U.S. Returns to Paris Agreement on Climate Change
U.S. Returns to Paris Agreement on Climate Change The Paris Agreement enters into force for the United States on 19 February 2021. The official return of the United States to…
How COVAX Helps Poor Countries Get Covid-19 Vaccines
G7 global leaders highlighted the moral imperative to ensure global access to Covid-19 vaccines. President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Werner Hoyer welcomed on February 19 global engagement to…
Farmers Union Welcomes Support for Agriculture Industry
The relief that Congress has offered American families and businesses over the last 11 months has proven pivotal to their ability to ride out the pandemic. In a step towards…
UN Report Reveals Killing of Human Rights Defenders in Afghanistan
The report records a total of 65 human rights defenders and media professionals killed in the period from 1 January 2018 – 31 January 2021. The period following the start…
U.S. Lawyers Write to President Biden on Indian Farmers’ Protests
The letter urges President Biden to act in his capacity to denounce, condemn and raise the issues at the United Nations. More than 40 lawyers of South Asian descent have…
Donald Trump Acquitted in Impeachment Trial
Trump had allegedly instigated violent pro-Trump rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6. By Rakesh Raman As expected, the former U.S. President Donald Trump was acquitted in his…