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Reports of Sexual Violence in Ukraine Rising Fast, UN Security Council Told

Protection challenges facing the nearly 6.8 million people who have fled the country are unprecedented. As of 3 June, the Human Rights Monitoring Team...

OWSA Contributor - 7 June 2022

Accountability

Has the UN Transformed itself into a Vast Humanitarian Relief Organization?

The UN’s declining role in geo-politics, however, has been compensated for by its increasingly significant performance as a massive humanitarian relief organization. These efforts...

Inter Press Service - 7 June 2022

Agri-business

PM Modi Lists Eight Years of India’s Agricultural Transformation

e-NAM has created a unified market through online trading platform ensured free flow of agricultural commodities from one market area to another and consequently...

OWSA Staff - 6 June 2022

Climate change

Extreme Weather Events Killing More People Than Ever Before, Says CSE Report

Maharashtra suffered the most deaths due to extreme weather events in 2021 – says a state-wise analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment...

OWSA Staff - 6 June 2022

Accreditation

India Falls to Bottom of Biennial Environmental Performance Index

The lowest scores went to countries struggling with civil unrest or other crises, or to nations that have prioritized economic growth over environmental sustainability,...

OWSA Staff - 6 June 2022

Accountability

Why Has Pakistan President Refused to Sign Accountability Law?

The Pakistan President refused to put his signature on the Accountability (Amendment) bill, saying that he was not informed about the bill before placing...

OWSA Contributor - 5 June 2022

Accountability

As If On Cue from India’s Railway Police, Pak PM Attempts to Make Travel Safer for Women

As the Pakistan Prime Minister announced measures to ensure safety of women passengers on trains, the coincidences with the women safety intents of the...

OWSA Contributor - 5 June 2022

Agri-business

Boost Incentives to Grow Agro-Industrial Parks, Says Report

Regional agriculture industrial parks could boost food production and distribution, but, access to land is a major hurdle and relationship building remains critical to...

SciDevNet - 3 June 2022

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