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Policy analysis

Non-communicable Diseases Emerge as ‘Top Killers Globally’ – WHO

Authors of the report say that every two seconds, one person under the age of 70 dies of a non-communicable diseases – such as...

OWSA Staff - 23 September 2022

Democracy

Nepal’s President Puts Her Foot Down, Refuses to Sign Citizenship Bill

If signed into law, the bill will grant citizenship rights to thousands of people, mostly of Indian origin. How the proposed law could help...

OWSA Contributor - 23 September 2022

Global Governance

Civil Society Group Calls Out Seabed Authority for Lack of Transparency, Accountability, Participation

The Mineral Inheritors Rights Association, has voiced concern over the lack of transparency and accountability on the part of the International Seabed Authority that...

OWSA Staff - 22 September 2022

E-governance

Resurrecting Data Regulation in India

Data localisation can create a ‘honeypot of data’ — a concentration of information in one geographical location that increases the risk of data breaches and...

East Asia Forum East Asia Forum - 21 September 2022

Accountability

Care, Reforms Need to Take Center Stage for Smooth Implementation of Adoption Laws in India

Given its permanency, adoption requires transparency and must be conducted ethically and must be in the best interest of a child. It is essential...

OWSA Contributor - 19 September 2022

Climate change

Pakistan Flooding Shows ‘Adapting’ to Climate Change Can Be a Dangerous Illusion

The recent events in Pakistan illustrate the shortcomings of an adaptation strategy in the face of widespread devastation. Any notion of “adapting” to these...

Inter Press Service - 16 September 2022

COVID-19

Unsettled Lives in a Troubled World

The most under-developed nations in South America, the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South Asia, are hardest hit. For example, Pakistan – which already had...

Inter Press Service - 15 September 2022

Climate change