal; and Stephanie Roy, Senior Counsel for Content & Media Legal. The theme of […]
Read MoreThe platform enables anonymous reporting of sexual and gender-based violence, mapping hot spots to reveal patterns, challenge statistics, and demand action. By External SourceASUNCIÓN, Mar 11 2025 (IPS) Despite a push in the past ten years for more female representation and #MeToo movements highlighting the abuse that women have faced […]
Read MoreOn 10 February 2025, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) issued a decision in Cotter Corp. v. United States that solidified a broad interpretation of the applicability of contractual and statutory indemnity under the Price-Anderson Act (PAA) for nuclear accidents.1 The Federal Circuit’s decision is a […]
Read MoreGlobal law firm K&L Gates assisted Invel Eudora Fund 2 GP S.à.r.l (Eudora 2) with a €111.2 million bond issuance to finance the development and redevelopment of the former Hotel Majestic in Rome. The 87-room property will be managed by Starwood Hotels and repositioned as the 5-star Baccarat Hotel Rome. […]
Read MoreUS and Taliban representatives sign the agreement in Doha, Qatar on February 29, 2020. Credit: US Department of State/Wikicommons By Bashir MobasherMar 10 2025 (IPS) The ongoing war in Ukraine has raised difficult questions for U.S. foreign policy. With U.S. and Russian leaders engaged in direct talks in Saudi […]
Read MoreUplift U.S. Indigenous Rights + Build Movement webinar image agnes Mon, 03/10/2025 – 13:51 Webinar Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m391IU03jGY webinar date Mon, 03/10/2025 – 13:51
Read MoreOn 26 February 2025, the European Commission published the Omnibus Simplification Package, a set of proposals designed to streamline key EU sustainability regulations, eliminate redundancies, and reduce administrative burden and compliance costs for companies — while preserving the EU’s ambitious environmental objectives. If adopted in the currently proposed form, companies […]
Read MoreThe Trump administration has taken a bold step to boost domestic timber production by expanding commercial logging on federal lands. A new executive order mandates an accelerated process for obtaining logging permits while relaxing environmental regulations such as the Endangered Species Act. This move aims to reduce dependence on […]
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