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10 July 2020 To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try a different browser Video caption, ‘I feel like Black Lives Matter has become a trend’ A slogan chanted by tens of thousands around the world, Black Lives Matter has sparked a hashtag, a network of grass-roots organisations, and a moral collective of activists. […]
(CNN) It began as a love letter to Black people in the wake of an unexpected verdict. It was July 2013 and George Zimmerman was on trial for murder in the killing of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old Black boy who had been walking in his father’s Florida neighborhood. The night the verdict was set to […]
Since day one, President Biden, Vice President Harris, and the entire Biden-Harris Administration have treated climate change as the existential threat of our time. After spearheading the most significant climate action in history at home and leading efforts to tackle the climate crisis abroad, the United States heads into the 28th U.N. Climate Change Conference […]
The United States and China are pursuing parallel scientific tracks. To solve crises on multiple fronts, the two roads need to become one, Nature’s editorial board wrote Wednesday. From the post: It’s no secret that research collaborations between China and the United States — among other Western countries — are on a downward trajectory. Early […]
Economic growth needed to end extreme povertyConsumption distributions Our income and consumption distributions for 2022 come from the 2022 Poverty and Shared Prosperity Report of the World Bank10, a bi-annual flagship report by the World Bank . . .
By Omose IghodaroFeatures correspondent Valérie Busser-Touchon, chief impact officer of EcoVadis, talks to the BBC about the sustainability imperative for businesses Valérie Busser-Touchon, chief impact officer of EcoVadis, enters the BBC’s Executive Lounge to talk about how corporate social responsibility and business goals don’t have to be at odds. Sustainability and business decisions are no […]
Environment Secretary Steve Barclay set out a package of support for Ukraine while addressing the international community at the Kyiv International Summit: Grain from Ukraine today – showing the UK’s solidarity with Ukraine in the face of Russia’s unprovoked assault. In his video address to the conference, the Secretary of State reaffirmed the UK’s support […]
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, Fla. — Just as they have for millions of years, sea turtles by the thousands made their labored crawl from the ocean to U.S. beaches to lay their eggs over the past several months. This year, record nesting was found in Florida and elsewhere despite growing concern about threats from climate change. […]
Rose-Hulman is continuing to expand its global education outreach by welcoming mathematical scholar and senior lecturer Lucy Muthoni, PhD, from Kenya as the Institute’s Visiting Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence for the rest of the 2023-24 school year. The program brings visiting international scholars to U.S. colleges and universities. It helps the institutions internationalize their curricula, campuses and […]
Introduction GNDR is a member-led global network of civil society organisations for disaster reduction. We have more than 1,500 members across 129 countries. Our vision is a world in which everyone works together to strengthen the resilience of people most at risk and prevent hazards from becoming disasters. GNDR is currently implementing the BMZ funded […]