Last month at the UN general assembly, President Xi Jinping surprised the world by announcing China’s commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. His unexpectedly forthright speech received mixed responses and raised many unanswered questions about what carbon neutrality means and how...
20 October 2020
Last week, Pakistan was re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the main UN body tasked with the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe, for another three-year term. The Coalition for Religious Equality and Inclusive Development (CREID) calls upon Pakistan to take...
20 October 2020
We (Tessa and Robert) are working on a book of forewords Robert has written for other books. We think collecting the writing together In this way will draw attention to their importance and be valuable to others. We were brainstorming about the final section which is still to be...
19 October 2020
19 October 2020
As the Covid-19 pandemic enters a protracted phase, governments and pandemic response teams face difficult decisions about mitigating its spread while also protecting economic security. While any response must be proportionate and tailored to a local context, there is a menu of options from...
19 October 2020
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12 October 2020
The award of the Nobel Peace prize to the World Food Programme (WFP) is a remarkable achievement for an organisation now 57 years old and active in many of the world’s most troublesome hotspots. IDS can take some pride in the contributions it has made over many years to the evolution of WFP...
9 October 2020
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