World migration report 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
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Vermiculture brings self-reliance to 2,000 Jhenidah women
Thanks to the pioneering efforts of Rebeka Khatun and Sukhjan Begum, from Dapna village in Jhenidah's Kaliganj upazila, around 2,000 local women and girls are becoming self-reliant by producing earthworm
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Energy access and living standards: some observations on recent trends
<p>A subset of Sustainable Development Goals pertains to improving people's living standards at home. These include the provision of access to electricity, clean cooking energy, improved water and
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Nigeria: WHO Urges Early Detection of Cancer, As 80,000 Die Yearly in Nigeria
With over 8.8 million cancer deaths recorded globally yearly out of which an estimated 80,000 are Nigerians, the World Health Organisation, WHO, has called on specialists to pay special attention to early
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Enabling the business of agriculture 2017
Enabling the Business of Agriculture (EBA) 2017, the third report in the EBA series, offers insights into how laws and regulations affect private sector development for agribusinesses, including producer
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Malawi: Nsanje Chiefs Angry With 'Sex for Food' Report in Malawi Press
Chiefs in Nsanje have reacted angrily to a survey report which says traditional leaders in Nsanje are soliciting sex from flood victim women in exchange for government donated relief food. Link for
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Women organisation seeks 150m/- to promote agro-business
The Centre for the Advancement OF Women in Agriculture in Tanzania (CAWAT) is seeking 150m/- to fund programmes that will empower women adopt agro-business practices. Speaking to reporters in Dar es Salaam
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Here's how climate change impacts women the most
New Delhi: Men migrating to bigger towns in search of employment, to support their families back home in the villages, is not uncommon. Climate change, which has caused a spike in natural disasters, has
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An economy for the 99%: it’s time to build a human economy that benefits everyone, not just the privileged few
New estimates show that just eight men own the same wealth as the poorest half of the world. As growth benefits the richest, the rest of society – especially the poorest – suffers. The very design of our
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding the control of ICDS scheme in the hands of few suppliers, Maharashtra, 12/01/2017
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Jayshree Mahila Bachat Gat & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/01/2017 regarding the control of projects under the Integrated Child
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Gendered perspectives of trees on farms in Nicaragua: considerations for agroforestry, coffee cultivation, and climate change
Due to gender-specific roles and responsibilities, men and women face varying challenges and opportunities to mitigate and adapt to climate change impacts. It is particularly important to take into account