The conflict continues unabated in August 2021, with armed hostilities intensifying in Amhara and Afar regions, impacting the ability of aid partners to mobilize assistance to Tigray and surrounding areas in the two neighboring regions. The de facto blockade on the movement of aid supplies has practically halted the humanitarian response, with stocks of food aid […]
Day: September 21, 2021
UNHCR Ethiopia: Operational Update (September 2021)
Documentation of Eritrean refugees from Hitsats and Shimelba camps: In Addis Ababa, UNHCR, in partnership with the Agency for Refugees and Returnees Affairs (ARRA) and the Organization for Women in SelfEmployment (WISE) concluded the documentation of over 6,700 Eritrean refugees who fled the former Hitsats and Shimelba camps in northern Tigray region after the camps had […]
China is financing infrastructure projects around the world – many could harm nature and Indigenous communities
China is shaping the future of economic development through its Belt and Road Initiative, an ambitious multi-billion-dollar international push to better connect itself to the rest of the world through trade and infrastructure. Through this venture, China is providing over 100 countries with funding they have long sought for roads, railways, power plants, ports and other […]
If you were called by a melody, how would it sound? Communities in Ethiopia and PNG name people with unique individual tunes
36-year-old Binoora Bhultse lives in Garda village in the Oyda district of southwest Ethiopia. While he could share the name Binoora with other local men, Binoora also has a name that is special to him. It may never have existed before him, and may never name anyone else after he dies. This name isn’t a […]
Restore trust and inspire hope, UN chief says in message to UNGA76
With humanity on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction, the world must wake up, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his keynote address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. Outlining six “Great Divides” that must be bridged now, he called for greater action in areas such as climate policy, gender […]
ConvaTec Enhances Innovation Management with Anaqua
Anaqua’s AQX platform to help global medical products group protect and optimize its valuable IP portfolios LONDON, Sept. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Anaqua, the leading innovation and intellectual property management technology provider, today announced that global medical products and technologies group ConvaTec will use Anaqua’s AQX platform to help more effectively manage their valuable patent and […]