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The 127-page report, “Left Undefended: Killings of Rights Defenders in Colombia’s Remote Communities,” documents killings of human rights defenders in the country in the last five years, as well as serious shortcomings in government efforts to prevent them, protect defenders, and hold those responsible to account. Over 400 human rights defenders have been killed in Colombia since 2016, according to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). “Colombia has had the highest number of human rights defenders killed of any Latin American country in recent ye...

News Release February 9, 2021 Bush Uber … but for blood and meds: Australia's first drone trial for life-saving medical supplies for remote...

NT Government In a first for the Territory, drones will be used to deliver health care into remote communities across the NT. The drones will expedite the delivery of time-critical medical items into hard to reach and seasonally inaccessible remote communities, helping save lives and reducing costs of delivery. The Territory Labor Government is partnering with Charles Darwin University and iMOVE Australia to commission the drones. iMOVE is the national centre for collaborative research and development in transport and mobility. It facilitates, supports and co-funds research projects that impr...

Date Time Share From: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada The Government of Canada is working with partners to reduce northern communities’ reliance on diesel for heating and electricity by increasing the use of local renewable energy sources and improving energy efficiency. The Government of Canada is working with partners to reduce northern communities’ reliance on diesel for heating and electricity by increasing the use of local renewable energy sources and improving energy efficiency. Today, the Honourable Daniel Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, and Michael Mc...

Community groups advancing gender equality for Queensland women are front and centre in a grants program opened today by the Palaszczuk Government. The...