Poverty and inequality in Maldives 2022
In the past two decades, Maldives has achieved remarkable economic progress and reductions in poverty. However, the country faces high exposure to global risks including an . existential threat of rising
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Maldives wants to develop via environment-friendly new technology: VP
Vice President Dr Mohamed Waheed said Tuesday that the Maldives wants to achieve economic development through environment friendly new technologies. Speaking at Yale University during his visit to New York to participate in UN General Assembly, the Vice President noted that the biggest challenge faced by Maldives is the threat to the Maldives security due to climate change. Dr Waheed said un
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Nepal makes strides in MMR reduction
Nepal is making progress in reducing Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR)
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Survey on Climate Change Adaptation Measures launched
Ministry of Housing and Environment has launched a Survey of Climate Change Adaptation Measures in practice in the Maldives under the Integrating Climate Change Risks into Resilient Island Planning in the Maldives Project. The Project is a collaborative effort between the Government of Maldives, the Global Environment Fund and the United Nations Development Program, its overall goal is to incre
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EU pledges 8.5m euros for Bangladesh to fight climate change
The two-day Asia Regional Conference of Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) ended here on Monday adopting a joint declaration to help least developed countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing Countries (SIDS) in Asia to cope with the climate change. Bangladesh, Cambodia and the Maldives signed the joint declaration at a city hotel.
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Saarc must get serious on climate pact
THE TRADE BLOCK NEEDS TO OVERCOME POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE REGION SHRAVANI PRAKASH & PALLAVI KALITA
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Wanted: 2.4 million nurses, and thats just in India
In every country, rich or poor, the story is the same. There are not enough nurses. The developed world fills its vacancies by enticing nurses from other countries, while developing countries are unable to compete with better pay, better professional development and the lure of excitement offered elsewhere.
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Climate change needs to be discussed in 'meaningful' way: India
THIMPHU: With climate change being the central theme of the SAARC summit, India hoped the eight-nation bloc would hold the dialogue on the issue in a "meaningful manner" and backed its "fresh" position on global warming to be adopted at the Cancun meet later this year.
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Elimination of neglected tropical diseases in the South-East Asia Region of the World Health Organization
The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which affect the very poor, pose a major public health problem in the South-East Asia Region of the World Health Organization (WHO). Although more than a dozen NTDs affect the region, over the past five years four of them in particular
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Maldives to get bulk of aid for climate adaptation
President Mohamed Nasheed has said US $ 30 billion has been pledged for climate change adaptation out of which 10% or US$ 3 billion will come to the small island countries to help fund their climate adaptation programs. He said this will help Maldives and other low-lying small island countries which are most vulnerable to global warming in their struggle to combat climate change.
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President calls for European moral leadership during climate change talks
President Mohamed Nasheed today met with the President of the European Commission, Mr Jos