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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: Human Rights
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Leaked report: US halts funding to WWF, WCS and other Conservation NGOs over abuses
This news comes days after the UN Summit on Biodiversity, where numerous heads of government supported WWF and WCS’s call to declare 30% of the Earth […]
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$ 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 […]
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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, […]
Sustainable Business
Twitter Failing Women over Online Violence and Abuse
Twitter is still not doing enough to protect women from online violence and abuse, despite repeated promises to do so, new analysis by Amnesty […]
Aid
Tajikistan’s desperate thirst for clean drinking water
Firuza Karimova Many schemes launched, but only 62% have access to clean water “Stocking up on water is our responsibility, as men here work, […]
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State uses all power to curb environmental and social movements: David Graeber
On the passing of David Graeber; ground breaking writer and anarchist anthropologist, Jason Kirkpatrick recollects the interview he did in 2012 and reflects on […]
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 […]
Biodiversity
UN plan to protect 30 percent of the planet could displace 300 million
One hundred twenty eight environmental and human rights NGOs and experts warn that a United Nations drive to increase global protected areas such as national parks could lead […]
Education
Women’s portrayal through Media and technology: still a gloomy picture
In the long run, the abuse of science and technology is severely harming women and it is increasingly harder to compensate this by offering […]
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 […]
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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. […]