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Climate change
Nepal Farmers Face Another Year of ‘Agricultural Drought’, Threatening Food Security
Farmers in the mid-hills mainly depend on rainfall for irrigation, but in recent years, they have been experiencing a change in the rainfall pattern...
Human rights
UN’s Financial Troubles Jeopardize Critical Human Rights Work
The US isn’t the only member country that has been slow to pay – 50 others hadn’t paid as of the end of 2023....
News
UN’s Cash Crisis May Force Hiring Freeze, Limit Official Travel and Curtail Expenses System-Wide
Restrictions in non-post spending will also be critical to bridge the liquidity gap. As a result, until the situation improves, official travel will need...
Civil society
World Social Forum Insists: Another World is Possible!
The day began with a march through the vehicle-clogged centre of Kathmandu, a city of about 5 million people.
By Marty Logan
These are the worst of...
Civil society
World Social Forum Seeks to Re-emerge as an Influential Gathering of Diversity
Holding the gathering in Asia opens new horizons for the WSF, as it is the most dynamic region of the global South, at least...
Animals and wildlife
State of the World’s Migratory Species Report ‘Alarming’ Threats, Global Action Urged
Some of the troubling findings include population declines for almost half of CMS migratory species, extinction threats for almost all (97 per cent) of...
Climate change
Drought Narrows the Panama Canal, Delays Shipping
The infrastructure faces water shortages due to drought in the country, which limits the pace of maritime cargo transport through the bioceanic route that...
Finance and Economy
Rethinking Public Debt as Positive Investment in Sustainable Development
It is time for creditors, international financial institutions and credit rating agencies to consider the positive long-term economic, social and environmental outcomes of investing...
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A Disaster Law for Nepal
Used effectively, disaster law and policy can support more...
Mining Sector Registers Record Production in FY 2023-24
Healthy growth in production of iron ore and limestone...
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