Washington, D.C. – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Joseph Trahern as an of counsel in its Public Policy and Law practice. He joins the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Trahern has more than 15 years of experience as a top lobbyist at two Fortune 500 companies. Most recently, Trahern worked […]

Country: World Source: World Health Organization WHO aims to reach more than 87 million people in 41 emergencies in 2024 across crises of conflict, climate change and economic instability, which continue to fuel displacement, hunger, and inequality.

Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems and Agroecology: Synergies and Convergences Country Global agnes Tue, 01/16/2024 – 11:47 Issues Lands, Resources, and Environments Program 5 Main Image By Isapi Rúa (Guaraní)  Indigenous food systems are systems of production, distribution, and consumption of foods based on Traditional Knowledge and practices of Indigenous Peoples. […]

Impacts of global shocks persist.

Once upon a time giant apes lived around the karst plains of what is now southern China. They stood  three meters tall and weighed 250 kilograms. They were the largest apes ever to have lived on Earth. Then Gigantopithcus blacki, which resembled upsized versions of orangutans, went extinct. Why this […]

Country: Guinea Source: Médecins Sans Frontières West Africa has been battling the worst wave of diphtheria ever recorded on the continent. After more than 30 years without a case, Guinea’s first patient was diagnosed in July, with more since.