Category: Sustainable Development
Every Breath Counts
By Praise Nutakor The writer is a Partnerships and Communications Specialist at UNDP. NEW YORK | 2 November 2025 (WorldView) — Every breath matters. For a newborn struggling for air,
Read MoreThe Changing Monsoon in The Himalayas: Lessons from Bhutan’s Floods
By Madhurima Sarkar-Swaisgood, Prangya Paramita Gupta, Shashwat Avi, and Sanjay Srivastava, ESCAP* BANGKOK | 29 October 2025 (WorldView) — The Himalayan arc from Bhutan through Nepal and India into Pakistan
Read MoreCuba: International Hotel Chains Allowed to Lease—and Operate—State-Owned Resorts
By Rodrigo Pérez MIAMI, USA | 27 October 2025 (WorldView) — In an unexpected step for one of the world’s most tightly managed economies, Cuba has approved a new policy
Read MoreWars on Women Escalate as Global Conflicts Surge
A landmark UN report sounds the alarm This article was first published on https://rjaura.substack.com BERLIN | 23 October 2025 (WorldView) — When we think about war and peace, we often
Read MoreHow Island Nations Are Rewriting Climate Finance
Caribbean states are pioneering bold financial reforms to survive climate change. This article was first published on https://rjaura.substack.com BERLIN | 18 October 2025 (WorldView) — When hurricanes strike the Caribbean,
Read MoreGermany Redefines Development Cooperation with the Global South
A Legacy of Nobel Peace Laureate Willy Brandt By Ramesh Jaura This article was first published on https://rjaura.substack.com BERLIN | 13 October 2025 (WorldView) — More than forty years ago,
Read MoreWhen the Seasons Forget the Wayfarers
UN Warns on Migration By Ramesh Jaura Migration is a memory, an ancient synchrony of wings, hooves, and tides. As the planet warms, that memory falters — and the world
Read MoreFrom Policy to Action: Ending Preventable Maternal Deaths in Kenya
By Dr Margaret Lubaale and Lisa Mushega* Nairobi, Kenya | 30 September 2025 (WorldView) — Behind every maternal death in Kenya is a family forever changed. Children lose their mothers,
Read MoreBrazil’s Emerald Forest: What the World Risks Losing
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden | 16 September 2025 (WorldView) — Belem is the Brazilian city at the mouth of the Amazon. Unlike its slummy counterpart, Kinshasa, at the mouth
Read MoreAfrica’s Climate Shift: From Victim to Global Deal-Maker
By Ronald Joshua ADDIAS ABABA | 11 September 2025 (WorldView) — Africa arrived at the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) with more than just talking points—it came with a sharpened
Read MoreEthiopia to Host Second African Climate Summit Stressing Global Action
By Atiklit Atnafu Naramo The writer is a diplomat at the Ethiopian Embassy in New Delhi, India. NEW DELHI | 30 August 2025 (WorldView) — Ethiopia, a nation with over
Read MoreThe Need to Forge a Plan B & Plan C for a Plastic Pollution Treaty
By Simone Galimberti* KATHMANDU, Nepal | 19 August 2025 (WorldView) — Those hoping for a strong binding plastic pollution treaty were hugely disappointed by the outcome that emerged from Geneva,
Read MoreFrom Degradation to Restoration: A Strategic Treaty Emerges as a Leading Global Initiative
By Ramesh Jaura This article was first published on https://rjaura.substack.com/ BERLIN | 9 August 2025 (WorldView) — In a world reeling from climate disruption, collapsing biodiversity, and mounting water and food
Read MoreWHO Flags Alarming Malnutrition Levels in Gaza
By Jaya Ramachandran GENEVA | 28 July 2025 (WorldView) — Warning of an unprecedented surge in malnutrition across the Gaza Strip, with most of this year’s hunger-related deaths occurring in
Read MoreAt 80, the United Nations Faces a Moment of Reckoning — and Renewal
A milestone year brings calls for gender parity, regional equity, and bold leadership at the helm of the UN By Ramesh Jaura This article was first published on https://rjaura.substack.com BERLIN,
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