Tag:SDGs
Asia Pacific
SDGs in Asia – Mind the Widening Gap
Asia Pacific now seriously lagging on all 17 SDGs. The region is reversing on climate action, stagnant on clean energy and the UN lacks...
Empowerment
Inclusive and Sustainable Businesses Set New Pathways for Sri Lanka
With ambitious reforms taking centre-stage towards rebuilding Sri Lanka into a resilient and sustainable economy, the Government of Sri Lanka is exploring opportunities to...
Health Policy
More than 800 Expected to Participate in National Workshop on Healthy Village
The workshop will exhibit the exemplary strategies, approaches, convergent actions and innovative models in context to convergent actions and best practices.
Beginning Thursday, the Ministry...
COVID-19
‘Massive COVID-19 Failure’ Sets Back Global Development
A report by the Lancet’s Commission on the COVID-19 pandemic points to a ‘massive global failure’ that led to COVID-19 deaths and reversal of...
CSR
NCW Roundtable on CSR Funds to Catalyse Women Empowerment Stresses on Collaboration
The consultation discussed how to plan the use of CSR funds for ensuring holistic development of women. The deliberations centred on the role of...
Civil society
Eight International Development Priorities for the New UK Prime Minister
While the FCDO’s long-awaited International Development Strategy was published in May, the vision it set out broadly failed to meet the scale of the global challenges...
Climate change
Climate Change Conclusion: Time for Bold Action
Besides displacement and migration of people, climate change’s worsening of air and water quality is expected to contribute to the spread of certain diseases and human...
Policy analysis
What Future for a World of 8 Billion?
In countries where deaths outnumber births, the population is increasing very little, if at all. In some cases, it has already started to decline...
Latest news
Health Ministry, NDMA Issue Joint-Advisory to States on Preventing Hospital Fires during Summer
States and union territories have been directed to ensure all accredited hospitals within their jurisdiction conduct thorough inspections, address...
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Sri Lanka Banks to Set Up Business Revival Units for Troubled Borrowers
The Asian Development Bank is helping with the establishment of a guarantee institute. This is part of the larger...
ILO Reaches Agreement on Living Wages
A decision by the ILO’s Governing Body opens the way for new work by the ILO on estimating and...
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Health Ministry, NDMA Issue Joint-Advisory to States on Preventing Hospital Fires during Summer
States and union territories have been directed to ensure...
Sri Lanka Banks to Set Up Business Revival Units for Troubled Borrowers
The Asian Development Bank is helping with the establishment...