The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as one of the regional leaders in adopting and developing a robust information technology and internet infrastructure to accommodate the steep demand in e-commerce and digital payments, particularly following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the UAE has introduced a […]
Read MoreExciting Changes Coming to Cultural Survival Country Global agnes Tue, 01/23/2024 – 10:15 Issues None Program 5 Main Image Dear Cultural Survival Community, I wanted to share with you some news about an exciting transition happening at Cultural Survival in 2024. After nearly four and half years as the Executive […]
Read MoreYoung Rwandan citizen scientists record bird sounds in the forests in a project that plays a pivotal role in the country’s bird protection. Credit: Planet Birdsong Foundation By Aimable TwahirwaNYAMASHEKE, RWANDA, Jan 23 2024 (IPS) Claver Ntoyinkima wakes up early in the morning, at least three times a week, and […]
Read MoreSydney – Global law firm K&L Gates has further expanded its Finance practice with the appointment of Claudine Salameh as a partner, based in Sydney. Salameh joins K&L Gates from Norton Rose Fulbright where she was a partner and Head of the Australian Bank Industry Group. Salameh has over two […]
Read MoreBy Ehtesham ShahidABU DHABI, Jan 22 2024 (IPS) “Middle East” or “West Asia?” This somewhat divided nomenclature adds another layer to the region’s already “complicated” label. Is it the “Middle East” because it is in the “middle” of the East? Is it “West Asia” because it is in the western […]
Read MoreReturning to Land, Returning to Holistic Indigenous Lifeways Country United States agnes Mon, 01/22/2024 – 13:19 Issues Languages and Cultures Program 5 Main Image The story of the Maskoke Peoples is, as that of all Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island, a story of dispossession, cultural assimilation, and treaty violations. Forced […]
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Read MoreCountry: occupied Palestinian territory Source: UN Women While humanitarian assistance is hardly reaching any segment of the population, women and girls are further disadvantaged by gender inequality in access to supplies, services, and resources.
Read MoreLacandona, the great Mayan jungle that extends through the state of Chiapas in southern Mexico, is home to natural wealth and indigenous peoples’ settlements that are once again threatened by the probable reactivation of abandoned oil wells. Image: Ceiba By Emilio GodoyMEXICO CITY, Jan 19 2024 (IPS) The Lacandona jungle […]
Read MoreCountries: Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), World Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Since 15 January, the UN Department of Safety and Security has restricted all road missions in the four […]
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