Horrifying blockade on aid to Gaza will cost lives, ActionAid warns

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3 March 2025 ActionAid Media Centre 2025 2024 2023 Archive Media contact details Contact us Tel: +44 7753 973 486 (including out of hours) All media contact details “The horrifying decision by the Israeli authorities to block humanitarian supplies into Gaza will cost lives at a time where the entire population is reliant on aid to survive."

IPCC agrees on outlines of three key contributions to the Seventh Assessment Report

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HANGZHOU, Mar 01 – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has agreed on the outlines of the three Working Group contributions to the Seventh Assessment Report (AR7) during its 62nd Plenary session, which concluded today in Hangzhou, China.

The 8 machine learning principles

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The Machine Learning Principles are a practical framework put together by domain experts. Their objective is to provide guidance for technologists to develop machine learning systems responsibly.

APHR Denounces Arrest of Malaysiakini Journalist; Demands Press Freedom

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Jakarta, 3 March 2025 – ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) is deeply concerned about the recent arrest of Malaysiakini journalist B. Nantha Kumar by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on allegations of bribery.

FIFA launches toolkit to help support disability football worldwide

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FIFA has published an extensive guide to disability football to encourage and support its growth around the world.

S. Korea: Nepali worker dies by suicide after being subjected to violence from employers at farm

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Torture of Nepali workers in Korea” Tulsi Poon Magar, who had come to South Korea to work in the agricultural sector under the Employment Permit System (EPS), was found dead on Friday night.

UN Human Rights Chief deeply troubled by Thailand’s deportation of Uyghurs to China

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GENEVA – UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said the deportation on Thursday of 40 ethnic Uyghurs -- who have been held in Thailand for over 11 years -- to China is a clear violation of international human rights laws and standards.

IDS: ‘Devastating blow’ to UK’s aid budget

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The UK Prime Minister has announced that the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget will be cut from 0.5 percent to 0.3 percent of GNI by 2027, in order to fund an increase to the defence budget.

NEW PARTNERSHIP LAUNCHED TO ENSURE LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY AND BROAD JOURNALISTIC CONTENT FOR AI MODELS

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Paris, 10 February: The International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) today announced the creation of the Global Media Trust, a new initiative and platform to enable news content creators - particularly those producing content in the Global Majority ...

FAO welcomes UN Biodiversity COP16.2, highlights agrifood systems as key to achieving global biodiversity goals

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Colombia, the CBD Secretariat, and FAO join efforts to spotlight the importance of including agrifood systems in National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

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