As the U.S. grapples with a surge in drug overdoses linked to synthetic opioids, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has launched an initiative to disrupt the fentanyl supply chain.
As the U.S. grapples with a surge in drug overdoses linked to synthetic opioids, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has launched an initiative to disrupt the fentanyl supply chain.
They were among more than 30 people aboard the boat.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say all but two of the passengers were from Mexico.
One is from Guatemala.
29 people survived.
“I think there s a whole lot of anecdotal evidence that suggests this will be the most lethal year in the history of the border,” said Ev Meade, a professor at the University of San Diego s Kroc School of Peace Studies.
He s been monitoring a recent rise in illegal entries into the United States.
Between 2019 and 2020, the San Diego Border Patrol sector saw 92% more apprehensions in the water alone, with 909 arrests made so far this year.
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McDougal) The existence of spatial dependence and/or spatial heterogeneity can be important markers for patterns of social norms dispersion and variation across geographic communities, providing information that can inform social norms change intervention strategies. Research from around the world has revealed a complex nexus of factors that contribute to child marriage, including normative values regarding the status, value, and rights of women and girls. To that end, development and public health interventions to address child marriage have increasingly focused on the role of social norms, emphasising community engagement as well as social and behaviour change (SBC) strategies to shift these norms at the community level. In India, child marriage is encourage
2021 Women PeaceMakers Event Virtual The Media Line Staff
The Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice is pleased to invite you to the 2021 Women PeaceMakers event!
The Kroc School’s signature (WPM) event returns on April 22, 2021 – and this time, we’re going virtual! Tune in from your corner of the world to learn from and with this year’s four extraordinary women leaders about the powerful role women play in negotiating peace.
Each year, the WPMs are selected from a competitive set of applicants based on their accomplishments and expertise related to a given research focus. For 2020-2021, the WPMs are focused on a critical topic: how international peacebuilding organizations can better partner with local women peacebuilders to address the closing spaces and increased insecurity women are currently facing when working to end cycles of violence.