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Finance and Economy
Diplomats Voice Concern as Sri Lanka Imposes Emergency to Scuttle Protests
Given the disturbing human rights track record of the Sri Lankan government, especially under the Rajapaksa family, there is concern among those watching the...
Governance
A Battle Between a UN Chief & US Envoy Ends in a Decisive Blow with an American Veto
The independence of the Secretary-General is a longstanding myth perpetuated mostly outside the UN. But as an international civil servant, he is expected to...
Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Girls’ Education is a Women’s Rights Issue
The right to education has been an oft-discussed, critical human rights issue for Afghanistan, especially when it comes to how, or even if, this...
Governance
UN’s Guterres Must be Visibly Proactive as Peacemaker in Ukraine
Briefing reporters on Ukraine, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the latest developments in Ukraine are testing “the entire international system”. He added “we...
Accountability
Disproportionate military crackdowns in Myanmar
The UN’s top rights official, Michelle Bachelet, said that Myanmar's military forces are committing human rights violations with the impunity that they perpetrated four years ago...
Accountability
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...
Hunger
Ukraine Incursion, World Stagflation
No country is immune, including those imposing sanctions. But the worst hit are poor countries already struggling with rising fuel and food prices.
By Anis...
Hunger
Russia-Ukraine conflict: UN warns of a global hunger meltdown
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned of an impending global food crisis due to the war between Russia and Ukraine. He said that...
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Are Government Schemes Meaningful in the Absence of Land Rights?
It is evident that the effects of the project are not uniformly distributed, as certain villages experience benefits while...
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Sub-Committee for GRAP Directs Agencies to Take Dust Abatement Measures
The sub-committee for GRAP has undertaken a comprehensive review of the air quality scenario in the National Capital Region...
Educating the Mind Without Educating the Heart is No Education at All
By Yasmine Sherif
The words above, by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, serve as a reminder that we still have...
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Are Government Schemes Meaningful in the Absence of Land Rights?
It is evident that the effects of the project...
Sub-Committee for GRAP Directs Agencies to Take Dust Abatement Measures
The sub-committee for GRAP has undertaken a comprehensive review...
