Ensuring Older People’s Rights To Healthy and Secure Life
As the number of older people continues to rise, the work remains to build a society for all ages, including ensuring older people’s rights to safety and security to continue living. ... Read more
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Informative, light, and evergreen soft news that showcases updates on sustainable development and sustainability in the Asia Pacific and beyond.
Childhood Obesity: Stigma, Impacts, and Interventions
More than 340 million children and adolescents aged 5-19 were overweight or obese in 2016. The surging numbers of childhood obesity indicates the urgent need for a collective effort to combat the chronic disease.... Read more
What is Just Energy Transition Partnerships?
Just Energy Transition Partnerships aim to bridge the gap between developed and developing nations in moving towards clean energy. South Africa, Indonesia, and Vietnam are the first three countries to receive funding.... Read more
4 Day Week UK: Does It Work?
The results of the trial period for 4 Day Week in the UK are in.... Read more
How Building with Nature Helps Protect Coastal Ecosystem and Boost Local Economy
In Indonesia, Building with Nature developed a way to restore mangrove forests in Demak to protect the coastal ecosystem while helping boost the local economy.... Read more
Leaving No One Outside: Protecting, Restoring, and Promoting Indigenous Languages
The United Nations General Assembly declared 2022-2032 as the International Decades of Indigenous Languages to emphasize the need to appreciate Indigenous Peoples’ essential roles in protecting the environment, good governance, and peacebuilding.... Read more
Reversing the Backward Progress of Social Justice
The world is facing multiple crises at once; is reversing the backward progress of social justice globally possible?... Read more
New Sierra Leone Gender Equality Bill Reserves 30% Official Seats for Women
Under the Gender Equality and Women Empowerment bill, a minimum of 30% quota for elective and appointive public officers is reserved for Sierra Leonenean women.... Read more
Electric Vehicles Roam the Roads of Kenya
Tech company Roam advances Kenyan electromobility for a more sustainable transport system.... Read more
The Potential and Power of K-pop Fandoms as Global Communities
K-pop is uniquely suited to birth grassroots communities with a high potential for power in sustainable development.... Read more