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    US President Biden Refuses to Mention Worsening Dangers of Nuclear War While Media and Congress Enable His Silence

    A leader interested in informing the American people rather than infantilizing them would have something to say about the need to prevent nuclear war...
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    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...
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    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...
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    Civil society

    Unravelling the Controversies of Chinese Foreign Aid

    Chinese policy has aimed for the expansion of common standards for global economic and social development. In Chinese theory and practice, this is achieved...
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    Civil society

    UN Secretary-General António Guterres Requests Meetings with Putin, Zelenskyy

    The immediate impact of the war is the gravest in Ukraine. But it could have global ramifications, putting 1.7 billion people worldwide at risk...
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    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’...
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    Civil society

    War in Ukraine and Rise in Arms Spending Undermine Development Aid to the World’s Poor

    A UN report fears that the fallout from the crisis in Ukraine, with increased spending on refugees in Europe, may mean cuts to the...
    Inter Press Service -
    Civil society

    Young Story-Tellers Extend An Olive Branch Across India, Pakistan Borders

    Lighthouse, a non-profit media organisation, has launched a global campaign called ‘Beyond the Borders’ with an aim to amend the long-standing rift between India...
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    Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban: Agra Rejuvenates from Landfill to Landmark

    Way back in 2007, the land at Kuberpur, functioned as a typical landfill site. Thousands of tons of solid waste collected daily by the municipal corporation were dumped here. Over the years, this dumpsite dutifully served the city, but gradually it became a centre of distress itself.
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    Animals and wildlife

    Venomous Snakes Slither into Nepal’s Hills as Climate Warms

    As Nepal's climate continues to warm, the silent danger of venomous snakes in unexpected places is becoming a growing concern. The challenge ahead lies not only in monitoring their movement but in adapting healthcare systems to meet the threat slithering steadily uphill.
    Cooperatives

    At ‘Sahkar Samvad’ in Ahmedabad, Amit Shah Announces New Cooperative Initiatives on ICY

    Shah revealed that in the coming months, cooperative dairies would start leveraging cow dung to produce organic manure and biogas.

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    Features

    Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban: Agra Rejuvenates from Landfill to Landmark

    Way back in 2007, the land at Kuberpur, functioned as a typical landfill site. Thousands of tons of solid waste collected daily by the municipal corporation were dumped here. Over the years, this dumpsite dutifully served the city, but gradually it became a centre of distress itself.
    Animals and wildlife

    Venomous Snakes Slither into Nepal’s Hills as Climate Warms

    As Nepal's climate continues to warm, the silent danger of venomous snakes in unexpected places is becoming a growing concern. The challenge ahead lies not only in monitoring their movement but in adapting healthcare systems to meet the threat slithering steadily uphill.
    Democracy

    UN Expert Warns of “Perfect Storm” Threatening Elections and Free Speech in Digital Age

    Drawing on a year-long consultation process with civil society, journalists, human rights defenders, electoral officials, and social media companies, Khan identified three intersecting trends that are accelerating the crisis.
    Civil society

    Wada Na Todo Abhiyan launches Promises and Reality 2025

    The report says that government estimates also tout India as a global economic powerhouse – leading in real-time digital transactions globally, improved in ease of doing business, and projected as the fastest-growing major economy.
    Asia Pacific

    Lawmakers in Maldives Pledge to Support Women Leaders

    Participants at the meeting recommitted themselves to working with all stakeholders to advance the ICPD PoA and achieve the 2030 Agenda and reaffirmed the 2024 Oslo Statement of Commitment.

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