June 18, 2021
UN: Forced Displacement from Conflicts Soaring Despite Pandemic
GENEVA – The U.N. refugee agency, which just released its 2020 Global Trends report, said the number of people forcibly displaced last year by wars, violence, persecution and human rights violations hit a record high of 82.4 million, 4% more than in 20…
Delta Coronavirus Variant Appears in Sri Lanka
The Delta variant of the coronavirus, first detected in India, has been detected in neighboring Sri Lanka. “It is the worst we could have imaged at such a time,” Dr. Chandima Jeewandara, director of the Allergy, Immunity and Cell Biology Unit at the Sr…
THE MINISTRY FOR AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, FOOD AND ANIMAL RIGHTS AND THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIAT FOR EUROPEAN FUNDS: Mediterranean NGOs collaborate for the conservation of seabirds
€3.5 million co-financed with European funds invested in the project ‘Life PanPuffinus!’ ¬Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights Anton Refalo and Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi together with Bird…
THE MINISTRY FOR ENERGY, ENTERPRISE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Enabling more sustainable investment – Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives
In the next three months, information related to the environment, society and governance will be collected from companies who are listed on the Malta Stock Exchange. Eventually, this information will be incorporated in the companies’ annual reports, wh…
THE MINISTRY FOR NATIONAL HERITAGE, THE ARTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Eight arts education projects receive €60,000 in direct funding from Arts Council Malta as part of the RESTART Scheme 2021
Minister for National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government José Herrera announced the eight arts education projects funded through the competitive call for the Arts Education scheme. The scheme, which has been introduced for the first time earlier t…