Development
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10 people died in flash flooding and landslides in Indonesia
Sep 21, 2016News Hour: Ten people have been killed in flash flooding and landslides in Indonesia, an official said on Wednesday, with a search ongoing for three others still missing in the disasters on Java island. Torrential downpours... -
“Cognitive impact of stress” – Vera Newman
Sep 21, 2016News Hour: Vera Newman (School of Psychology) gives her presentation: ”Stressed” spelled backwards is “desserts”: Understanding the cognitive impact of stress and how to turn it around” for the 2016 UNSW Three Minute Thesis Competition, where... -
“Performance-based identity” – Benjamin Walker
Sep 21, 2016News Hour: Benjamin Walker (School of Management, UNSW Business School) gives his presentation ”A saucy talk about performance-based identity” for the 2016 UNSW Three Minute Thesis Competition. Benjamin received the People’s Choice Award, which was judged... -
More than 300,000 migrants crossed the Mediterranean to Europe so far in 2016
Sep 20, 2016News Hour: More than 300,000 migrants have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe so far this year — far fewer than the 520,000 who arrived during the first nine months of 2015, the UN said on Tuesday.... -
Reducing the spread of antimicrobial resistance on our farms and in our food
Sep 20, 2016News Hour: FAO today pledged to help countries develop strategies for tackling the spread of antimicrobial resistance in their food supply chains, as governments prepare to debate the emerging challenge posed by medicine-resistant “superbugs” next week... -
USAID partners with Monterey Bay Aquarium
Sep 19, 2016News Hour: The U.S. Agency for International Development Oceans and Fisheries Partnership (USAID Oceans) and California-based Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch® launched a partnership to improve the traceability of seafood products entering the North American market.... -
UNHCR welcomes ‘unprecedented force and resonance’ of New York Declaration
Sep 19, 2016News Hour: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has welcomed the historic adoption of the New York Declaration by 193 governments at today’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, during the first-ever UN Summit on... -
WFP lauds establishment of first provincial logistics cluster in Indonesia
Sep 19, 2016News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme welcomed the official establishment of the first-ever provincial logistics cluster in Indonesia by the Governor of Yogyakarta. “The Governor of Yogyakarta and head of the provincial disaster management... -
UK supports WFP cash and voucher programme for vulnerable people in Sudan
Sep 19, 2016News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a contribution of GBP 3 million from the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) for its cash and voucher assistance programme supporting conflict-affected communities... -
China to provide additional $100 million to help deal with the global refugee crisis
Sep 19, 2016News Hour: China plans to provide an additional $100 million in assistance to help deal with the global refugee and migrant crisis and is also considering setting aside a $1 billion fund for the purpose, Chinese...
