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Governments and non-state actors need to deliver an urgent increase in ambition to ensure the Paris Agreement goals can still be met, according to a new UN assessment on Emission Gaps. Adopting new technologies in key sectors, at investment of under US$100/tonne, could reduce emissions by up to 36 g

Data & Reports , Education , Featured / 10/24/2017

Global Education Monitoring Report says governments need to be more accountable

Globally, less than 20% of countries legally guarantee 12 years of free and compulsory education. There are 264 million children and youth out of school and 100 million young people currently unable to read. Citizens can take the government to court in only 55% of countries for violation of the

Data & Reports , Featured , Food , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 10/12/2017

Hunger a ‘Serious’ problem in India, more acute than even Nepal and Bangladesh

The Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2017 is just out. India ranks 100th among 119 developing countries. The country has been given a score of 31.4 score in the index and that puts it at a high end ‘Serious’ zone. Even North Korea with 93 rank and Iraq at 78th place fare better than India. A [&hell

Cities , Data & Reports , Environment , Sustainable Development , Transport / 10/06/2017

Every Londoner is exposed to dangerous toxic air particles

Every area of London is exposed to air pollution beyond WHO standards and 7.9 million Londoners live in areas exceeding air quality guidelines by at least 50 per cent A new research study, based on the latest updated London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory, nearly 95 per cent of the capital’s popu

Data & Reports , Featured , Health , SDGs / 10/02/2017

Most countries lagging on health SDGs

Neena Bhandari Scientists warn that unless significant political and financial investments are made, many countries will not meet the health-related UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Fewer than five per cent of the countries were likely to meet targets on road deaths, childhood obesi

Biodiversity , Data & Reports , Environment , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 09/26/2017

Widespread abuse funded by big conservation organizations

A new Survival International report details widespread and systematic human rights abuses in the Congo Basin, by wildlife guards funded by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and other big conservation organizations. The report documents serious instances of abuse between 1989 and the present day in Cam

Data & Reports , Education , Featured , Human Rights , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 09/12/2017

Fulfilling SDG 4 on Education at risk as 3.5 million refugee children deprived of schooling

The report, “Left Behind: Refugee Education in Crisis”, finds that globally, 91 per cent of children attend primary school. For refugees, that figure is far lower at only 61 per cent – and in low-income countries it is less than 50 per cent. More than 3.5 million refugee children aged 5 to 1

Aid , Data & Reports , Governance , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 09/07/2017

Myanmar: A mixed bag of poverty reduction and human rights violations

While on one hand Myanmar government is violating the human rights of Rohingyas, on the other hand, a recent WB assessment states that poverty in Myanmar has considerably declined. Poverty in Myanmar continues to decline, falling from 32.1 percent to 19.4 percent in the 10 years up to 2015, while st

Data & Reports , Environment , Featured , Health , Sustainable Development / 09/04/2017

Ozone air pollution, kills a million every year

New research links long-term exposure to ozone air pollution with one million premature deaths per year due to respiratory diseases, which is 125 % more than previous estimates. A new article published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives quantifies the global impact of long-term ozo

Data & Reports , Environment , Health / 08/10/2017

Asthma, More Deadly With Age, Takes Heavy Toll On Older Adults

Judith Graham Death rates for older adults with asthma are five times that of younger patients, according to a new review of asthma among seniors. In early June, Donna Bilgore Robins stood on a patio in Beaver Creek, Colo., under a crystal-clear blue sky and tried to catch her breath. She couldn’t

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