Air Pollution and Climate Change Take a Growing Toll on Children's Health

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The following is an excerpt from a press release by Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.

Pursuing inclusive and participatory consultations on climate actions in Nepal

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Rassu Manandhar is a national UN Volunteer Specialist with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in her home country, Nepal. She is part of a UNDP team that supports the people and Government in their efforts to integrate climate change and disaster risk reduction and management into the overall development process.

Report: Motivations for Business to Create Shared Value in Hong Kong

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The Hong Kong Social Entrepreneurship Forum, Ernst & Young and InnoFoco Limited and Social Innovation Exchange have come together, with support of the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund (SIE Fund), to understand the motivations of businesses in creating shared value and making recommendations on wider promotion of the business for a good concept.

The Right to Education for girls with disabilities in Nepal by VSO

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Around the world, girls with disabilities are being denied their right to an education. With a shortage of properly trained staff, inaccessible schools, and lack of appropriate learning resources, girls face barriers at every turn. Many have no choice but to drop out of school. It’s not their choice, and the cycle of poverty continues.

Defending Democracy in Exile (Freedom House)

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New Freedom House Report, Defending Democracy in Exile 2022 has been published with a focus on "transitional repression"

South-East Asia Policy Dialogue: Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2022

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ESCAP’s flagship publication, the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific (2022 Survey) lays out a road map for inclusive post-pandemic recovery and development – a “Building Forward Fairer” policy agenda. The 2022 Report goes beyond traditional macroeconomic thinking and provides new insights on how macroeconomic and

2022 Stockholm Forum: Session recordings now available

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SIPRI is pleased to announce that the session recordings of the 2022 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development are now available. Watch the 17 online sessions and the 18 sessions recorded at Münchenbryggeriet, Stockholm on SIPRI's YouTube Channel.

WORLD URBAN FORUM 11 closes with calls for urgent urban action

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After five days of debate and discussion, with 400 events featuring 700 speakers from government, civil society, communities, academia and the private sector, the Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF11) in Katowice, Poland ended.

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