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Category: Sustainability

The Right to Disability-Inclusive Health Sans Discrimination

May 22, 2021 editorHealth, Sustainability

Despite clear legal obligations, persons with disabilities continue to experience discrimination in their access to health.

Disability-Inclusive, discrimination, health, sans, Sustainability, The right, to

ILO kicks off Green Week to jump-start a sustainable future

April 22, 2021 editorDevelopment, Sustainability

The UN’s labour agency launched ILO Green Week to explore what a green future of work could look like, and how we can get there.

Development, future, Green Week, ILO, jump-start, kicks off, Sustainable, to

Seize the moment to recover, rebuild better: UN deputy chief

March 24, 2021 editorDevelopment, Sustainability

Confronting major setbacks due to the coronavirus pandemic, countries in Asia and the Pacific “must now seize the moment” to rebuild and recover better together

Development, rebuild better, recover, Seize the moment, Sustainibility, UN deputy chief

How BD managed to feed 170mn citizens during pandemic

March 1, 2021 sub EditorBangladesh, Sustainability

Dhaka, Mar 1 (UNB):  A week from now, on March 8, Bangladesh will complete a year with the Coronavirus. One of the fears in the early days of the pandemic, announced by the WHO on March 11 of last year,…

170mn citizens, Bangladesh, BD, during, feed, How, managed, pandemic, Sustainability

Bangladesh’s recognition as developing nation to retaine: PM

February 28, 2021 sub EditorBangladesh, Sustainability

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government is committed to sustaining Bangladesh’s recognition as a developing country through the expansion of education and building skilled workforce and worthy citizens.

Bangladesh, Bangladesh’s recognition, Developing, Nation, PM, retaine, Sustainability

We Need Nature, Biodiversity if We Want a Sustainable Future

October 2, 2020 editorEnvironment, Sustainability

By Samira Sadeque UNITED NATIONS, Oct 1 2020 (IPS) – “Investing in nature is investing in a sustainable future,” was one of the key messages from yesterday’s first-ever United Nations Summit on Biodiversity where world leaders and experts agreed on…

Biodiversity, Environment, if We Want, nature, Sustainable Future, We Need

SDGs Not Just About Collecting Data, but What You Do With it

September 22, 2020 editorOp-Ed, Sustainability

By Tim Mohin AMSTERDAM, Sep 21 2020 (IPS) – The unprecedented challenges posed by COVID-19 have reminded us that we are an interconnected global community. While this crisis rightly has dominated our attention, we must not lose sight of progress…

: Not just, about, But, Collecting Data, Development, SDGs, Sustainability, What, with it, You Do

Leveraging youth for SDGs, UN announces 17 Young Leaders

September 18, 2020 editorDevelopment, Sustainability

18 September 2020 – The United Nations, on Friday, recognized 17 young advocates for sustainable development, who are leading efforts to combat some of the world’s most pressing challenges and inspiring the younger generation for a better future for all.

17 Young Leaders, announces, Development, for, Leveraging youth, SDGs, Sustainability, UN

Highway through haor, a feat unwelcome for wetland ecosystem

August 23, 2020 editorBangladesh, Development, Lead News, Sustainability

For a road that opened to the public during a pandemic, the Itna-Mithamoin-Astagram highway has already made a huge impression on people, in more ways than one. For fishes and other aquatic life it’s a barrier that has restricted their…

a feat, Bangladesh, Development, ecosystem, for wetland, highway, through haor, unwelcome

World off track to meet 2030 Agenda, UN deputy chief warns

July 17, 2020 editorDevelopment, Sustainability, World News

16 July 2020 – The world was off track in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, even before the COVID-19 crisis erupted, but can get back on course by increasing investment in public services, showing solidarity on financing,…

2030 Agenda, deputy chief, Development, off track, to meet, UN, warns, world

SDG setback ‘tremendous’ as Covid-19 accelerates slide

May 28, 2020 editorDevelopment, Politics, Sustainability

By Gareth Willmer and Fiona Broom May 26 2020 (IPS) – Crucial global goals to reduce hunger and poverty and curb climate change have gone backwards or stalled, the United Nations Secretary-General warns in a new report, as the COVID-19…

‘tremendous’, accelerates, as, Covid-19, Development, SDG, setback, slide, Sustainability

Are the SDGs in reverse gear?

May 26, 2020 editorDevelopment, Op-Ed, Sustainability

By Saida Ali NAIROBI, Kenya, May 25 2020 (IPS) – When I was a little girl, my mother told us the story of a woman who escaped from a monster by cooking stones: when the monster fell asleep waiting for…

are, Development, in, reverse gear?, SDGs, Sustainability, the

Oath to put people, planet before profit for viable business

May 21, 2020 Lutfun NaharBusiness, Sustainability

ESCAP Sustainable Business Network (ESBN) for the 2020 Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development on Thursday pledged to put people and planet before profit to ensure that businesses are sustainable and do not lead to a depletion or pollution of the…

before profit, Business, oath, People, planet, Sustainability, viable business

The Global Resilience Imperative

May 9, 2020 editorBiodiversity, Columns, Sustainability

By Johan Rockström and Ottmar Edenhofer POTSDAM – As the COVID-19 crisis passes and governments try to shore up collapsing economies, many will be tempted to roll back their climate and nature commitments. They should resist that impulse. This century…

Global, Imperative, Opinion, resilience, Sustainability, the

Biodiversity or Bust

May 9, 2020 editorBiodiversity, Op-Ed, Sustainability

By Tudor Alexis TORONTO – The blame game has begun. The number of COVID-19 victims is still unknown, but there is a stream of hate and misinformation pervading timelines. The damage of disinformation and the virus itself to families and…

Biodiversity, Opinion, or Bust, Sustainability

Amid virus pandemic, SDGs are even more relevant than before

April 18, 2020 editorDevelopment, Sustainability

By Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Erna Solberg UNITED NATIONS, Apr 16 2020 (IPS) – Our world today is dealing with a crisis of monumental proportions. The vicious, novel coronavirus is wreaking havoc across the globe, destroying lives and ruining…

amid, Development, even more, relevant, SDGs are, Sustainability, than before, virus pandemic

Urban experts call flyovers an ‘irreparable damage’

February 23, 2020 editorBangladesh, Development, Sustainability

Dhaka Feb 23 – Terming construction of flyovers in the city an ‘irreparable damage’ to the city, urban experts have called for taking pragmatic steps instead of spending huge money on such mega structures to improve the traffic situation.

‘irreparable damage’, An, call, Development, flyovers, Sustainability, Urban experts

New UN finance panel to push Global Goals (SDGs) forward

January 29, 2020 editorDevelopment, Sustainability

The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday encouraged Member States to support a new panel that has been set up to help make the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a reality, by 2030.

Is tech a new frontier for sustainability?

December 25, 2019 editorColumns, Sustainability, Technology

By Bertrand Badré and Philippe Heim Paris – Discussions about “sustainability” usually center on a company’s environmental and social commitments, and for understandable reasons. But the financial sector in particular should consider two other, less obvious, dimensions of sustainability. Regulatory…

A, for, IS, new frontier, Opinion, Sustainability, tech, technology

People who coined the phrase ‘Leave no one behind’

December 10, 2019 editorBangladesh, Development, Sustainability

Mostafa Kamal Majumder The Workability International Asia will have its next annual general meeting on in Dhaka in November 2020, it was decided at a board meeting of the organisation held on 25-26 November at the Bangladesh Pratibandhi Kalyan Samity…

Bangladesh, behind, coined, Development, leave, No one, People, Sustainable, the phrase, who

‘We all must step up’ joint action on disability inclusion

December 8, 2019 editorDevelopment, Sustainability

8 December 2019 – SDGs – The international community has agreed truly ground-breaking frameworks to advance the rights of persons with disabilities, including in the context of development, but there remains a significant gap between these ambitions and the reality…

‘We all, ’ joint, action, Development, disability, Inclusion, must, on, step up, Sustainability

Don’t pay heed to propaganda: PM

November 21, 2019 sub EditorBangladesh, Sustainability

Mentioning the recent rumours over the scarcity of onion and salt in the market, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged all not to pay heed to such propaganda.

Bangladesh, Don’t, heed, pay, propaganda: PM, Sustainability

Global Green New Deal needed to deliver on 2030 Agenda

October 1, 2019 editorDevelopment, Op-Ed, Sustainability

Geneva, Sep (Kanaga Raja) – A Global Green New Deal is needed to reverse the polarization of income within and across countries, create a stable financial system that serves the productive economy, mitigate the threats and seize the opportunities associated…

2030 Agenda, deliver, Global, Green New Deal, needed, SDGs

Live up to promises for SDG benefits to the marginalised: PM

September 26, 2019 Lutfun NaharDevelopment, Sustainability

New York, Sept 25 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the global leaders to live up to their commitments they made to protect the planet aiming to ensure the benefits of SDGs for the most marginalised people.

Development, Live up to promises, marginalised, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, SDG benefits, Sustainability

Let’s step up our efforts – now, Guterres tells SDS summit

September 25, 2019 editorDevelopment, Sustainability

24 September 2019 SDGs – “The 2030 Agenda is coming to life”, declared the UN chief on Tuesday, referring to the blueprint for a healthier planet and a more just world, as he launched the first Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)…

efforts, Guterres, Let’s, now, our, SDGs, step up, tells SDS summit

The world and the UN must reduce population growth

September 12, 2019 editorColumns, Development, Population, Sustainability

by Frank Götmark, Robin Maynard Gothenburg/London – On September 24-25, world leaders will gather at the United Nations in New York to review progress toward the UN’s 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The SDGs, which aim “to…

Growth, Manpower, must, Population, reduce, UN, world

Turning agro-waste into environment-friendly plastics

August 4, 2019August 4, 2019 editorBiodiversity, Op-Ed, Sustainability

by Sahana Ghosh on 30 July 2019 • Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Italy’s port city of Genoa is making bioplastics from agro-waste. The institute has tied up with the city’s central vegetable market for sourcing raw material. • The…

agro-waste, environment-friendly, into, plastics, resilience, Turning

100 Resilient Cities, a note from its president

August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 editorSustainability, Urban issues

In six years, 100 Resilient Cities has grown from an idea to a movement. Together, as a community of staff, CROs, and partners, we have shaped how the world understands the opportunities to build resilience. Since 2013, we have evolved…

100, a note, from, its president, Resilient Cities, Sustainability, Urban issues

Don’t fear the scooter

July 29, 2019 editorColumns, Development, Sustainability

by Alon Tal Tel Aviv – Electric bicycles and scooters are taking a lot of heat. Concerns about traffic fatalities, terrorized pedestrians, and urban lawlessness have led a growing chorus of politicians and media commentators to conclude that the technology…

Development, Don’t, Environment, Fear, Opinion, Sustainable, the Scooter

SDGs: High-level Pol Forum 2019 underpins accelerated action

July 23, 2019 editorLead News, Sustainability

The global response to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has not been ambitious enough, and a renewed commitment and accelerated action is needed to deliver the SDGs in time. This was the key message from the 2019 High-level Political…

2019, accelerated, action, Forum, High-level, Political, underpins

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