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Report Exposes Silent Global Emergency as More Crises-Affected Children Need Urgent Education Support
A report released today on the International Day of Education sounds alarm as the number of school-aged children in crisis ...
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Rethinking Africa’s Debt: Debunking Myths and Identifying Sustainable Solutions
To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2063 aspirations, Africa requires an additional $1.3 – 1.6 ...
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‘The Closure of Meta’s US Fact-Checking Programme Is a Major Setback in the Fight Against Disinformation’
CIVICUS speaks with Olivia Sohr about the challenges of disinformation and the consequences of the closure of Meta’s ...
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Taliban’s Decrees Worsen Crisis for Afghan Women, Banning All NGO Work
The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity ...
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Martin Luther King Jr’s Legacy on Health Equity Through the Eyes of a Black African Doctor
January 20 is celebrated as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. He was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement who fought for equality ...
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Trillions in Dirty Money: How Hidden Loopholes Fuel Corruption and Inequality
Trillions of dollars hidden through corruption, tax loopholes, and opaque financial systems deepen inequality, undermining ...
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Education Cannot Wait Interviews Adenike Oladosu, ECW Global Climate Champion and BBC 100 Women 2024
Adenike Oladosu is a leading Nigerian ecofeminist, climate justice leader and researcher. She was appointed as an ECW Global ...
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Let the Kite Fly High
The global plastics negotiation process, launched in 2022 under a resolution by the UN Environment Assembly, represents an ...
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A Dream Deferred: Why Is Traveling Across Africa So Hard for Africans?
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, carries his frustration as visibly as he carries his passport.To travel across the ...
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Laureates Call For Moonshot Innovation Effort to Avert Hunger Catastrophe
Indigenous crops, rich in nutrition and resilient to climate change, are key to tackling global hunger if governments invest ...
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A World Where Rich Get Richer, Poor Get Poorer — and Billionaires Rise
Perhaps one of the UN’s most ambitious and longstanding projects – the launching of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)– is aimed, among other things, at helping developing nations eradicate ...
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A New Chance to Expand Children’s Access to Education
NEW YORK, Jan 23 2025 (IPS) - The International Day of Education, January 24, reminds us of the power of education to transform children’s lives, and to build vibrant, sustainable societies. One of ...