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Youth Must Be Equal Partners in Digital Decision Making – ITU Youth Summit

The summit sessions also explored critical policy matters related to internet connectivity and technologies, such as cyber-safety, the future of work, and entrepreneurship. The...

Inter Press Service - 10 June 2022

Child Rights

Will Apex Court Ruling Remove Stigma for Sex Workers in India?

According to the Supreme Court ruling, sex workers cannot be discriminated against by police officials when they lodge a criminal complaint, especially if the...

Inter Press Service - 10 June 2022

COVID-19

Monkeypox Risk Is ‘Real’, Says WHO. Reiterates COVID-19 Pandemic ‘Not Over’

Over 1,000 cases of monkeypox infections have been reported from 29 countries so far, even as COVID-19 claimed over 7,000 lives last week, the...

OWSA Staff - 9 June 2022

Air

Environment Ministry Rebuts Environmental Performance Index 2022. Says Yale, Columbia Methods Are Unscientific

A statement released by the government rebutted the Environmental Performance index 2022 that placed India at the very bottom of the index, arguing that...

OWSA Staff - 9 June 2022

Gender

War & Peace 2.0: Ukraine Showing the World How to Fight Back

Allegations of sexual violence by Russian troops in Ukraine are mounting. A national hotline on domestic violence, human trafficking and gender-based discrimination has been...

Inter Press Service - 9 June 2022

India

Respiratory Disease Hits Babies

Researchers say immunisation campaigns targeting the first six months are vital to stem the respiratory syncytial virus, a common cause of infections like pneumonia...

SciDevNet - 9 June 2022

Accountability

Inflation Will Be SouthAsia’s Sore Point in FY 2022, says World Bank Global Economic Prospects Report

In the face of global stagflation, growth in SouthAsia is forecast to slow down to 6.8 and 5.8 per cent in 2022 and 2023,...

OWSA Staff - 8 June 2022

Animals and wildlife

The Great Fish Robbery

Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing takes advantage of corrupt administrations and exploits weak management regimes, in particular those of developing countries lacking the capacity...

Inter Press Service - 8 June 2022

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