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Natural disasters can have an enormous impact on people, including survivors, first responders, eyewitnesses, and even those who watch related media reports on television. The Disaster Distress Helpline, at 1-800-985-5990, can provide…

In the midst of turmoil and climate challenges in Cameroon’s Northwest region, theatre emerges as a beacon of hope. Performing 4Change, dedicated to uplifting young people and families in crisis, presents “Burnt” – a…

By Luiz de Mello, OECD, and Teresa Ter-Minassian, OECD Fiscal Network Recent decades have seen rapid growth of advanced digital technologies, including high-speed computing, big data, artificial intelligence, the internet-of-things…

Posted on October 29, 2020 by OECD Environment Focus Leave a Comment By Elsa Pilichowski, Director of Public Governance, and Pascal Saint-Amans, Director of the Centre for Tax…

April 5, 2024 SEATTLE (April 5, 2024) – State and federal agencies and departments in Oregon and Washington have agreed to collaborate on addressing the escalating…

1. IntroductionBoth Canada and the United States are experiencing overdose crisis from opioids and other drugs. In 2016, Canada declared the opioid crisis a national public health concern, while British Columbia declared a public health…

The surge of violence since February this year has reached “unprecedented levels” resulting in rampant food insecurity and multiple displacements, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).As the country grapples…

Gangs reportedly control up to 90 per cent of Port-au-Prince, raising concerns that hunger is being used as a weapon to coerce local populations and hold sway over rival armed groups.They control key routes to farming areas to the north…

The higher education system plays an essential role in advancing sustainable development goals. These range from providing knowledge and innovative solutions to educating and equipping generations to navigate the future.…

What is post-liberalism? That is no simple question, though the simplest responses are given by those who identify with it as a movement. Adrian Pabst, author of the most influential book on the subject, proposes it as a way out…

Long the world’s undisputed cocoa powerhouses, accounting for more than 60 percent of global supply, Ghana and its West African neighbour Ivory Coast are both facing catastrophic harvests this season. Expectations of shortages of cocoa…

Sustainability, Vol. 16, Pages 2897: Bibliometric Analysis of Financial and Economic Implications during the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su16072897 Authors: Bojan Obrenovic Goran Oblakovic Asa Romeo Asa…

NEW YORK, NY, May 16, 2022 – Drug overdose deaths reached nearly 108,000 in 2021, the highest number ever recorded in a 12-month period and a staggering 52 percent increase over the previous two years. This rise in overdose-related…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Dec. 19, 2019 COLUMBIA, S.C. - The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and S.C. Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS) welcomed United States Surgeon General Vice…

 Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 3:30pm in the Coastal Institute Auditorium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bubJiI_fgio One of the world’s foremost oil spill scientists, GSO alum Chris Reddy (Ph.D. ‘98) visited the URI…

Four of Ontario’s largest school boards have brought a lawsuit against four of the biggest social media companies for causing an epidemic of addiction among teens. The boards are seeking over $4 billion in damages. Time spent on…

March 29, 2024 WASHINGTON – Today, March 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced final national greenhouse gas pollution standards for heavy-duty…

Back in November 2022, Anab gave a keynote at Design Council’s Design for Planet Festival where she first presented the idea of ‘Ancillary Design’. What was then an sketch for a new type of design, prompted by our ongoing studio…

New York, NY, December 14, 2022 – The Ad Council, in the latest phase of its coordinated public awareness effort tackling the overdose crisis facing America, today announced a parent-focused campaign in partnership with Meta. Emphasizing…

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Naloxone Distribution Project, one of California’s critical harm reduction programs, is now offering fentanyl test strips as another tool to curb rising deaths from fentanyl contamination. SACRAMENTO — As…

The world court issued the new order in response to a recent request made by South Africa, which submitted a case in December accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, based on its continuing offensive following Hamas-led attacks in southern…

2.1. Entrepreneurial Education and Entrepreneurial Self-EfficacyEntrepreneurial education (EE) is a type of education that focuses on equipping individuals with the essential skills, understanding, and ethical principles required to…

South Africa is in the middle of a deep electricity crisis. In 2023 the public, many of whom are voters, experienced the worst loadshedding to date, losing power for an average of five hours a day. The power shortages were largely…

New York, NY, October 24, 2023 – The Huntsman Mental Health Institute and the Ad Council today unveiled their most comprehensive communications initiative yet, designed to create a more open, accepting and proactive society when it comes…

Findings from the recent Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis indicate an alarming 19 per cent increase in the number of children estimated to suffer from severe acute malnutrition in Haiti this year. Around 1.64…

1. IntroductionBetween the surface aquatic habitats, the total area of fresh waterbodies (0.77% of 1,386,000,000 km3 water) is much smaller than the vast marine water . Freshwater bodies consist of an ‘open or lotic water body’ like…

Multiple crises worsened by climate change threaten lives of 45 million childrenAs a prolonged heatwave and drought grip several countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, UNICEF is sounding the alarm on the dire situation faced by…

A disaster or tragedy can have an enormous impact on people, including survivors, first responders, eyewitnesses, and even those who watch related media reports on television. The Disaster Distress Helpline, at 1-800-985-5990, can…

Ozge Akinci, Hunter Clark, Jeff Dawson, Matthew Higgins, Silvia Miranda-Agrippino, Ethan Nourbash, and Ramya Nallamotu A previous post explored the potential implications for U.S. growth and inflation of a manufacturing-led…

According to the UN health agency (WHO), almost 18 million people need medical assistance and half of that number are children.Nearly one in two under-fives also suffer from moderate to severe stunting, said WHO, pointing out that this…

NEW YORK, NY (Jan. 17, 2024) – The national “Love, Your Mind” campaign, in collaboration with Black Players for Change, today unveiled a new public service advertisement (PSA) encouraging individuals, particularly men of color, to make…

UC Berkeley's harvesting box can extract water from air in the middle of the desert.…

HAVANA —  Like millions of other Cubans, María de los Ángeles Pozo thinks back fondly to when a government ration book fed her family everything from hamburgers, fish and milk to chocolate and beer. People would even get cakes for…

GENEVA —  More than 13 years after Syria erupted into civil war, the United Nations says the country has become a more dangerous place for civilians, noting that the oppressive government of President Bashir al-Assad that sparked the…

New York, NY (February 27, 2024) – Today at Northwell Health’s 5th annual Gun Violence Prevention Forum, the Ad Council announced a new gun violence prevention initiative in collaboration with a coalition of health care leaders to…

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This is an online version of Carbon Brief’s weekly DeBriefed email newsletter. Subscribe for free…

Briefing ambassadors at the UN Security Council, Geir Pedersen said that recent spike in violence, including airstrikes, rocket attacks and clashes between armed groups, underscored the urgent need for a political resolution.In addition,…

“As we approach the one-year anniversary of the conflict, we cannot make clearer the desperation that civilians are facing in Sudan,” said Edem Wosornu of the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA – one of three senior officials who…

Final standards will expand consumer choice in clean vehicles and build on historic progress in U.S. auto manufacturing under President Biden’s Investing in America agenda March 20,…

Elsevier has been under the spotlight this month for publishing a paper that contains a clearly ChatGPT-written portion of its introduction. The first sentence of the paper’s Introduction reads, “Certainly, here is a possible…

Elsevier has been under the spotlight this month for publishing a paper that contains a clearly ChatGPT-written portion of its introduction. The first sentence of the paper’s Introduction reads, “Certainly, here is a possible…

1. IntroductionThe Case:On 17 February 2017, the world witnessed the outcome of an investigation by the Michigan Civil Rights Commission focused on the city of Flint, Michigan. Three hearings later, and after reviewing a plethora of…

Ouagadougou (ICRC) – During my visit to Djibo, in the north of Burkina Faso, Moussa* a market gardener, told me of last year’s food shortage as we stood in front of his vegetable plot. “You couldn’t find a single grain of rice at the…

Rampant gang violence has created a humanitarian crisis in the Caribbean country, whose Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, resigned last week.UN children’s agency UNICEF reported that on Saturday, one of its containers was looted at the main…

The botched attempt by Senegalese president Macky Sall to postpone the presidential election has stirred unnecessary tension in an already strained electoral process. The move reflected deeper governance problems in the country.…

Hybrid Event Friday, March 8, 2024 from 10:00 – 11:30am The disruption of Russian gas supplies in 2022 sparked a profound reappraisal of supply and infrastructure dependencies beyond the EU-Russia energy relationship. In this new…

Hybrid Event Friday, March 8, 2024 from 10:00 – 11:30am The disruption of Russian gas supplies in 2022 sparked a profound reappraisal of supply and infrastructure dependencies beyond the EU-Russia energy relationship. In this new…

Hybrid Event Friday, March 8, 2024 from 10:00 – 11:30am The disruption of Russian gas supplies in 2022 sparked a profound reappraisal of supply and infrastructure dependencies beyond the EU-Russia energy relationship. In this new…

Hybrid Event Friday, March 8, 2024 from 10:00 – 11:30am The disruption of Russian gas supplies in 2022 sparked a profound reappraisal of supply and infrastructure dependencies beyond the EU-Russia energy relationship. In…

This article is part of The Conversation’s series examining the housing crisis. Read the other articles in the series here. At a time when everything from abolishing negative gearing to capping rents are being suggested as ways…