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2 weeks ago | 
climatechangenews.com | Paula Dupraz-Dobias |Megan Rowling
Teaching climate-resilient farming to young people in rural Global South communities and encouraging them to stay in school could help ward off mental health problems triggered by worsening climate change impacts, according to new research in Africa.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
pubs.acs.org | Paula Dupraz-Dobias
Monday, December 09, 2024 Please be aware that pubs.acs.org is undergoing maintenance on Saturday, November 16, at 6 p.m. EDT that may have an impact on your experience. During this time, you may not be able to access certain features like login, purchasing single articles, saving searches or running existing saved searches, modifying your e-Alert preferences, or accessing Librarian administrative functions. We appreciate your patience as we continue to improve the ACS Publications platform.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
swissinfo.ch | Paula Dupraz-Dobias
国連気候変動枠組み条約第29回締約国会議（COP29）の会場で報道陣の取材に答えるスイスのアルベルト・レシュティ環境・エネルギー相。2024年11月22日撮影 Paula Dupraz-Dobias アゼルバイジャンの首都バクーで24日、国連気候変動枠組み条約第29回締約国会議（COP29）が閉幕した。途上国への支援額や温暖化緩和策をめぐる議論は難航したが、カーボンオフセットの細則は賛否の分かれる手法だったにも関わらず比較的スムーズに採択された。これを頼みの綱とするスイスは合意を喜んでいる。 このコンテンツが公開されたのは、 2024/11/29 11:30 10 分...
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
cen.acs.org | Paula Dupraz-Dobias
In the Philippines, as in many places across the globe, mercury has long been central to how small-scale gold miners earn their living. Used as an easy way to separate gold from other minerals they mine, the heavy metal is highly toxic and can cause neurological damage, defects in utero, and even death.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
letemps.ch | Paula Dupraz-Dobias
«Les habitants sont de moins en moins éduqués, l’économie est un désastre, l’élite a fui vers l’Iran et le Pakistan, voire à l’Ouest. Comment redresser l’Afghanistan?» Ancien étudiant en médecine puis consultant pour le gouvernement afghan pendant l’occupation américaine, Jahed Hamrah qui vit aux Etats-Unis après avoir passé plusieurs années en Suisse, a largement perdu espoir pour son pays.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
thenewhumanitarian.org | Paula Dupraz-Dobias
Republish this articleSex workers are often criminalised, stigmatised, and excluded from state support services, especially in emergencies. Double standards in aid policies add to the discrimination, a rights advocate says. In their policies, many aid groups recognise the agency of sex workers while in practice framing them as victims, says Anna Shapiro, policy lead at Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP), an organisation advocating for sex workers’ health and human rights.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
tvsvizzera.it | Paula Dupraz-Dobias
Sull'esempio di diverse altre città europee, Ginevra sta riesaminando i suoi legami storici con il colonialismo. Una nuova esposizione mostra che alcuni dei comportamenti espansionistici più aggressivi provenivano da icone del settore umanitario. 10 minuti Spesso considerata la culla dell’azione umanitaria e dei diritti umani, Ginevra ha anche avuto un lato più oscuro, che ha promosso ineguaglianze e razzismo.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
swissinfo.ch | Paula Dupraz-Dobias
The magazine "Africa explored and civilised", published in Geneva between 1879 and 1894, can also be consulted online at the site of the Swiss National Library. Paula Dupraz-Dobias/SWI Following the example of several European cities, Geneva is also reviewing its historical links to colonialism. But a new exhibition shows that some of the most offensive expansionist behaviour came from humanitarian icons.
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May 23, 2024 | 
swissinfo.ch | Paula Dupraz-Dobias
The magazine "Africa explored and civilised", published in Geneva between 1879 and 1894, can also be consulted online at the site of the Swiss National Library. Paula Dupraz-Dobias/SWI Following the example of several European cities, Geneva is also reviewing its historical links to colonialism. But a new exhibition shows that some of the most offensive expansionist behaviour came from humanitarian icons.
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May 7, 2024 | 
thenewhumanitarian.org | Paula Dupraz-Dobias
Republish this articleGangs out of control is an ongoing series that examines the spread of gangs throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, the failure of regional governments to control the violence, and the humanitarian fallout. To find out more about the large gaps in the aid sector response, read this regional overview.
