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Rohingya crisis needs lasting solutions, renewed commitment amid COVID-19 pandemic
August 2020 marks three years on from the last exodus of Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar and sought sanctuary in Bangladesh. Three years after...
Stronger Risk Management on Health and Water Disasters in Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic
Stronger and more integrated risk management is needed on health and water-related disasters in the wake of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, experts heard...
COVID-19: African countries urged to promote a safe return to school
School closures implemented to protect students from COVID-19, are hurting them in other ways, while the long-term impact of this disruption to education could...
The U.S. issued a prejudice and unfair travel advisory regarding Pakistan
The U.S. Department of State — Bureau of Consular Affairs, issued a travel advisory on the 6th of August 2020, recommending not to travel...
The impact of COVID-19 on agribusiness and the food industry in African and Asian markets
As the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded, concerns over ensuring food security have been voiced in many countries around the world. While the crisis has...
Put gender equality at the heart of the post-COVID-19 economic recovery
The pandemic is disproportionately affecting women workers. Governments should prioritize policies that offset the effects the COVID-19 crisis is having on their jobs.
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No Time for Timid Leadership- The Safe Restart of Tourism is Possible
The cost of the restrictions on travel introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is there for all to see.
Between January and May, the...
Pandemic lessons: Advancing gender-responsive justice reforms in Asia post-COVID
Authors: Mohammad Naciri and Jeremy Douglas*
Across Asia, places of detention have become a hotspot for outbreaks of COVID-19. Overcrowding – with some prisons in...
Throwback to a powerful and timely HR message addressed to the citizens of the world
We are on the 1st of July 2020; post-first wave of coronavirus across the globe, and already Vienna is holding a 3-panelled diplomatic forum...
A Local and Global Threat: The White Racially and Ethnically Motivated Terrorism
Authors: Zakir Gul and Dr. Ferhat Goktepe*
Far-right violence, right-wing extremism, and racially and ethnically motivated terrorism are on the rise globally—including Western countries such...