Italy: Refugees on Balkan route face another crisis this winter, warns the IRC
23 Desember 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountries: Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Serbia, World Source: International Rescue Committee Refugees and asylum seekers entering Europe through the Balkans face critical humanitarian conditions, while falling temperatures and a shortage of official reception facilities pose further threats
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An NGO saves 15 big cats from certain death at a tiger farm in Thailand
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentA picture is worth a thousand words, the saying goes, and this one certainly does. In it a badly emaciated female tiger called Salamas, her ribcage visible through furless skin, stands on wobbly legs with her eyes closed and her head held against the concrete wall of its small cage. […]
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Amidst a Horrendous 2023, Civil Society is Fighting Back Society
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentBy Farhana Haque RahmanTORONTO, Canada, Dec 22 2023 (IPS) The year 2023 has brought so much tragedy, with incomprehensible loss of lives, whether from wars or devastating ‘natural’ disasters, while our planet has seen yet more records broken as our climate catastrophe worsens. And so as the clock ticks towards […]
Read MoreThe population of Gaza is on the brink of famine
22 Desember 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe food insecurity situation in the Gaza Strip is becoming increasingly dire. A recent blog of just 10 days ago and based on an assessment by the World Food Programme pointed out that during October and November, 80 percent of the population in Gaza was displaced and more than 80 […]
Read MoreWFP warns of major setback to aid efforts as fighting spreads in Sudan
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Sudan Source: World Food Programme WFP has had to temporarily suspend food assistance in parts of Gezira State, affecting 800,000 people. Crop yields have been impacted. The situation is dire, with 18M people acutely food insecure.
Read MoreDOJ Jettisons Its Last Criminal No-Poach Prosecution, but Antitrust Scrutiny of Labor Markets is Here to Stay
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentNearly seven years after first announcing its intent to criminally prosecute employers and individuals for anticompetitive conduct in labor markets, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ or Division) voluntarily dismissed its last remaining criminal prosecution for alleged “no-poach” agreements, seemingly marking the end of the Division’s four-year odyssey to […]
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Genetically modified crops aren’t a solution to climate change
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pexels/Tom Fisk The European Commission launched a proposal in July 2023 to deregulate a large number of plants manufactured using new genetic techniques. Despite extraordinary attempts by the Spanish presidency to force a breakthrough, EU members have not yet reached a consensus on this plan. But if the proposal were to […]
Read MoreFood System Transformation in Kenya: Lessons from the Past and Policy Options for the Future
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentHybrid Event: January 8, 2023 at 8:30am-9:45am EST/ 4:30pm-5:45pm EAT. During this hybrid book launch, speakers from academia, Kenyan research institutes, policy institutions, and CGIAR will discuss the new book Food System Transformation in Kenya: Lessons from the Past and Policy Options for the Future. A light reception will follow […]
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South Asian Women, Girls Need Responsive Legal System to Gender Violence
21 Desember 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentA woman is advised by a BLAST counsellor. The organization offers legal support, including providing information, advice, and free legal representation. Credit: BLAST By Ranjit DevrajNEW DELHI, Dec 21 2023 (IPS) Criminal justice systems in South Asia are failing women, despite stark statistics on the prevalence of violence. WHO estimates […]
Read MorePocahontas Reframed Film Festival Returns for Its Seventh Year
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPocahontas Reframed Film Festival Returns for Its Seventh Year Country United States agnes Thu, 12/21/2023 – 09:36 Issues Languages and Cultures Program 5 Main Image By Phoebe Farris (Powhatan-Pamunkey) The Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival held its annual celebration of Indigenous film in Richmond, Virginia, from November 17-19, 2023, amplifying the […]
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