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Firuza Karimova Many schemes launched, but only 62% have access to clean water “Stocking up on water is our responsibility, as men here work, and water is the most important thing for us throughout the day for our chores,” says Oisha Samariddinova, a resident of Tajikistan’s southern and most

Aid , Business , Corruption , Economy , Environment , Governance , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 09/13/2020

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 his Berlin visit Influential academic David Graeber had been invited to Berlin to present his new book Debt: The First 5,000 Years, by curre

COVID-19 , Education , Gender , Human Rights , Opinions , Sanitation , Sustainable Development / 09/03/2020

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 long one-gender, sexual orientation, economic, modern slavery, child labour… Let’s face it. This issue always existed. For a very large pop

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Migration , Resources , Sustainable Development / 09/02/2020

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 to severe human rights violations and cause irreversible social harm for some of the world’s poorest people In May 2021

Education , Gender , Human Rights , Opinions , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 08/31/2020

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 the emancipatory image of an inclusive public space driven by media and science. Women are not being able to utilize these benefits and remain disengaged due to

Aid , Business , COVID-19 , Economy , Governance , Human Rights , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 08/19/2020

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 trade, economic recession and sustainable development especially of the least developed countries. UNCTAD’s 15th quadrennial ministerial confe

Aid , COVID-19 , Economy , Human Rights , Labour , Migration , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 08/17/2020

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. As India enters into the 4th phase of lockdown, we are caught between the dilemma of savings lives or protecting livelihoods by keeping t

Biodiversity , COVID-19 , Food , Forests , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Migration , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 08/12/2020

If food is the vaccine, forests conserved by indigenous communities is what we need the most!

Ranjan Panda & Pragati Prava The Covid pandemic has aggravated the hunger crisis in the world. Conflicts, climate change and economic downturn had already been increasing the number of acutely food-insecure people in the world over the past four years. In 2019, according to estimates

Cities , COVID-19 , Gender , Health , Human Rights , Sanitation , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 08/05/2020

Britain’s public toilet shame: time for equal access to decent facilities for all

Natalie Boyd Williams, University of Stirling; Heather Roxburgh, University of Stirling, and Jennifer Dickie, University of Stirling Research work exploring sustainable ways of managing human waste, pointed to an important topic for reflection post lockdown: the inadequate provision of safe, clean p

Biodiversity , Climate , Economy , Environment , Food , Forests , Human Rights , Monitoring , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 08/02/2020

IUCN unveils Global Standards for nature based solutions

The new IUCN Global Standard will help governments, business and civil society ensure the effectiveness of nature-based solutions and maximise their potential to help address climate change, biodiversity loss and other societal challenges on a global scale. “The world is looking for durable and ef

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