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Lenovo Leads The Next Wave Of Personal Computing In Asia Pacific With AI-powered Innovation
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 5:02 am | Lenovo
SYDNEY, Australia, April 4, 2024 – As an innovator delivering one of the broadest portfolios from the pocket to the cloud, Lenovo is strengthening its foothold in Asia Pacific with its latest generation of consumer PCs and setting a new standard ... More >>
Belle Binder Wins Tasmanian AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 4:50 am | AgriFutures
The AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award, supported by platinum sponsor Westpac, is Australia’s leading Award in acknowledging and supporting the critical role women play in rural and regional businesses, industries and communities. More >>
Comment By OHCHR-UN's Volker Türk Ahead Of The 30th Anniversary Of The 1994 Genocide Against The Tutsi In Rwanda
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 6:56 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The tragic events of 1994 in Rwanda should forever shock the conscience of humanity and be a constant reminder to States of the need to do everything in their power to prevent the crime of genocide worldwide. States must redouble their efforts to ... More >>
Misleading Product Labelling Concerning – Consumer Council of Fiji
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 6:00 am | Consumer Council of Fiji
Consumers must be provided with any and all information pertaining to the products they are intending to purchase so that they can make informed decisions. The recent controversy surrounding the ‘Golden Circle’ brand Apple Juice has brought this ... More >>
GAZA: Over 2% Of Gaza’s Child Population Killed Or Injured In Six Months Of War
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 5:28 am | Save The Children
Nearly 26,000 children - or just over two percent of Gaza’s child population - have been killed or injured in Gaza in six months of a war which has decimated the health system and severed access to education, Save the Children said. In the six ... More >>
Tanya Egerton Wins Northern Territory AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award
Friday, 5 April 2024, 12:49 pm | AgriFutures
The AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award, supported by platinum sponsor Westpac, is Australia’s leading Award in acknowledging and supporting the critical role women play in rural and regional businesses, industries and communities. More >>
Russia: Oleg Orlov Trial Is An Abuse Of Legal System For Political Purposes, Says UN Expert
Friday, 5 April 2024, 10:12 am | OHCHR
“In keeping Oleg Orlov behind bars, on charges that have no grounds in international law, the Russian authorities show everyone in Russia the instruments they are willing to use to silence peaceful dissenters and independent voices and demonstrate the ... More >>
WHO Negotiations For Pandemic Treaty Extended Due To Disagreements
Friday, 5 April 2024, 8:36 am | Globetrotter
Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) failed to reach an agreement on the text of the Pandemic Treaty during the recently concluded ninth round of negotiations of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB). More >>
Argentine Diplomats Expelled From Colombia Following Explosive Comments By Milei
Friday, 5 April 2024, 8:34 am | Globetrotter
In response to his comments, wherein he called Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro a “terrorist assassin,” Colombia’s Foreign Ministry announced the expulsion of Argentina’s diplomats from their embassy in Bogotá, Colombia. More >>
Gaza: Aid Worker Killings Prompt Temporary Halt To UN Operations After Dark
Friday, 5 April 2024, 8:30 am | UN News
UN humanitarians in Gaza have suspended operations at night for at least 48 hours in response to the killing of seven aid workers from the NGO World Central Kitchen on Tuesday. More >>
$414 Million Appeal For Palestine Refugees In Syria, Lebanon And Jordan
Friday, 5 April 2024, 6:42 am | UN News
The funding will be used to keep cash and in-kind food assistance running, along with healthcare, education, and technical and vocational training. More >>
IAS Calls On Uganda To Abandon Its Anti-gay Law
Friday, 5 April 2024, 6:16 am | International AIDS Society
IAS – the International AIDS Society – is deeply concerned about the HIV response in Uganda following its Constitutional Court’s ruling to uphold the Anti-Homosexuality Act. More >>
Protect Rights Online And Off: Uganda’s Court Upholds Criminalization Of LGBTQ+ Advocacy
Friday, 5 April 2024, 6:12 am | Access Now
Access Now condemns the Uganda Constitutional Court’s decision to uphold the draconian Anti-Homosexuality Act . This deadly blow to human rights is legitimizing discrimination, intolerance, and violence against people at risk in Uganda — online and off. “The ... More >>
Israel/Gaza: UN Experts Deplore Attacks On Al-Shifa Hospital, Urge States To Stop The Massacre
Friday, 5 April 2024, 5:31 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Al-Shifa Hospital was the largest single provider of health care in Gaza and its destruction was described by the World Health Organization as having “ripped the heart out of the health system”. By destroying it, Israel is denying access to ... More >>
Uganda: Türk Dismayed At Ruling Upholding Discriminatory Anti-gay Law
Friday, 5 April 2024, 5:28 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
“The Ugandan authorities must uphold the rights and dignity of all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Criminalization of and application of the death penalty to consensual same-sex relations are contrary to Uganda’s international ... More >>
Unravelling The Legacies Of Slavery
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 7:14 am | UN News
Racism, discrimination and crippled economies and health are among centuries-old legacies of the transatlantic slave trade and part of the stark messages behind the #RememberSlavery special events and newly unveiled chilling exhibits at UN Headquarters. ... More >>
Israel Continues To Block Aid Into Northern Gaza; UN Sending Team To Shattered Al-Shifa Hospital
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 7:11 am | UN News
Israeli forces are blocking aid deliveries into famine-stricken northern Gaza as the five-month-long war grinds on despite recent strong demands from the top UN court and the Security Council for open aid access into the enclave and for a temporary ... More >>
Haitians ‘Cannot Wait’ For Reign Of Terror By Gangs To End: Rights Chief
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 7:09 am | UN News
Restoring public order and ensuring access to aid must be priorities in Haiti, where criminal gangs continue to terrorize the population, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday in Geneva. "The scale of human rights violations ... More >>
UN Calls For Restraint Following Iran Consulate Attack In Syria
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 7:07 am | UN News
A senior UN official on Tuesday urged the Security Council to work to avert further escalation in the Middle East following the deadly airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Syria’s capital, Damascus. Briefing ambassadors a day after the attack, Assistant-Secretary-General ... More >>
Top 5 Ultimate Trips To Iceland: Your Guide To An Epic Adventure
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 6:48 am | Hugh Grant
This guide highlights the top five ultimate trips to Iceland, each designed to provide an immersive and anecdotal experience. With the best northern lights tours and insights on the best place to stay in Iceland for Northern Lights, your Icelandic adventure ... More >>
Widening The ‘We’
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 6:31 am | Human Bridges
While malignant bonding, the scarcity mind, and historical trauma are powerful shapers of human society, there have always been powerful and, often, very effective counterbalancing factors. More >>
The Chasm Between TB And HIV Continues
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 5:43 am | CNS
TB remains the leading cause of death for people living with HIV globally. In 2021, almost one-third of AIDS-related deaths were due to TB. More >>
UN Signals Importance Of Play By Adopting Official International Day Of Play
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 9:43 am | LEGO
Global research surveying more than 25,000 children across 36 countries reveals that as many as 73% of children don’t believe adults take play – and how it can help them learn – seriously. More >>
"It’s Not Fair To Die Of Hunger" - The Lives Of Malnourished Children In Gaza
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 9:27 am | Save The Children
Malnourished children in Gaza are not getting the food and medical care they need to survive with food being blocked at every turn and the health system obliterated, Save the Children has warned, as families report children are suffering from massive ... More >>
East Asia And Pacific To Sustain Growth Amid Global Headwinds
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 8:43 am | World Bank
Addressing firm productivity slowdown key to long-term growth WASHINGTON, March 31, 2024 —Developing East Asia and Pacific is growing faster than the rest of the world but slower than it was before the pandemic, the World Bank said on Sunday in ... More >>
YouTube Approves Disinformation Ads In India Ahead Of General Election
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 7:19 am | Access Now
YouTube is approving election disinformation ads in India ahead of the country’s general election, a new joint investigation by Access Now and Global Witness has found. Access Now and Global Witness’ new investigation, " Votes will not ... More >>
Gaza: Israeli Strike On NGO Aid Team Condemned As Humanitarians Renew Access Call
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 7:04 am | UN News
To date, hundreds of healthcare workers have been killed “doing their job”, the WHO official noted, along with 32,000 of civilians, 70 per cent of whom are women and children. More >>
UN Human Rights Chief Speech On DRC At The Human Rights Council
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 6:34 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Between 1 October 2023 and 15 March 2024, the UN Joint Human Rights Office documented 2,110 human rights violations and abuses throughout DRC. Of these, 59 per cent were committed by armed groups, and they include summary executions and conflict-related ... More >>
Global Efforts Needed To Combat Waste Trafficking To Southeast Asia, New Research By UNODC And UNEP Reveals
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 5:35 am | UNODC
The report, which has been financed by the European Union, stresses the urgent need for further regulatory reforms, enhanced international cooperation, capacity development, research, and data along with stricter enforcement measures to combat waste trafficking ... More >>
The EU Is Marching Toward An Independent And Integrated Military
Saturday, 30 March 2024, 7:24 pm | Independent Media Institute
The EU’s evolving common defense network is decades in the making, yet remains hindered by its inability to match NATO and apprehension by some member states. More >>
Thailand Leads Southeast Asia: Parliament Approves Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Bill
Saturday, 30 March 2024, 7:17 pm | Globetrotter
Thailand’s lower house endorses historic same-sex marriage bill, paving the way for southeast Asia’s first marriage equality law amid evolving LGBTQ+ rights landscape. More >>
World News In Brief: Russia Vetoes DPR Korea Sanctions Resolution, Children Under Fire In Sudan, Drought Plagues Malawi
Saturday, 30 March 2024, 6:39 am | UN News
A United States resolution to extend the mandate of an expert panel which monitors sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) was vetoed by Russia in the Security Council on Thursday. This in effect abolishes the monitoring ... More >>
Cambodia’s Environment & Natural Resources Code: A Threat To Indigenous Peoples Rights To Land & Sustainable Development
Saturday, 30 March 2024, 6:31 am | IPMSDL
It grants a latitude of power to private interests to exploit natural resources in the name of “sustainable economic development”, at the expense of Indigenous land rights. This Code threatens the very existence and autonomy of Indigenous communities. More >>
FIANZ: First Food Aid From NZ Reaches Gaza Camp For Starving Children & Women
Friday, 29 March 2024, 5:54 pm | FIANZ
This is the first time FIANZ has provided such direct food aid overseas and builds on our previous experience when we supplied cooked and packed meals to the victims of the Cyclone Gabrielle in NZ. More >>
New $1.4 Billion Plan To Support South Sudanese Refugees
Friday, 29 March 2024, 7:06 am | UN News
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and partners on Thursday appealed for $1.4 billion this year to support more than two million South Sudanese refugees in five African countries and local communities hosting them. Since the start of the conflict in ... More >>
Health System ‘Barely Surviving’, As OCHA Calls For Gaza Aid Restrictions To End
Friday, 29 March 2024, 7:04 am | UN News
Gaza’s health system is ‘barely surviving’ after more than five months of Israeli bombardment, the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. In a social media post, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that only 10 out of 36 hospitals ... More >>
Why Did A German Bank Close The Jewish Voice Account?
Friday, 29 March 2024, 7:01 am | Alternative Jewish Voices
The Berliner Sparkasse bank has frozen the account of Jüdische Stimme (Jewish Voice) until the organisation submits documents including the full names and addresses of its members. More >>
Russia: UN Experts Call For Immediate Release Of Journalist Evan Gershkovich
Friday, 29 March 2024, 6:12 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“Russian authorities have yet to provide any credible evidence to substantiate the egregious espionage claims against Gershkovich,” the experts said. More >>
UN Experts Urge France To Guarantee Safe Drinking Water In Guadeloupe
Friday, 29 March 2024, 5:50 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The UN experts found that more than 60 per cent of water in Guadeloupe is lost through leaks before it reaches the taps, resulting in enormous waste. More >>
UN: Findings On Chile, Guyana, Indonesia, Namibia, Serbia, Somalia & United Kingdom Of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Friday, 29 March 2024, 5:48 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (28 March 2024) - The UN Human Rights Committee today issued its findings on Chile, Guyana, Indonesia, Namibia, Serbia, Somalia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland after examining the seven States parties in its latest ... More >>
Haiti: “Cataclysmic” Situation Demands Immediate And Bold Action – UN Report
Friday, 29 March 2024, 5:46 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The report calls for tighter national and international controls to stem trafficking of weapons and ammunition to Haiti. More >>
Mandy Walker Wins Western Australian AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award
Friday, 29 March 2024, 5:39 am | AgriFutures
28 March Mandy Walker has been named the winner of the 2024 Western Australian AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award for supporting regional businesses to diversify and flourish. Mrs Walker accepted the Award last night at a ceremony presented by the Hon. Sandra ... More >>
Industry Leaders CrowdStrike And Rubrik Announce Strategic Partnership
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 10:51 am | Joint Press Release
AUSTIN, Texas and PALO ALTO, Calif., March 27, 2024 – CrowdStrike (Nasdaq: CRWD) and Rubrik today announced a strategic partnership to accelerate data security transformation and stop breaches of critical information. By unifying rich, data-centric attack ... More >>
Gaza War: ‘Direct Hits’ On More Than 200 Schools Since Israeli Bombing Began
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 7:28 am | UN News
The intense Israeli bombardment of Gaza in response to Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel has included “direct hits” on 212 schools in the enclave, UN-partnered analysis indicated on Wednesday. More >>
HIVR4P 2024 Journalist Fellowship Applications Close In 2 Weeks!
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 7:05 am | International AIDS Society
IAS – the International AIDS Society – is pleased to offer a dedicated training programme for a limited number of journalists reporting on HIV prevention and related topics. Applications for this programme close in just two weeks! In addition to financial ... More >>
Sri Lanka: Govt-IMF Reach Agreement But Basic Question Remains
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 6:42 am | Globetrotter
Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has worsened due to IMF deals, causing social unrest, unemployment, poverty, and food insecurity, and posing significant challenges for its people. More >>
Australia: Net Zero Economy Authority Bill Is A Step Towards A Fair And Well Planned Transition
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 5:41 am | Investor Group on Climate Change
The bill to establish Australia’s Net Zero Economy Authority was handed to Parliament, and welcomed by investors. Establishing this independent, statutory Authority strengthens two important commitments to workers and regional communities. Firstly, that Australians ... More >>
UN CRPD Publishes Findings On Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, Nicaragua, Sweden. Zambia
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 5:22 am | United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies
GENEVA (27 March 2024) - The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) today issued its findings on Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, Nicaragua, Sweden and Zambia, after reviewing the seven States parties during its ... More >>
Australia: Co-design Must Be Genuine, Our Lives Depend On It: PWDA Responds To The NDIS Reform Bill
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 5:18 am | People with Disability Australia - PWDA
Major reforms to the National Disability Insurance (NDIS) have been introduced to parliament today by Minister for the NDIS Bill Shorten. People with Disability Australia (PWDA) have responded with a call for genuine co-design to refine the legislation ... More >>
UN Envoy Backs Demand For Immediate Gaza Ceasefire Amid ‘Cataclysmic Suffering’
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 7:25 am | UN News
26 March The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process on Tuesday issued a fervent plea for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and release of all hostages, amid “cataclysmic” suffering in the Gaza Strip and continuing violence ... More >>
Gaza: ‘Double-digit’ Number Of Children Reported Killed Overnight
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 7:22 am | UN News
The continuing violence came despite an immediate ceasefire call for the remainder of Ramadan from the Security Council on Monday, prompting urgent appeals from UN aid agencies for the resolution to be respected immediately, to prevent more people ... More >>
Colombia: UN Expert Calls For Implementation Of Peace Agreement As A State Policy
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 7:18 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA/BOGOTA (26 March 2024) - UN International Human Rights Expert Antonia Urrejola today called on the Colombian State to implement the 2016 Peace Agreement as a State policy and ensure that all dialogue processes with non-state armed groups take a ... More >>
A Step In The Right Direction: Meta Oversight Board’s Opinion On The Term “Shaheed”
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 7:07 am | Access Now
Access Now welcomes the long-awaited Oversight Board’s policy advisory opinion calling on Meta to end its blanket ban on use of the Arabic-language term “shaheed” when referring to individuals designated as dangerous, and demands that Meta adopt ... More >>
States Must Adhere To Obligations Under Genocide Convention To Prevent Further Loss Of Life In Gaza: Special Rapporteur
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 6:47 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Following an analysis of Israel’s actions and patterns of violence in its onslaught on Gaza, the Special Rapporteur’s report found that the threshold indicating Israel’s commission of genocide had been met. More >>
What Drives Demand For Migrant And Refugee Smuggling In Southeast Asia? New Research From UNODC
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 6:00 am | UNODC
The research goes on to explore the different smuggling routes taken within the region by land, sea and air. The modi operandi of smugglers are examined, with the research showing that refugees and migrants or their family and friends initiate contact with ... More >>
Thailand: Ensure Equal Access To Marriage And Other Rights To LGBTI+ Persons
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 7:45 pm | Fortify Rights
Thailand’s House of Representatives to commence final reading of draft legislation to amend the Civil and Commercial Code (BANGKOK, March 26, 2024)—The Thai parliament should ensure the draft Act for Amendment to the Civil and Commercial Code, commonly ... More >>
Sara Minkara To APEC: Unlock The Potential And Value Of Disability Inclusion
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 6:04 pm | APEC
Minkara stressed that disability inclusion is not a technical problem but rather an adaptive one, meaning that the issue is complex and multifaceted, and the solution to it often comes from continued learning and sharing of best practices, as well ... More >>
In Step With The City
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 3:09 pm | Flamboyance Tours
Award-winning Flamboyance Tours in Adelaide is adding new specialised tours to its exciting roster of options for travellers who are keen to immerse themselves in the essence of the city at their own speed. Now inquisitive and curious visitors can ... More >>
UN Security Council Passes Temporary Ceasefire Resolution: Now Words Must Become Action To Protect Gaza's Children
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 11:36 am | Save The Children
The more than one million children trapped in Gaza have been granted the hope of a brief respite today following the UN Security Council’s vote to pass a temporary ceasefire resolution, said Save the Children. However, while today’s ceasefire ... More >>
News From Medecins Sans Frontieres
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 10:15 am | Doctors Without Borders
After more than five months, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has finally passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire to the conflict in Gaza during the month of Ramadan, which ends on April 9. The resolution passed with 14 votes ... More >>
