Asia-Pacific, Children on the Frontline, Editors’ Choice, Education, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Migration & Refugees, Regional Categories, TerraViva United Nations Migration & Refugees Trafficking survivor Devendra Kumar Mulayam, who hails from Shahapur in the Chandouli district of Uttar Pradesh, had to begin working at age 12 to help pay off the two loans his father …
Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Financial Crisis, Global, Globalisation, Headlines, TerraViva United Nations Opinion BERLIN and KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 22 2020 (IPS) – ‘Ethno-populism’ has emerged and spread in recent decades in response to the mixed consequences of neoliberal globalization. It appropriates nationalist rhetoric for narrow ethnic, religious, cultural or other communal ends, typically …
Featured, Global, Global Geopolitics, Global Governance, Headlines, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General, in a statement marking the 75th anniversary of the United Nations UNITED NATIONS, Sep 22 2020 (IPS) – The ideals of the United Nations – peace, justice, equality and dignity — are beacons to a …
Africa, Armed Conflicts, Crime & Justice, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Education, Gender, Gender Violence, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Inequity, Peace, Sustainability, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Mabingue Ngom, Regional Director, West and Central Africa Region, UNFPA and Shoko Arakaki, Director of Humanitarian Office, UNFPA NEW YORK, Sep 21 2020 (IPS) – The …
Asia-Pacific, Environment Sep 21 2020 – Vietnam is the ninth country to submit its updated NDC to the UNFCCC. The submission followed a comprehensive process over three years, under the guidance of Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc. Vietnam’s inclusive NDC review and updating process, which was coordinated by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment …
Education NEW YORK, Sep 20 2020 – Education Cannot Wait (ECW) brought together an impressive, diverse line-up of world leaders, policymakers, youth, teachers, celebrities and global advocates to rally around the cause of education in emergencies and protracted crises during the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly under the inspiring theme “The Future …
Civil Society, Food & Agriculture Sep 21 2020 – Special Issue on the contributions of non-governmental organisations and civil societyto agricultural and rural development – Involving local communities in setting the agricultural development agenda– Ten years of opportunities to improve the lives of family farmers– BRAC’s contributions to agricultural development– Updated data sets for …
Africa, Climate Change, Development & Aid, Editors’ Choice, Environment, Featured, Green Economy, Headlines, Natural Resources, Poverty & SDGs, TerraViva United Nations Environment David Mande shows the walls of a house made out ecobricks. The ecobricks, according to Mande, are filled with moist soil to ensure that they become hard. The bottle top is then tightly …
Development & Aid, Featured, Global, Global Governance, Globalisation, Headlines, Poverty & SDGs, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Tim Mohin, is Chief Executive of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) The SDGs require renewed support and financing, experts say ahead of the United Nations General Assembly. Credit: Amanda Voisard / UN Women / CC BY-NC-ND AMSTERDAM, Sep 21 2020 …
Climate Change, Development & Aid, Environment, Featured, Global, Green Economy, Headlines, Health, Humanitarian Emergencies, Latin America & the Caribbean, Poverty & SDGs, Sustainability, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Minister Kirla Echegaray Alfaro holds a law degree and a Master’s degree and specialization in Management and Public Policy. She has more than 15 years working with the …