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Read MorePhoto: Pexels/Magda Ehlers Plastic pollution is an existential threat to biodiversity worldwide both on land and in water and plenty of it comes in the form of polyethylene, the most widely used plastic in the world. Yet a solution for accumulating polyethylene waste is in the works thanks to scientists […]
Read MoreCountry: Afghanistan Source: UN Office of the SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict Children in Afghanistan remained highly vulnerable to grave violations, despite an overall decrease in grave violations compared to the last reporting period, following the Taliban takeover.
Read MoreCountries: Israel, occupied Palestinian territory Source: UN News Centre The resolution, among others demands immediate, safe and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance at scale directly to the Palestinian civilian population throughout the Gaza Strip.
Read MoreCountries: 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
Read MoreA 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. […]
Read MoreBy 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 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 MoreCountry: 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 MoreNearly 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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