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28 May: The global food crisis worsens

If there is a 5% shortage of food, it brings the brunt of not just a 5% price increase, but an escalation until the 5% of the population that can’t afford food starves to death.” War, oil prices, and extreme weather, the three fires that ignited the food crisis, meet one after another in 2022.

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21 Mar: Riding to the Unknown

Crude oil, considered as the lifeblood of the industry, unquestionably plays an indispensable part in production, permeating all walks of life. It can be found in plastic, cosmetics and fabrics required in daily life,

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23 Mar: Migration Policies in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal

Contrary to the popular perception that migration is mostly a South-North phenomenon, South-South migration is large. Available data from national censuses suggest that nearly half the migrants from developing countries reside in other developing countries. Almost 80 percent of South-South migration takes place between countries that have contiguous borders (Ratha and Shaw 2007).

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15 Mar: Need for Global Vaccination Equity

The global COVID-19 vaccine roll-out is creating a “vaccine apartheid”. As of February 24, approximately 216 million people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 globally. Only 8.4 percent of these are in low and lower-middle-income countries, which are home to nearly half of the world’s population.