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Global Governance

S Jaishankar’s UN Day Message Reiterates India’s Support for Global South

UN Secretary General António Guterres described the UN as “the product of hope” because it embodies the hope and resolve to move beyond global conflict, to...

OWSA Staff - 25 October 2022

Democracy

India Among 42 Nations Censured by UN for Retaliating Against Human Rights Activists, Journalists

The United Nations has singled out 42 countries for condemnation for retaliating against human rights activists and journalists. SouthAsian countries figuring among the 42...

Inter Press Service - 13 October 2022

Climate change

Egypt Urged to Ensure Civil Society’s Full Participation in COP27 Climate Summit

Civil society activists are concerned about a lack of information and transparent accreditation criteria for Egyptian NGOs, a coordinated increase in hotel tariffs, undue...

OWSA Contributor - 11 October 2022

Labour

UN Plans a New Mobility Scheme Where Staffers will be Forced to Work Overseas

According to UN estimates last year, the total strength of its staff worldwide is more than 315,000 with over 56 UN agencies, and approximately...

Inter Press Service - 11 October 2022

Climate change

Pakistan’s People Victims of Calculus of Climate Injustice: António Guterres

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said at the United Nations General Assembly that a third of Pakistan had been deluged and that many island States...

OWSA Contributor - 7 October 2022

Bangladesh

A Recession Worse than 2007 Crisis Around the Corner, Says UNCTAD

UNCTAD’s latest report warns that the policy-induced global recession could be worse than the financial crisis that haunted governments and people across the globe...

OWSA Contributor - 5 October 2022

Features

Colombia’s ‘dinosaur of peace’

Colombia’s 2016 Peace Agreement has led to an unexpected outcome: the discovery of a new species of dinosaur. Researchers now know that, around 175 million...

OWSA Contributor - 5 October 2022

Health Policy

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

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