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CNN —Mount Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage site and an icon of Japan, is putting new regulations in place for climbers amid concerns about overcrowding. “By strongly promoting comprehensive safety measures for climbing Mount Fuji, we will ensure that Mount Fuji, a treasure of the world, is passed on to future generations,” said Koutaro Nagasaki, governor of Yamanashi Prefecture. “In order to revive traditional mountain climbing from the foot of Mount Fuji, we will gain a detailed understanding of the Fuji-ko and Oshi culture that supported Mount Fuji worship. This 2023 photo shows a crowd of visitors beginning their Mount Fuji ascents. Mathiad Cena/AFP/Getty ImagesAccording to prefectural data, five million people hiked Mount Fuji in 2019, a rise of three million from 2012.
Persons: , Koutaro Nagasaki, Mathiad Cena, “ Overtourism, Masatake Izumi, Tomoyo Takahashi, Takahashi, Hanako Montgomery Organizations: CNN, Mount, UNESCO, Fuji, Mount Fuji, Heritage Fuji Division, CNN Travel Locations: Japan, Yamanashi, Yamanashi Prefecture, Kasai, Kyoto, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima
LONDON (AP) — Health ministers in the Western Pacific nominated a surgeon from Tonga, Dr. Saia Ma'u Piukala, to lead the World Health Organization's regional office at a meeting in Manila on Tuesday. Piukala's nomination for WHO's top job in the Western Pacific comes months after the U.N. health agency fired its previous director, Dr. Takeshi Kasai, following allegations of racism and misconduct first reported by The Associated Press last year. Piukala was most recently Tonga's minister of health and defeated rival candidates from China, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands and Vietnam. Days after the AP report, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that an internal investigation into Kasai had begun. ___The Associated Press health and science department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group.
Persons: Saia Ma'u, Takeshi Kasai, Piukala, ” Kasai, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, , ” Piukala, Temo Waqanivalu Organizations: , Western Pacific, Health, The Associated Press, WHO, AP, Associated Press, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group Locations: Tonga, Manila, Western Pacific, China, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Vietnam, Kasai, Pacific, Western, Syria, Congo
WHO fires director in Asia accused of racist misconduct
  + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +5 min
Tedros did not refer to Kasai by name, referencing only his title as regional director in the Western Pacific. It is the first time in WHO's history that a regional director has been dismissed. He said that the process of naming a new regional director for the Western Pacific would begin next month, with the election to be held in October. In January, the AP reported that a WHO doctor hoping to replace Kasai as regional director in the Western Pacific had previously faced sexual misconduct accusations. With support of some WHO colleagues and his home country, Waqanivalu was preparing to run for the regional director job.
Toyota opens new Myanmar plant put on hold following coup
  + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
TOKYO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said on Wednesday it had begun assembling cars at a new plant in Myanmar that was put on hold for more than 19 months after a military coup and during the coronavirus pandemic. Japanese companies and other multinationals have faced pressure to pull out of investments in Myanmar that are perceived to benefit the military. Human Rights Watch, a leading advocacy group, called for Toyota and any other companies seeking to invest or resume operation in Myanmar to conduct human rights due diligence. "Toyota should certainly refrain from doing business with Myanmar military owned conglomerates ... as well as their subsidiaries," said Teppei Kasai, the organisation's Asia programme officer. The Toyota plant is in the Thilawa Special Economic Zone, a manufacturing and logistics hub outside the business hub of Yangon built with Japanese investment.
Sursa foto: ReutersOMS: Numărul de noi cazuri de COVID-19 raportate săptămânal s-a dublat la nivel global în ultimele două luniNumărul de noi cazuri de COVID-19 raportate săptămânal aproape s-a dublat la nivel global în ultimele două luni, apropiindu-se de cea mai mare rată observată până în prezent în perioada pandemiei, a declarat vineri directorul general al Organizaţiei Mondiale a Sănătăţii (OMS), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, relatează Reuters. "Cazurile şi decesele continuă să crească la un nivel îngrijorător", a spus Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus într-o conferinţă de presă axată pe Papua Noua Guinee şi regiunea Pacificului de Vest. Papua Noua Guinee a raportat peste 9.300 de cazuri de COVID-19 şi 82 de decese, scrie Agerpres. Oficialii OMS au declarat că trei echipe medicale de urgenţă au sosit în Papua Noua Guinee săptămâna aceasta din Australia, Statele Unite şi Germania. "Situaţia este extrem de dificilă în acest moment", a spus Takeshi Kasai, directorul regional al OMS pentru Pacificul de Vest, în legătură cu situaţia din Papua Noua Guinee.
Persons: Reuters, Pacificului de Vest . El, OMS, Jelta Wong, urgenţă Organizations: OMS Locations: Papua Noua Guinee, Pacificului de Vest, Australia, Statele Unite, Germania, Pacificul de Vest
Aceste cifre arată că RD Congo concentrează în momentul de faţă cel mai mare număr de oameni de pe plan mondial care au nevoie de ajutor alimentar de urgenţă, au subliniat într-o declaraţie comună Programul Alimentar Mondial (PAM) şi Organizaţia ONU pentru alimentaţie şi agricultură (FAO).Pe lângă conflict şi pandemie, la creşterea acestei cifre a contribuit şi faptul că ultimele studii au cuprins o populaţie mai extinsă decât cele anterioare. "Pentru prima dată, am putut analiza vasta majoritate a populaţiei, ceea ce a contribuit la stabilirea nivelului real dezastruos al insecurităţii alimentare din RDC", a explicat reprezentantul PAM în ţara africană, Peter Musoko. "Această ţară ar trebui să-şi poată hrăni populaţia şi să exporte surplusul. Nu putem avea copii care merg la culcare flămânzi şi familii care nu-şi permit să mănânce în fiecare zi", a adăugat oficialul ONU.Cele mai afectate zone sunt în provinciile estice Ituri, Kivu de nord şi de sud şi Tanganyka, precum şi provincia centrală Kasai, toate marcate de conflictul dintre rebeli şi forţele guvernamentale.Localnicii care au fost nevoiţi să se refugieze din calea conflictului şi s-au întors acasă şi-au găsit recoltele devastate, unii supravieţuind doar cu buruieni sau cu frunze de manioc, conform ONU.Violenţele comise de miliţii persistă de decenii la rând în Congo, mai ales în regiunile de graniţă din est cu Burundi, Rwanda şi Uganda, în pofida sfârşitului războiului civil, în 2003.Dintre cei 27,3 milioane de congolezi care suferă de foame, circa 6,7 milioane sunt consideraţi a se afla în faza de "urgenţă", ultima fază înainte de foamete, conform unei analize a iniţiativei IPC (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, Clasificarea integrată a fazelor securităţii alimentare), scrie agerpres.ro.
Persons: Peter Musoko Organizations: RD Locations: RD Congo, ONU, flămânzi, Ituri, Kivu de, Tanganyka, Kasai, Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda
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