UNICEF, the UN Children’s Fund, issued a statement from Deir al-Balah in Gaza’s central area, where untreated sewage run-off formed large pools on the road next to shelters for forcibly displaced people. “Sewage water is all over the streets,” said UNICEF spokesperson Salim Oweis, who highlighted the destruction of Gaza’s water and sanitation network, and its sewage treatment plants, since war erupted on 7 October, after Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel. Daily disease threat Diarrhoea and skin rashes continue to impact Gazans forced multiple times from their homes and shelters, according to UNICEF, amid increasingly urgent calls for a ceasefire to…
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an initial award of $2 million in emergency grant funding to Texas to support employment and training of workers to assist in cleanup and recovery activities in 67 counties stricken by the effects of Hurricane Beryl.On July 8, 2024, Beryl came ashore as a Category 1 hurricane near Matagorda and the following day, the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a major disaster declaration allowing the state to request federal assistance for recovery efforts in the following 67 counties:AndersonChambersHardinLeeNuecesShelbyAngelinaCherokeeHarrisLeonOrangeTrinityAransasColoradoHarrisonLibertyPanolaTylerAustinDewittHidalgoMadisonPolkUpshurBowieFayetteHoustonMarionRefugioVictoriaBrazoriaFort BendJacksonMatagordaRobertsonWalkerBrazosFreestoneJasperMilamRuskWallerBurlesonGalvestonJeffersonMontgomerySabineWashingtonCalhounGoliadKenedyMorrisSan AugustineWebbCameronGreggKlebergNacogdochesSan JacintoWhartonCampGrimesLavacaNewtonSan PatricioWillacyCass Administered by the department’s Employment and Training Administration, the National Dislocated Worker Grant of up…
Speaking in Samoa, where he met residents uprooted from their homes by sea level rise and coastal erosion, Mr. Guterres said that Pacific islanders had refused to be victims of climate change. But their ambitious plans to resist this “existential threat for millions” had been put on hold, amid a lack of promised funding, he insisted. “We are fighting hard for climate justice…[but] we are not seeing the money that is needed and that’s why we ask for the reform and the international financial institutions in order for the funding needs of countries, like Pacific countries, to be met,” the…
Yaoundé – A workshop to validate the report entitled ‘Mapping of actors and programmes supporting the reintegration of returning migrants’ was held from 8 to 9 August 2024 at the Hôtel Djeuga Palace. Organised by the United Nations Migration Agency (International Organisation for Migration – IOM), this event is part of the Migrant Protection Return and Reintegration for Sub-Saharan Africa (MPRR-SSA) project, which aims to promote the protection, return and reintegration of sub-Saharan African migrants. The workshop saw the active participation of various partners, including government institutions, civil society organisations, international organisations and private sector actors involved in supporting and…
CO DOWN, Northern Ireland – A controlled explosion was carried out at the location where a big World War II bomb was discovered in County Down.Following the discovery of the device last Thursday, approximately 400 homes in Newtownards’ Rivenwood suburb were evacuated.Police and British Army bomb experts were on the scene, where a sand-filled building was built around the bomb until it was determined if it should be removed or made safe there. The PSNI stated that a decision was reached to deal with the device on the scene. Several hours later, residents heard an explosion in the vicinity. Superintendent…
Employer name: Turf Paradise Inc.Investigation site: 41 3rd Ave. Longmont, CO 80501 Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found Turf Paradise Inc. failed to pay overtime to 56 workers when the Longmont snow removal and landscaping company improperly claimed an exemption for seasonal recreational and amusement workers. The employer paid the affected workers their base rate when they should have paid time and one-half their regular…
Elizabeth Spehar, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, addressed the Council’s high-level debate on the UN Secretary-General’s New Agenda for Peace. Launched in July 2023, the policy brief shows how conflict prevention and peacebuilding can help to reverse the trend towards violence while reducing the human and economic costs of war. Break the cycle “Prevention and peacebuilding can break the cycle of violence and lay the foundations to ensure sustainable development is possible for all,” she said. The meeting – convened by Sierra Leone, the Council president for August – was held against the backdrop of a rise in conflict globally.…
Nairobi – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing for USD 18.5 million to provide crucial health-care services to migrants, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and host communities in East, Horn, and Southern Africa at risk of mpox. “The spread of mpox across East, Horn, and Southern Africa is a grave concern, especially for the vulnerable migrant, highly mobile populations and displaced communities often overlooked in such crises,” said Amy Pope, IOM Director General. “We must act swiftly to protect those at the highest risk and to mitigate the impact of this outbreak on the region.” Mpox has been…
Members of Seychelles received their kit to build their robot on Tuesday and were given several tools. (Seychelles News Agency)Photo license Starting next year, the school curriculum in Seychelles will include a digital skills component, said a top government official on Tuesday after handing over the kits and tools to the team participating in the First Global Robotics Challenge this year. The principal secretary for Education Sector Development, John Lesperance, told reporters that this competition fits the government’s plan to promote the digital economy, especially digital skills. “The Ministry of Education is currently developing frameworks and tools that will be…
Migrants and other marginalized and highly mobile populations including those uprooted from their homes by natural emergencies and conflict are far more prone to infection because of poor living conditions and the “significant barriers” many often encounter in seeking help, explained the International Organization for Migration. “The spread of mpox across East, Horn and Southern Africa is a grave concern, especially for the vulnerable migrant, highly mobile populations and displaced communities often overlooked in such crises,” said Amy Pope, IOM Director General. “We must act swiftly to protect those at the highest risk and to mitigate the impact of this outbreak…