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Civil society

UN Secretary-General Must be Non-Risk Averse, Play a More Pivotal and Active Role

In the context of current world affairs and international relations, it is imperative that the Secretary-General plays a more pivotal and far-greater active role...

Inter Press Service - 11 May 2022

Climate change

WMO Says 1.5 °C Rise Above Pre-Industrial Level Temperature Is Round The Corner

The 1.5°C figure is not some random statistic. It is rather an indicator of the point at which climate impacts will become increasingly harmful...

OWSA Contributor - 11 May 2022

Entrepreneurship

Study: Immigrants in the US Are More Likely to Start Firms, Create Jobs

Compared to native-born citizens, immigrants are more frequently involved in founding companies at all scales. Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office Immigrants to the US are...

OWSA Contributor - 10 May 2022

Accountability

Finding a Pathway Out of Genocide for Mynmar’s Rohingya

On 21 March 2022, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the United States has determined that the acts committed against the Rohingya minority in...

East Asia Forum - 7 May 2022

Accountability

Red Cross Fund Document Takes Note of Civil Unrest in Sri Lanka

The Red Cross aid document has called this a fund for civil unrest – though the grant document alludes to the unrest being a...

OWSA Contributor - 7 May 2022

Accountability

General Strike In Sri Lanka Today Demanding President Rajapaksa to Step Down

A general strike, or hartal is underway across Sri Lanka since this morning. Shops have not opened since the morning and black flags have...

OWSA Contributor - 6 May 2022

Accountability

In Sri Lanka, Things Fall Apart

Although the protesters are now demanding that the whole Rajapaksa family pack their bags and quit, the main target quite rightly is President Gotabaya....

Inter Press Service - 5 May 2022

Civil society

Unravelling the Controversies of Chinese Foreign Aid

Chinese policy has aimed for the expansion of common standards for global economic and social development. In Chinese theory and practice, this is achieved...

East Asia Forum - 4 May 2022

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