Country: Sudan Source: International Organization for Migration Armed clashes in multiple cities across Sudan have displaced an estimated 6,036,176 IDPs over the past nine months. Prior to 15 April 2023, Sudan already hosted as estimated 3,820,772 IDPs.
Read MoreNot often do courts explicitly reverse their own precedent, especially when that precedent was a unanimous 7-0 opinion issued only a few years earlier. But that is precisely what happened last week when the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine (Maine SJC), in a 4-3 opinion, reversed itself and issued its […]
Read MoreBy Yasmine SherifNEW YORK, Jan 24 2024 (IPS-Partners) Education is the bedrock of peace, the foundation of strong societies, and the building block for a better world. This year, as we celebrate the Sixth International Day of Education under the theme of ‘learning for a lasting peace’, we call on […]
Read MoreCountries: Chad, Egypt, South Sudan, Sudan Source: CARE International Loss of life, mass displacement, gender-based violence, hunger and cholera are all occurring at alarming rates. More than 7.4 million are displaced, including 3 million children having fled the violence.
Read MoreThe 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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