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Government of India
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Jun 05, 2018
Our obsession with plastic, coupled with over-consumption, the use-and-throw culture, and littering creates a hazardous environment for animals, marine life and human beings, writes Union Environment Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan.
UN Women
Jean D’Cunha and Ajita Vidyarthi, May 30, 2018
India must help to bridge this lacunae and prevent crimes against women and girls in international conflicts. Jean D’Cunha, the Head of UN Women Myanmar and currently on Special Assignment as Senior Adviser to UN Women Multi-Country Office in India and Ajita Vidyarthi, the Security and Migration Analyst at UN Women Multi-Country Office in India write on International Day for Peacekeepers.
UNODC
Yuri Fedotov, May 04, 2018
Countering cybercrime can save lives, grow prosperity and build peace. By strengthening law enforcement capacities and partnering with businesses so they can be part of the solution, we can go a long way in ensuring that the Internet can be a force for good. Yuri Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime writes.
Food and Agriculture Organization
Shyam Khadka & Anne-Sophie Poisot, Apr 30, 2018
We must increase investments in rural areas in diverse and locally specific agro-ecosystems based on ecological interaction between soils, water, plants, animals and trees, and move farmers from grain mono-cultures to poly-cropping, horticulture or animal husbandry. Shyam Khadka, FAO representative in India and Anne-Sophie Poisot, Advisor, Sustainable Agriculture, FAO write.
International Labour Organisation
Avneesh Singh, Apr 27, 2018
On world day for safety and health at work, the ILO talks to Avneesh Singh — Director General of DGFASLI (Directorate General of Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes). Dr Singh says that safe and healthy work environment is a fundamental human right and that India is taking definitive steps to ensure that every worker is protected and cared for.
World Health Organization
Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Apr 24, 2018
It is imperative that every child, adolescent and pregnant woman in the WHO South-East Asia Region receives the life-saving benefits vaccines provide.
Point of view
Paromita Chowdhury, Apr 17, 2018
In parts of India, mental illness is feared – families worry about the financial burden involved in taking care of individuals who are perceived to not be able to work. Paromita Chowdhury, Programme Officer of OAK Foundation shares Shampa's incredible journey overcoming these barriers.
International Fund for Agricultural Development
Antonio Rota, Apr 16, 2018
Antonio Rota has more than 30 years’ experience working with livestock in the rural development sector. He will be participating in a national conference on developing a vibrant goat sector in India, 16-17 April 2018. Read his full interview here.
Government of India
Dr Harsh Vardhan, Apr 11, 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inspired people to make Clean India a mass movement. Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Science writes.
Point of view
Paula Mariwala and Radhika Shah, Apr 05, 2018
The numbers of women entrepreneurs around the world are growing and a transformation is on its way – expect this way of doing business as unusual will soon be the norm. Paula Mariwala and Radhika Shah share.