Assessing impacts of war and resilience strategies.
Read MoreMillions of children are suffering from malnutrition in Afghanistan. Credit: Learning Together By External SourceKABUL, Mar 22 2024 (IPS) Malnutrition in Afghanistan has reached an unprecedented level, according to United Nations humanitarian organizations. It is estimated that half of the country’s population grapples with severe hunger year-round, placing Afghanistan among […]
Read MoreCountries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Zambia, Zimbabwe Source: World Health Organization Cholera cases surging globally since 2021, the International Coordinating Group calls for urgent action including improved sanitation and increased vaccine production. A global response is required.
Read MoreOverview On Monday, 11 March 2024, the Biden administration released the president’s budget request (PBR) for fiscal year 2025 (FY2025), as well as the “Greenbook” containing explanations of the various revenue proposals in the PBR. The PBR reflects the priorities of the Biden administration, and the Greenbook outlines an array […]
Read MoreAssessing the impacts of recent spikes.
Read MoreManitoba’s Camp Morningstar Continues Its Fight Against Silica Sand Mining on Sacred Indigenous Lands Country Canada agnes Thu, 03/21/2024 – 11:02 Issues Human Rights Lands, Resources, and Environments Program 5 Main Image By MJ McCarron Even though Camp Morningstar’s final appeal was denied, allowing Canadian Premium Sand to continue destroying […]
Read MoreCredit: UNDP By Ayodele OdusolaHARARE, Zimbabwe, Mar 21 2024 (IPS) This year’s UNDP Global Human Development Report (HDR) marks a dramatic shift away from the cautious optimism espoused in the HDR just four years ago: despite reaching a new high, the Global Human Development Index now evolves meaningfully below the […]
Read MoreCountry: Mongolia Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies The toll of lost livestock exceeds 4.7 million, with a worsening situation expected. More than 7,000 families lack adequate food, and heavy snowfall has buried more than 1,000 herder shelters.
Read MoreIn January, the Department of Defense (DoD) released its inaugural National Defense Industrial Strategy (NDIS), which seeks to “catalyze generational change” to the existing defense industrial ecosystem. This “first-of-its-kind” strategy outlines the department’s three-to-five-year roadmap for modernizing its defense and deterrence capabilities by investing in technological innovation, strengthening supply chains, […]
Read MoreOn International Women’s Day on Mar. 8, thousands of Chilean women of all ages took to Santiago’s central Alameda avenue to demonstrate peacefully for several hours and turn the Chilean capital into a stage for protest and demands for their rights. Some of them were women caregivers accompanied by dependent […]
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