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World needs to invest US $15.5 billion a year on breastfeeding

A global investment of US $15.5 billion each year will be needed to ensure optimal breastfeeding for all children in the world. The cost will cover measures suggested joint...

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Sustainable Development

Transforming the city with sustainable design

Thousands of staff will be employed across the health and biomedical precinct and their presence will boost the city’s economy and vibrancy. Click Read More

Sustainable Development

Africa: ‘Green Economies’ for Africa’s Sustainable Development

Africa can achieve sustainable development by scaling up “green economy” initiatives.The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) defines a green economy ini...

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Sustainable Development

Cuba: The Meaning of Human Rights

Cuba, a communist country has been showing great progress in the fields of development and human rights. Some statistics that show this rise are as follows:
As a resul...

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Sustainable Development

Any cheers for Doha pact?

The Doha Declaration on protecting public health is a decade old, but developing countries have not been able to make use of TRIPs flexibilities. Read More

Sustainable Development

Financing for sustainable development: Can the international financial system make the leap?

The Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals may still be pondering the number and nature of the new goals. However, the question of which issues are “goal...

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Festivals

EVEN A BIRD NEEDS A NEST

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A group of women in post-communist Cambodia fight an uphill battle against forced evictions. The government grants land concessions to ...

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Sustainable Development

Equal opportunities: Women empowerment help give them authority

Education is an essential means to empower women with the knowledge, skills and self-confidence. This was said by Dr Fiona Bartels Ellis, head of Equality and Diversity at ...

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Sustainable Development

Gay sex is a criminal offence, rules Supreme Court

In a blow to gay rights activists, the Supreme Courton Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of the penal provision making gay sex an offence punishable with up...

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Sustainable Development

A new model for Women Empowerement

With successful implementation of various programmes aiming  to bring women to the forefront of society, the Sarada Krishna Iyer Satgamaya Centre, Udayamperoor, has se...

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