Author: Tuula Pohjola
Pandemics and violence against women and children
Times of economic uncertainty, civil unrest and disaster are linked to a myriad of risk factors for increased violence against women and children (VAW/C). Pandemics…
EU hopes to mitigate lockdown and help workers with €100 billion fund
The EU is adding more financial firepower to mitigate the economic effects of the coronavirus lockdowns. This time the European Commission is seeking to help…
Twitter deletes 20,000 fake accounts linked to Saudi, Serbian and Egyptian governments
Accounts also linked to Honduras and Indonesia violated policy and were ‘targeted attempt to undermine the public conversation’. Twitter has deleted 20,000 fake accounts linked…
Fighting gangs with jobs, El Salvador non-profit steers youth away from crime
Community cafes and after-school clubs aren’t obvious tools for tackling gang violence but a non-profit picked up a prestigious award on Thursday for the creative…
EU chief ‘concerned’ over Hungary virus emergency law
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen expressed “particular” concern on Thursday over a coronavirus emergency law in Hungary that has given nationalist premier Viktor…
Most people consider becoming vegetarian for their health
Researchers know that people are motivated to be vegetarian for different reasons — the most common in western cultures being health, the environment and animal…
Climate disasters seen increasing conflict risk in large countries
Countries with large populations and low levels of development are most likely to see a rise in the risk of armed conflict after extreme weather…
Coronavirus surfaces in Greek migrant camp
Greece has quarantined a migrant camp near Athens after residents tested positive. The EU is now warning of a spread to other overcrowded Greek island…
Gold&Greenin Nyhtökaura® ja Delikaura™ saivat Avainlippu-tunnuksen
Suomalaisen Työn Liitto on myöntänyt Gold&Green Foods Oy:n Nyhtökaura®- ja Delikaura™ -tuotteille Avainlippu-tunnuksen osoituksena Suomessa valmistetuista tuotteista. Avainlippu-tunnus päivittyy Gold&Greenin tuotepakkauksiin porrastetusti vuoden 2020 aikana….
KIELO-hankkeessa mukana oleva ammatillinen kouluttaja: ”Kehittämällä kielitietoisuuttasi helpotat omaa työtäsi!”
Business College Helsinki on mukana Opetushallituksen rahoittamassa KIELO-hankkeessa (Kielitietoinen ohjaus ammatillisessa koulutuksessa ja työelämässä). Hankkeessa kehitetään ja pilotoidaan valmennukset ammatillisille kouluttajille ja työpaikkaohjaajille. Tavoitteena on…
Global site 
Finnish site