Joining Forces for Africa (JOFA), the consortium formed by six major child-focused NGOs (Child Fund International, Plan International, Save the Children, SOS Children Villages, Terre des Hommes International Federation, and World Vision) has released its new report “Protecting children during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond”. The study gives shocking data about child protection vulnerabilities in […]
Day: September 16, 2021
Ethiopia — Household Level Intention Survey: Tigray Region (July 2021)
In July 2021, the International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), Camp Coordinaton and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster and Protection Cluster worked together to carry out household level intention surveys in Tigray region for the first time. In response to this changing mobility context, the purpose of the household level intention survey was […]
Ethiopia – Northern Ethiopia Humanitarian Update Situation Report, 16 Sept 2021
HIGHLIGHTS The first EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flight arrived in Tigray, carrying supplies, including ready-to-use therapeutic food for severely malnourished children. The last humanitarian cargo that entered the Tigray region via road was on 7 September. Last week, more than 448,000 people received only one commodity (2kg of pulses per person) due to a shortage […]
Sweegen Delights China’s Consumers With Premiumization of Low-Calorie Confectionery Chocolate
Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Sept. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As Asia-Pacific’s chocolate market diversifies and consumer tastes gravitate to sophistication, Sweegen has expanded its footprint into China by formulating premium low-calorie confectionery chocolate for the brand TeChoco.“Sweegen has demonstrated the near-impossible task of formulating low-calorie great-tasting confectionery chocolate products with low to no sugar,” […]
New research finds USD billions to coal power projects in Africa, Asia jeopardizing energy access, climate agendas
Coal Finance in High-Impact Countries Chinese state-owned institutions, world’s largest banks continue to finance coal power in countries with greatest needs for electricity access; USD 42 billion committed to grid-connected coal power plants between 2013-2019 in 18 countries studied VIENNA, Austria, Sept. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New research published today by Sustainable Energy for […]
Selon une dernière étude, les milliards de dollars destinés aux projets d’énergie au charbon en Afrique et en Asie compromettent l’accès à l’énergie et la lutte contre le changement climatique.
Financement du charbon dans les pays à fort impact Les institutions publiques chinoises et les plus grandes banques du monde continuent de financer l’énergie au charbon dans les pays où les besoins en matière d’accès à l’électricité sont les plus importants ; 42 milliards de dollars ont été engagés pour des centrales au charbon reliées au […]