Responding to today’s ministerial decision by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the TRIPs Agreement, Tamaryn Nelson, Amnesty International’s Researcher on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, said:“More than two years into the Covid-19 pandemic an…
Day: June 19, 2022
UNFPA East and Southern Africa in 2021 – Getting To Zero: Towards Rights and Choices For All by 2030
The year 2021 was a challenging one for the communities, the world, and for the millions of young women and girls in East and Southern Africa. Despite the seemingly insurmountable obstacles that hampered our efforts in delivering a better region and a …
International Space Agencies mark 50 years of collaboration on meteorological satellites
A global consortium of major space agencies is celebrating 50 years of collaboration in the provision of meteorological satellites vital for weather forecasts, life-saving early warning services and – increasingly – climate change monitoring and other …
Short- and long-term response to extreme weather events by the education sector in Zimbabwe
With extreme weather events increasing in their magnitude and frequency, it is critical to reduce the risk of exposure and vulnerability, especially in the education sector. Katharine Vincent (Kulima Integrated Development Solutions) and Shehnaaz Moosa…