The education spending multiplier: Evidence from schools in Pakistan (VoxDev) 

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“Grants given to public schools in Pakistan increase test scores in both public and private schools as a result of increased competition,” writes IFPRI research fellow Naureen Karachiwalla and her co-authors in an article published by VoxDev. 

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Parliamentarians Ask G7 Hiroshima Summit to Support Human Security and Vulnerable Communities

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Parliamentarians attending the Global Conference of Parliamentarians on Population and Development Toward the 2023 G7 Hiroshima Summit. Credit: APDA By Cecilia RussellJOHANNESBURG, May 9 2023 (IPS) Parliamentarians from more than 30 countries agreed to send a strong message to the G7 Hiroshima Summit in Japan later this year, focusing on […]

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The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Implements Nation’s First Environmental Justice Rules

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On Monday 17 April 2023, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (the Department) published long-awaited environmental justice rules (EJ Rules). The final EJ Rules come more than two years after Governor Murphy signed landmark environmental justice legislation (EJ Law), which along with the rules are the first in the […]

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ECW High-Level Interview with New ECW Global Champion, Folly Bah Thibault

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By External SourceMay 8 2023 (IPS-Partners)   Folly Bah Thibault was appointed as Education Cannot Wait’s Global Champion on 25 April 2023. Through her work for Al Jazeera, France24, Radio France International and Voice of America, Thibault has become one of the most recognized and respected journalists in the world. […]

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World: UNFPA and partners call for urgent action to invest in midwifery to curb alarming rates of maternal and newborn deaths

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Country: World Sources: UN Children’s Fund, United Nations Population Fund, World Health Organization Midwives represent only 10% of the global health workforce, with a current shortage of 900,000 midwives. Additionally, these health providers, mostly women, are often underpaid and undervalued.

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More than 1.8 million remain displaced in Myanmar

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Country: Myanmar Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs The security and humanitarian situations in Myanmar have continued to worsen amid ongoing fighting across multiple states, particularly in Kachin, the Northwest and Southeast.

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Climate in concert: Using AR in the arts to amplify message

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Concert musicians performing at the University of Maryland plan to use an augmented reality (AR) experience to call attention to sea level rise in the Eastern Shore region of the United States coastline. Their audience will hear the music live but also can use the ImmerSphere app to add immersive […]

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Brussels Regulatory Brief: April 2023

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ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION The European Commission Releases the Article 102 TFEU Package to Ensure Greater Legal Certainty on Exclusionary Abuses of Dominance Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) prohibits abusive behaviour of dominant undertakings within the internal market in so far as it […]

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Richard A.

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Richard A. Staff/Board Photo https://www.culturalsurvival.org/sites/default/files/2023-05/richard.jpg agnes Fri, 05/05/2023 – 11:37 Staff/Board Category Board Member Richard A. Grounds, Ph.D., is an enrolled member of the Mvskoke Nation of Oklahoma of Yuchi and Seminole heritage. He is the Executive Director of the Yuchi Language Project based in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, working with Yuchi Elders […]

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World: UNHCR urges states to keep borders open to Sudanese, suspend negative asylum decisions

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Countries: Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, World, Yemen Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees With the eruption of conflict on 15 April, UN refugees agency urges all countries to allow civilians fleeing Sudan, non-discriminatory access to their territories.

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