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To reach their place of work, Nepalese international workers must often pay fees for airfares, recruitment agencies, medical exams and orientation training. There are also often long and costly waiting…
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This year, 37 governments from Argentina, Brazil, Columbia Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay and Mexico disclosed, and Latin America became the second largest group of disclosing governments after Europe.
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Activists hijack twitter feed and confront HSBC over discriminatory coal policy Activists continued their campaign against HSBC’s CEO John Flint and his bank’s double […]
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Bianca Nogrady As the price of renewable energy drops and storage technologies mature, hydrogen fuel is drawing fresh attention. Jorgo Chatzimarkakis was refueling his […]
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But, in many low- and middle-income economies, wage inequality remains high and wages are frequently insufficient to cover the needs of workers and their families.
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Wu Yixiu Leading brands are removing toxic chemicals from their Chinese supply chains, but they can’t do it alone The 21st century has been good to the […]
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Green listed sites are certified as being effectively managed and fairly governed, with a positive impact on people and nature.
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Most wetlands and surface water bodies have not been designated “vital ecosystems” by the authorities, although their existence and proper maintenance are vital for the basins.
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Absence of legally binding agreement on funding has created immense uncertainty for the vulnerable developing countries to secure the required finance especially for adaptation. […]
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Shoppers, the article mentions, could save by delaying their purchases. The consumer watchdog Which? tracked 100 popular products over a year. They found that nine out of ten of the…
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Anjali Dhamale of Chinchpada village is a worried woman. Her household of 11 people that makes a living by growing rice and rearing fish […]
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To get the reduction in malaria deaths and disease back on track, WHO and partners are joining a new country-led response, launched to scale […]
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The health, education and safety of millions of children around the world is threatened because they don’t have a decent toilet at school or […]
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Six Greenpeace activists have been arrested by the captain of a giant tanker, while peacefully boarding the 185-metre long cargo loaded with palm oil […]
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The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) concluded with a consensus highlighting the importance of the rule of law and global cooperation to ensure a safe […]
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A dramatic upsurge in demand for renewable energy from ambitious multinational companies is now shifting markets away from fossil fuels in more than 140 […]
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The ultimate result is, the tax-payer’s money which otherwise should have been used for welfare schemes, is being thrown in the drain in the garb of clean energy production and…
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Faith Osier, Wellcome Trust In experiments conducted over 50 years ago, researchers showed that blood could be taken from adults who had become immune and used […]
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Environmental and social activist, Agnes Kharshiing fighting to safeguard environment and was probing illegal coal mining in the state of Meghalaya was brutally assaulted […]
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Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment The Himalayan wetlands are under threat due to unregulated urbanisation and unsustainable tourism. Urgent attention […]
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Chad Terhune In February, a federal watchdog estimated that California had signed up 450,000 people under Medicaid expansion who may not have been eligible for coverage. […]
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Feng Hao After the IPCC’s urgent warning on climate change, will China speed up development of controversial carbon capture technologies? The UN Intergovernmental Panel […]
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The National Waterways project should consider all ecological impacts and in an integrated manner along with all surface transport activities it has to engage […]
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Ylva Rylander/SEI Nine to 33 million visits to the emergency room for asthma worldwide may be triggered by breathing in air polluted by ozone […]
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