Aid
Nobel Peace Prize 2020 goes to World Food Programme
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 to the World Food Programme (WFP) for its efforts to combat hunger, for […]
Category: Disasters
COVID-19
Adapting and responding to the pandemic: civic spaces in Southeast Asia
Nicola Nixon Focusing on health, food, and information needs, CSOs throughout the region have been working since the first outbreak to help minimise the […]
Biodiversity
In David Attenborough’s warning about the Earth’s future, a lesson for liberals who have failed to unite for the planet’s cause
Concern that humanity will be among the victims of this crime, turning it from ecocide into suicide, has been gradually building up around the […]
COVID-19
Boost for global response to COVID-19 as economies worldwide formally sign up to COVAX facility
By allowing participating economies to pool financial and scientific resources, the COVAX facility will help secure successful vaccines faster and more cost-effectively, and allow them to be distributed...
Aid
$ 200 Millions WB Loan for Bangladesh to help Water and Sanitation Access
The credit is from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA), which provides concessional financing, has a 30-year term, including a five-year grace period. Bangladesh […]
Aid
Over 21,000 People Killed Since UN Global Ceasefire Resolution 90 days ago
The UN Secretary-General issued his first call for a global ceasefire in March amid COVID pandemic, yet early signs of progress have since stalled, […]
Climate
The Carbon Footprint of Streaming Movies and Videos
HD-quality video streaming produces different levels of greenhouse gas emissions depending on the transmission technology. Greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced considerably, depending on […]
Sustainable Business
Despite setbacks, US on track to fulfil climate goals: Bloomberg Philanthropy
In the wake of President Trump’s initial announcement that he planned to pull the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement in June 2017, an […]
COVID-19
Social Distancing: Racism, Caste System, and Sanitation!
Samit Aich Racism and Caste discrimination are not the only two forms of social distancing that has been practiced – the list is a shamefully […]
Aid
200 + countries to meet in early 2021 for charting post pandemic recovery
The UNCTAD15 conference will take place in Barbados under the theme “From inequality and vulnerability to prosperity for all” and will focus on global […]
Aid
7 Ways to Reboot the Indian Rural Economy Post COVID-19
Avijit Choudhury As India is primarily an agrarian economy supporting 60% of the population, reviving agriculture and allied sectors would be critical post COVID. […]
COVID-19
Millions of children may return to a school with nowhere to wash their hands
Children returning to school this September may find a very different classroom to the ones they left, with socially distanced desks and a renewed […]