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COVID-19
Rich countries still need to step up on global COVID vaccine access
The immediate need is for increased dedicated production and export from advanced economies and developing countries, like India, with the necessary capacity, to developing...
Child Rights
Child sex abuse in Madagascar ‘widespread and tolerated’
Droughts and food scarcity is leading children to sell sex in Madagascar. Two deadly cyclones in recent weeks have heightened worries as successive drought...
Accountability
Latin America’s most corrupt countries – a roll call
Data collected by Transparency International looks at bribery, the diversion of public funds, officials using their office for private gain, conflicts of interest and...
Children
Babies can tell who has close relationships based on one clue: saliva
Sharing food and kissing are among the signals babies use to interpret their social world, according to a new study.
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Civil society
When the fate of half our planet is being discussed, it’s too important to shut out civil society
Over 100 governments claim to back ocean protection and almost five million people globally are demanding urgent action to tackle the ocean crisis. But...
Governance
Global trade likely to be subdued in 2022, after record $28.5 trillion in 2021
Global trade reached a record high in 2021, but it is expected to slow this year for many reasons including continuing delays in global...
Animals and wildlife
Noise pollution, wildfires and disruptive timing of life cycles looming environmental threats: UN report
The Frontiers Report speaks of a ‘triple planetary crisis’ comprising of urban noise, wildfires and disturbed biological life cycle timings among other looming environmental...
E-governance
What will a UNDP digital strategy to achieve the SDGs look like?
Aimed at ensuring an equitable digital future and with the experience of managing a range of development solutions from communities of practice, UNDP announced...
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Bangladesh witnesses longest heat wave in 76 years
Meteorologists said that Bangladesh is experiencing its longest heat wave in recorded history this April with forecasts showing no...
Two Challenges Before Microfinance
The rate of interest charged by microfinance institutions is high enough not to allow microfinance to bring about any...
Quakes Do Not Kill People, Bad Buildings Do
The infrastructure surge in the geologically fragile Himalayas is putting people at risk. So are populations in the alluvial...
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Bangladesh witnesses longest heat wave in 76 years
Meteorologists said that Bangladesh is experiencing its longest heat...
Two Challenges Before Microfinance
The rate of interest charged by microfinance institutions is...
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