A Key Role for 1.8 Billion Youth in UN’s 2030 Development Agenda

Students in Primary Seven at Zanaki Primary School in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania during an English language class. Credit: Sarah Farhat/World Bank. By Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, Aug 16 2019 – The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) is convinced ...

NetAlly Spins Out of NETSCOUT to Further Drive Innovation in Handheld Network Testing Market

Company's first product enhancements include AirCheck G2 Wi–Fi 6 support and new Link–Live cloud platform updates that centralize tester management and data visibility for network engineers and technicians COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., ...

Sol-Gel Technologies Reports Second Quarter 2019 Financial Results and Corporate Update

Top–line generic product revenue of $7.8 million TWIN Phase 3 trials are fully enrolled and remain on track to report results in 4Q19 NESS ZIONA, Israel, Aug. 13, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sol–Gel Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: ...

EB5 Capital Announces Trip to Cairo to Meet Families Interested in the United States’ EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EB5 Capital announced today its scheduled travel to Cairo, between September 2 "" September 7, to meet with individuals interested in investing in and immigrating to the United States. "EB5 ...

India’s Indigenous Women Assert their Land Rights

By Stella PaulKORCHI, India, Aug 9 2019 (IPS) Korchi a village of 3,256 people, most of whom are small and marginal farmers belonging to Gondi and Kawar indigenous communities, lies about 750 kilometres east of Mumbai, India. Here, women ...

Burning Forests for Rain, and Other Climate Catastrophes

Communities living on the foothills of Mount Kenya believe that burning forests will result in rain. A new United Nations report states that deforestation is one of the major drivers of climate change. Credit: CC By 2.0/Regina Hart By Miriam ...

Land Degradation Jeopardizes Ability to Feed the World

By Ibrahim ThiawBONN, Aug 9 2019 – We have known for over 25 years that poor land use and management are major drivers of climate change, but have never mustered the political will to act. With the release of the Inter-governmental Panel ...

Desertification a Frontline Against Climate Change: IPCC

Drone visual of the area in Upper East Region, Ghana prior to restoration of the land that was taken in 2015. Years later the community restored the land by planting trees. A new United Nations report has described farming, land degradation ...

Global Geodetic Framework Helps Monitor Natural Disasters & Rising Sea Levels

By Lakshi De Vass GunawardenaUNITED NATIONS, Aug 9 2019 – There are several initiatives in place to foster sustainable development– and the Global Geodetic Reference governance frame is one that has proved effective. “This proposed ...

If Fertility Rates Remain Constant

By Joseph ChamieNEW YORK, Aug 9 2019 – What if current fertility rates of countries remain constant for the rest of the 21st century? Under this assumption, the populations of high fertility countries skyrocket while those of most low ...