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In Nepal’s Madhes Province, Voters Turning Away From Madhes-Based Parties

Locals appear disappointed with the performance of the Madhes-based parties and seem to be turning back towards traditional parties like the Nepali Congress and...

OWSA Contributor - 21 April 2022

Finance and Economy

High Cost of Debt is Crippling Developing Nations: How Can We Bridge the Finance Divide?

The 2022 Financing for Sustainable Development Report: Bridging the Finance Divide report released by the United Nations last week finds that the ‘finance divide’...

Inter Press Service - 19 April 2022

Finance and Economy

Democratic Nepal’s Backroom Politics Resemble Palace Intrigues of Yesteryears

Life has been tough for the finance minister, especially with his political opponents gunning for him in the midst of an economic crisis the...

OWSA Contributor - 17 April 2022

Asia Pacific

Post Pandemic Asia Pacific Lags on Climate SDGs – UN ESCAP Report

At the present rate of progress, the Asia Pacific region may meet 2030 SDGs only in 2065, the report says, calling for stepping up...

SciDevNet - 17 April 2022

Asia Pacific

ESCAP’s ‘Build Forward Fairer’ Report, Urges New Social Contract for Asia and Pacific

ESCAP's new survey says that economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and other global shocks must be anchored in an inclusive “new social contract”,...

OWSA Contributor - 13 April 2022

Accountability

Ukraine War Drives International Food Prices To ‘New All-Time High’

The Russia-Ukraine war has driven large increases in international prices for wheat, maize and vegetable oils and Global food prices have reached “a new...

OWSA Contributor - 13 April 2022

Agriculture

Traditional, Time-Tested Methods and a Modern App Helps Beat Climate Change

Farmers have a trying time during summer, preventing the soil from cracking from intense heat. Erratic and untimely rains exacerbate the pest problem. Now,...

Inter Press Service - 13 April 2022

Accountability