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Pakistan ranks 154th on UNs Human Development Index Rankings are measured by health, education, living standard, nation’s carbon dioxide emissions and material footprint APP December 15, 2020 Pakistan would soon move to a path of poverty reduction and improvement in other socio-economic indices, Dar says. PHOTO: REUTERS Pakistan was ranked 154th among 189 countries on UN’s Human Development Index (HDI) 2020 rankings. The HDI rankings are are measured by combining indicators of health, ed...

Myanmar, Asia Pacific: Operational Plan 2021 - 2025 Format Appeal №: MAAMM002 Funding requirements: 7.643 million CHF This operational plan outlines the results that the IFRC wants to achieve in collaboration with the Myanmar Red Cross Society (MRCS) over a period of five years (2021-2025) in implementing IFRC Strategy 2030. The results are part of coherent and coordinated approach of IFRC support to MRCS’ Strategic Plan 2021-2025. The Rakhine plan of action aligns with this operational pla...

The coronavirus pandemic will likely spell trouble for Eritreas authoritarian government led by President Isaias Afwerki, writes Zere [Feisal Omar/Reuters] The majority of political leaders across the world responded to the continuing coronavirus pandemic, which has already killed more than 190,000 globally, by calling for increased international cooperation and welcoming any financial, medical and humanitarian aid that is offered to them by foreign entities to help protect their constituents. ...

Our focus The African Centre for Gender (ACG) provides technical support to member States to address gender inequality and women’s empowerment through developing tools and providing evidence for policy formulation and effective implementation. It also facilitates the tracking and monitoring of the implementation of the agreed commitments and declarations.  The Centre’s strategy includes undertaking analytical work and identifying  good practices for member States to adapt in order to shar...

Share this article Share this article ResearchAndMarkets.coms offering. The feminine hygiene products market is projected to reach USD 27,737 million by 2025 from USD 20,963 million in 2020, at a CAGR of 5.8% from 2020 to 2025. Increasing the female population, rising disposable income of females, and women empowerment across the globe is expected to accelerate the growth of the feminine hygiene products market. The reusable nature segment is projected to grow at the highest CAGR during the fo...

You could put forward. >> and this is a global problem, right? because for many countries that are not as far long on the development index like countries in the west, this may have a greater economic impact. is there a way to make that ecquitable? >> youre right. climate change is a global problem. the sworld waworld is warming as the poorest the hardest. globally, people and communities with the fewest resources. bangladesh comes to mind. its a low-lying island nation where a lot of people hav...

Theres been a survey done among economists, about sort of what is the best economic policy for addressing climate change. and its pretty much the thing that everyone hates the most. if climate change is caused by fossil fuel emissions and that means burning gasoline, burning coal and burning natural gas, policy experts say the number one sure shot solution is taxing. put a tax on those, missions. >> make it more expensive. >> make gasoline more expense pitch coal-fired electricity more expensive...

If you chose someone with mitt romneys net worth at random and looked at their tax returns, they would look crazy. you wouldnt be able to understand them. they would have all sort of bizarrely constituted corporations incorporated in the cayman islands. whats so remarkable to me about the story is the embarrassment here isnt personal. the embarrassment is about what this says about how the entire system functions. this is how the system functions. we no longer have the ability in this kouj tcoun...

Corporations incorporated in the cayman islands. whats so remarkable to me about the story is the embarrassment here isnt personal. the embarrassment is about what this says about how the entire system functions. this is how the system functions. we no longer have the ability in this country to really tax people at the top. thats the existential statement about the strength of the american state. can you actually tax the wealthiest people in your society? if you cant, like greece couldnt, we see...