[ad_1] Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 is one of the 17 SDGs established by the United Nations in 2015, which aims to achieve zero hunger by 2030. The increase in food insecurity over the years has become a A worrisome global problem as the number of hungry and undernourished people …
Read More »FSO Safer: Risk and Impact Assessment – Yemen
[ad_1] The Red Sea coast of Yemen and its neighboring countries is at risk of an environmental disaster that could strike any day, with significant humanitarian and economic impacts. An immense oil leak and / or explosion of the FSO Safer, a floating storage and discharge unit anchored in the …
Read More »The latest Google Maps updates are meant to relieve holiday stress
[ad_1] (Photo via Google) Whether you’re celebrating old traditions or creating new ones this holiday season, the latest Google Maps updates are here to keep you safe during a global pandemic. “This year, we’ve made it easy to find information to help you stay safe, up-to-date and connected,” wrote Dane …
Read More »5 Things You Should Know For November 18: Covid-19, Elections, Stimulus, US Troops, Ethiopia
[ad_1] An autonomous weeding robot for farmers: “Autoweeder” is a small autonomous weeding robot designed to help small farms run more efficiently. The robot is managed through an app and can navigate through orchards, parcels or small fields using GPS. Its inventor is Stina Godée, a student at Lund University …
Read More »Malaysian experts welcome free trade agreement
[ad_1] Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Leading experts from Malaysia welcomed the establishment of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at the 37th Leaders Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), calling it an innovative development for the countries of the region after years of talks. Ahamed Kameel Mydin Meera, …
Read More »As they fight the fury in Ethiopia, aid groups advocate for access to refugees
[ad_1] ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Even before clashes began in November between the Ethiopian government and powerful military forces in the northern Tigray region, the area was home to as many as 200,000 refugees and displaced people, according to United Nations agencies. Now, with the increase in air strikes and …
Read More »Food insecurity threatens millions of people in Tigray, Ethiopia: UN
[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS, Nov.17 (Xinhua) – The United Nations and its partners are frustrated in delivering aid to the victims of the Tigray crisis in the northern Ethiopia area over blocked roads, threatening food insecurity for millions. people, UN humanitarian workers said Tuesday. “Roads to the Tigray region remain blocked …
Read More »WHO launches plan to rid the world of cervical cancer and save millions of lives
[ad_1] “Eliminating any cancer would once have seemed like an impossible dream, but now we have the cost-effective, evidence-based tools to make that dream come true,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement. The strategy, endorsed by WHO Member States at the World Health Assembly last week, involves …
Read More »Denounce names and shames of countries comfortable with Big Tobacco
[ad_1] Dunhill Early Morning Pipe Tobacco, Murray from the 90s. Credit: Sjschen / Wikipedia The global tobacco industry has aggressively lobbied governments during the COVID-19 pandemic to expand markets and take forceful measures designed to curb its business, a report by watchdog groups aligned with the World Health Organization stated …
Read More »The prospect of continued free transactions from M-Pesa worries Safaricom
[ad_1] Covid-19 was reportedly a boost for the use of mobile money in Kenya after the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) allowed free mobile banking and M-Pesa transactions until the end of the year. However, Safaricom is apparently not enthusiastic about the possibility of this ruling extending until 2021. According …
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