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  1. New Measures Set Out To Reduce Net Migration New measures to cut historically high levels of net migration have been announced recently, bolstering the Home Secretary’s approach to tackle the root causes behind the UK’s long-term reliance on international recruitment. Read
  2. Israel Ratchets Up Reckless War with Lebanon as UN’s Member States Condemn Global Inaction to Stop It The United Nations General Assembly kicked off its annual meeting with savage criticism of terrorist Israel and its primary enabler the United States. Read
  3. UN Secretary-General, Heads Of MDB To Enhance Collaboration To Address The Challenges Of Achieving The SDGs United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and top UN officials met with the Heads of Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) Group on Sunday in a joint effort to better support countries in accelerating progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Read
  4. NASA Awards Contract Extension For Solar Science Instrument NASA has awarded a contract extension to Stanford University, California, to continue the mission and services for the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) instrument on the agency’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). Read
  5. Justice Department Sues Visa For Monopolizing Debit Markets Visa’s Exclusionary and Anticompetitive Conduct Undermines Choice and Innovation in Payments and Imposes Enormous Costs on Consumers, Merchants, and the American Economy Read
  6. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on September 24, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on September 24, 2024 Read
  7. Rates Of Sexual Harassment And Assault Nationwide Still High After #MeToo Movement Despite heightened awareness and prevention efforts from the #MeToo movement, a new national survey reveals alarmingly high rates of sexual harassment and assault, with many of these incidents happening in public spaces across the United States. Read
  8. Nigeria Set To Become The First West African Manufacturing Hub For Insecticide-treated Nets Vestergaard Sàrl recently announced that the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, acting through the Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain (PVAC), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the company, as an initial step to establish the country as the first West African manufacturing hub for insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) to combat malaria. Read
  9. U.S. Denies Port Access To Fishing Vessels Of 17 Nations The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced last week that it is denying U.S. port access, which includes blocking a vessel’s ability to refuel or resupply except in emergencies, to certain fishing vessels from 17 nations, effective October 10, 2024. Read
  10. Ireland And WFP Renew Partnership To Support Self-Reliance For Refugees and Boost Food Security In Karamoja Through a multi-year commitment (2024-2027), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$19.6 million (EUR18 million) from the Government of Ireland to support the Government of Uganda to strengthen self-reliance initiatives for refugee communities and to enhance social protection and school feeding in the Karamoja sub-region. Read
  11. FTC Sues Prescription Drug Middlemen For Artificially Inflating Insulin Drug Price Caremark, Express Scripts, Optum, and their affiliates created a broken rebate system that inflated insulin drug prices, boosting PBM profits at the expense of vulnerable patients, the FTC alleges Read
  12. Denmark Announces 40% Increase In Pledge To World Bank’s Fund for Low Income Countries Denmark recently announced its early, significantly increased financial commitment to the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA), the Bank’s fund for low-income countries. Read
  13. Scientists Redefine ‘Sustainability’ To Save The Ocean And Feed A Hungry And Warming Planet Top ocean experts have published a report that redefines the concept of “sustainable fishing” and proposes 11 “golden rules” that radically challenge the flawed approach that currently prevails in fisheries management. Read
  14. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on September 23, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on September 23, 2024 Read
  15. White Paper on Ending Destructive Food Systems to Be Released at Climate Week NYC A global movement of organizations dedicated to ensuring a just transition away from industrial animal agriculture will release a white-paper roadmap to a U.S. audience on Tuesday containing guidance on shifting to equitable, humane, and sustainable food systems. Read
  16. Social Media and Video Streaming Companies Engaged in Vast Surveillance of Users with Lax Privacy Controls A new Federal Trade Commission staff report that examines the data collection and use practices of major social media and video streaming services shows they engaged in vast surveillance of consumers in order to monetize their personal information while failing to adequately protect users online, especially children and teens. Read
  17. WTTC Announces Final Line-Up For Its 24th Global Summit In Perth, Western Australia The World Travel and Tourism (WTTC) recently announced its full stellar line-up for its 24th Global Summit in Perth, Western Australia (8-10 Oct), with 68th U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and conservationist and TV personality Robert Irwin set to take to the stage. Read
  18. United Nations Adopts Ground-Breaking Pact For The Future To Transform Global Governance World leaders recently adopted a Pact for the Future that includes a Global Digital Compact and a Declaration on Future Generations. Read
  19. PAHO And Africa CDC Strengthen Collaboration To Address Access To Essential Medicines And Vaccines The Pan American Health Organization today signed an agreement with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to collaborate on equitable access to vaccines, medicines and other strategic health technologies. Read
  20. DOE Announces Over $3 Billion to Support America's Battery Manufacturing Sector The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced over $3 billion for 25 selected projects across 14 states to boost the domestic production of advanced batteries and battery materials nationwide. The portfolio of selected projects, once fully contracted, are projected to support over 8,000 construction jobs and over 4,000 operating jobs. Read
  21. France Finally Gets Its New Government Over Three Months After Elections The country of France now has a new cabinet pulled together by President Emmanuel Macron’s hand-chosen Prime Minister. The big question is not can it govern but will it last? Read
  22. UTEP Establishes Collaboration With DoD, NSA To Help Enhance U.S. Semiconductor Workforce The University of Texas at El Paso recntly announced new collaborations with the Department of Defense (DoD) and the National Security Agency (NSA) that support research and training to strengthen the nation’s leadership in semiconductor, or microchips, technology. Read
  23. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on September 20, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on September 20, 2024 Read
  24. UN General Assembly Orders Israel to Exit Gaza and West Bank The United Nations voted by an overwhelming majority this week for Israel to exit all Palestinian-Occupied Territories. Read
  25. FAA Proposes $633,009 in Civil Penalties Against SpaceX The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes $633,009 in civil penalties against Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) for allegedly failing to follow its license requirements during two launches in 2023, in accordance with statutorily-set civil penalty guidelines. Read