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Don’t Risk our Multi-Billion Dollar Pension Fund in Wall Street, Warn UN Staffers

United Nations staff do not think it is the right time for their pension funds waltzing with Wall Street, especially as the pension fund...

Inter Press Service - 21 March 2022

Finance and Economy

Murder, deaths, runaway inflation – the litany of the common Sri Lankan

Minor scuffles, fist-fights, people dying in queues, heat strokes and cases of knife-stabbing are increasingly becoming a feature of Sri Lankan life in 2021. Three...

OWSA Contributor - 21 March 2022

Accountability

Pakistan Chalks Agreement with Mining Giants; Avoids $ 11 Billion in Penalties

The mineral reserves were discovered at the foot of an extinct volcano called the Reko Diq mines in the western province of Balochistan along...

OWSA Contributor - 21 March 2022

Accountability

ADB to Continue Support for Pakistan’s Post-Pandemic Recovery

Officials reiterated the development bank’s earlier commitment following five days of hectic parleys in Islamabad, led by the ADB’s Vice President. As the Asian Development...

OWSA Contributor - 21 March 2022

Health

New HIV Injection a Gamechanger

People at risk of HIV in Brazil and South Africa will be among the first to benefit from a highly effective, long-acting injectable HIV...

OWSA Staff - 20 March 2022

Education

Lack of Money to Import Paper Leads to Postponement of School Examination

The past week has seen public protests outside the presidential office and a social media campaign trending as “Gota Go Home” that calls on...

OWSA Contributor - 19 March 2022

Finance and Economy

Nusantara Capital Plans to Carve out Jokowi’s legacy

Indonesian President, Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo needs more time and funding. Plans for the new capital development may not fully materialise by the end of...

East Asia Forum - 19 March 2022

Environment