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Global Leaders and WHO establish a commission for Non-Communicable Diseases

WHO announced a new high-level commission, comprised of heads of state and ministers, leaders in health and development and entrepreneurs. The group will propose innovative solutions to accelerate prevention and control of the leading killers on the planet like heart and lung disease, cancers, and

Safeguarding our oceans through sustainable seafood

Almost half of the seafood we eat comes from farms. For fish farming (aquaculture) to hold its promise to meet our future food demands, it will need to demonstrate that it can produce better farmed seafood. Through a partnership, Marina Bay Sands and WWF have jointly developed measurable and achieva

Could A Rare, Deadly ‘Superbug’ Fungus Be Gaining A Foothold?

David Thill, Medill News Service The number of U.S. patients infected with a rare but dangerous fungal “superbug” called Candida auris has climbed quickly to 200 as of Dec. 31, according to the latest figures from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2016, there were only s

China commits to Arctic protections but development threats loom

Chen Jiliang Can China’s new Arctic policy protect the region’s delicate ecology? Chen Jiliang takes a look China has long been involved in Arctic affairs and has become an important player in the region in recent years. But without a clearly articulated Arctic policy, China’s frontline di

India’s Aid Diplomacy

Ankit Malhotra For India which was once the world’s biggest remote guide beneficiary, with some USD 55 billion received by the nation in the vicinity of 1951 and 1992, the change from beneficiary to benefactor comes as the nation tries to reclassify its part in the global world. For a considerable

Governance , Human Rights / 02/10/2018
Mauritania: Activist Arrested for Social Media Posts

Faces Incitement Charges Under Laws That Muzzle Speech Mauritanian authorities have detained an activist since January 24, 2018, apparently over social media posts decrying discrimination, Human Rights Watch said today. The activist, Abdallahi Salem Ould Yali, used social media to urge the country

Local Accountability and Transparency… During and Post Project?

Jindra Cekan Local development partners? Check. Long-term transparent and accountable investments through them as “local solutions” partners? Not so much. While President Obama and former United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Raj Shah promised up to 30% of a

Dengue vaccination: when being the first is a bad idea

Crispin Maslog A dengue vaccine fiasco leaves Filipinos wary of immunisation drives When the Philippines launched its dengue vaccination programme on 4 April 2016, using Sanofi Pasteur’s newly approved ‘Dengvaxia’, there was great fanfare and optimism. This week, the Public Attorney’s Office

What southern Africa can learn from other countries about adapting to drought

Andrew Slaughter and Sukhmani Mantel Some arid countries have been forced to develop novel technologies and strategies to survive extremely dry conditions. Australia and Israel, for example, have become more resilient as climate change has brought more frequent droughts. Rainfall in South Africa i

Aid evaluations: an integration success story

Stephen Howes ODE itself is an integration success story. It wasn’t abolished when transferred from AusAID to DFAT. It wasn’t merged with some other unit. In November 2016, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) released a new aid evaluation policy. In February 2017, the Office of D

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