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Protect children and relief workers caught up in conflict, urges UN rights envoy
Indiscriminate attacks on education and health facilities during armed conflict is having a “dramatic impact” on children and humanitarian personnel, the UN envoy for Children and Armed Conflict said on Monday.
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‘If we invest in health systems, we can bring this virus under control’ – WHO chief
Health systems and global preparedness are not only an investment in the future but “the foundation of our response” to today’s COVID-19 health crisis, the head of the UN’s health agency said on Monday.
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MUSEVENI: Uganda is ready for takeoff
… danger of Europeans that broke out of Western Europe, blocked … The other four were agricultural: cotton, coffee, tea and tobacco. In … were involved with subsistence farming (okukolera ekida kyoonka), … sugar was zero; fertilizers – zero; coffee had fought on …
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EU pledges to learn lessons from coronavirus pandemic with new food security plan
… the European Commission website launching the strategy said: “Food systems … by 50 per cent, fertiliser by 20 per cent … practices such as precision agriculture, agro-ecology and agro … improve diets, by supporting organic fruit and vegetables. There is a …
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A fair EU food system
… information being inserted into restaurant menus, for instance, … This is especially so in southern Europe, where countries depend on … a greater focus on organic farming but assumes that the … of existing EU food policies such as the Common Agricultural Policy, …
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First Person: supporting migrants on the COVID-19 frontline in Myanmar
One of the far-reaching effects of the global lockdown brought on the COVID-19 pandemic has been the return of migrant workers to their home countries. The UN gender agency, UN Women has been supporting the authorities in Myanmar, under the EU–UN funded Spotlight Initiative, to provide for the needs of women.
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Eco Blue Seafood targeting Chinese mud crab demand with new Indonesian RAS
… a sustainable manner using European technology in Indonesia for … Denmark is a pioneer within organic food, and mud crab from … crab is in demand in Southern Europe and North America, both … high-end restaurants, which have their own “vertical farming” setup in …
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Give growing blueberries a go
… the Victorian Department of Agriculture imported seeds from the … for several centuries before European settlement. Clive Blazey of … regularly with an organic liquid seaweed plant food. It’s … before applying liquid seaweed fertiliser, which will encourage new …
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Total System Services Inc (TSS) Q3 2020 Earnings Call Transcript
… consistently delivered double-digit organic revenue growth through market … discussions continue to be very fruitful and are progressing. Obviously, … , which is to say Western Europe or the U.K. … do here, particularly in restaurant, maybe more than other …
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Long-term symptoms of COVID-19 ‘really concerning’, says WHO chief
With some COVID-19 patients reporting long-term symptoms, including damage to major organs, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged Governments to ensure they receive necessary care.