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On September 27, 2022, from 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm EDT, 2M Research, with support from HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R), is hosting a virtual conference focused on the identification and measurement of housing discrimination. This conference is part of an exciting study to find new and innovative methodologies that uncover and measure housing discrimination. Our objective is that these methodologies will augment current testing approaches, such as paired and sandwich tes...

Mr. Labram Musah, the National Coordinator of the Ghana Non-Communicable Disease Alliance (GhNCDA) has called on government to prioritize investment in reducing non-communicable diseases in the country. He said given the proven interest by the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) to reduce NCD mortality by 30 per cent by 2030…

The Ghana NCD Alliance (GhNCDA) has joined the world to observe the 2022 Global Week for Action on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with call on governments to prioritise investment in the control and prevention of those diseases. This would help address the leading five NCDs; cancer, diabetes, chronic respiratory conditions, cardiovascular…

Most aren’t against reasonable proposals to fix the student loan fiasco, but they're tired of continually getting the back of the hand from this administration.

On September 22, 2022, HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) will host a PD&R Quarterly Update virtual event focused on climate and housing. With a portfolio of 4.5 million public and assisted housing units and its work in the development and preservation of affordable housing, HUD plays a key role in how the nation responds to changing climate. Additionally, the department invests billions of dollars every year in housing, infrastructure, and services in neighborhoods...

Class warfare circle jerk.

COVID-19 has pushed back poverty alleviation efforts in Asia Pacific by at least two years, and many are likely to find it more difficult to get out of poverty even there are signs of economic recovery, the Asian Development Bank said.

A corporate tax increase embedded in what critics are calling the “deceptively named” Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) could ...

The departmental spokesperson, Teboho Thejane, states that the concerns follow after the Economic Active Population (EAP) report of the North West Province revealed this during the joint 2022 Emplo...

The country’s ability to withstand the disastrous effects of natural calamities should be strengthened as these will occur more frequently and be more severe in the future due to the impact of climate change. ASec. Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV (second from right, second row), Office of Civil