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NewsDesk MC April 18, 2026April 18, 2026 aquifers, Atacama region, Aymara people, biodiversity, chile, climate change, Colla community, corporate responsibility, energy transition, environmental justice, extractivism, free prior informed consent, human rights, indigenous rights, just transition, lithium mining, lithium triangle, mining impact, renewable energy, resource extraction, sustainable development, traditional livelihoods, UN human rights, water scarcity

Lithium Boom Raises Human Rights Concerns for Indigenous Communities in Chile

“It cannot be that a process which benefits humanity is carried out at the expense of local communities.” The global

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NewsDesk MC April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 2030 Agenda, Bangladesh water model, climate change, Costa Rica tariff reform, data centres water use, environmental degradation, Gaza Water Crisis, gender inequality, global governance, global inequality, human rights, infrastructure, public health, sanitation, sanitation access, Sudan conflict, sustainable development, UN human rights, UN Water, united nations, volker turk, water access, water crisis, Yemen sanitation

Billions Lack Safe Water as UN Warns Environmental Decline Is Deepening Global Inequality

“Investment in water is an investment in dignity, equality, public health, and sustainable development Environmental degradation and systemic inequality are

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NewsDesk MC April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 2030 Agenda, climate change, climate justice, coal economy, developing economies, Dorah Modise, economic reform, energy poverty, energy transition, environmental policy, global energy shift, green jobs, human rights economy, inclusivity, inequality, just transition, mining sector, Presidential Climate Commission, public policy, renewable energy, social protection, south africa, sustainable development, UN human rights

South Africa Pursues Rights-Based Energy Transition Amid Inequality and Climate Pressures

“Responsible mining needs to be at the center… we need to protect workers and communities.” South Africa is advancing a

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NewsDesk MC April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 2030 Agenda, Brazil taxation, economic policy, economic reforms, Epsy Campbell, global economy, Grieve Chelwa, housing rights, human rights economy, inclusive growth, inequality, Jayati Ghosh, Kate Raworth, Leilani Farha, Mariana Mazzucato, podcast series, public policy, South Africa climate policy, Spain economy, Sri Lanka economy, sustainable development, UN human rights, united nations, volker turk

UN Launches Second Season of Podcast Exploring Human Rights-Centred Economic Models

“When economic policy is grounded in human rights, it strengthens trust, sustainability, and improves lives.” The United Nations human rights

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NewsDesk MC April 11, 2026April 11, 2026 Andes glaciers, Argentina, Barrick Mining Corporation, climate change, copper mining, ecological protection, energy transition, environmental law, environmental protests, glacier law, glacier retreat, Greenpeace, Jáchal basin, Javier Milei, Ley de Glaciares, lithium mining, mining policy, natural resources, provincial governance, Shandong Gold, South America mining, sustainable development, Veladero mine, water security

Argentina Eases Glacier Protections, Sparking Protests Over Mining and Water Security

“What is at stake is the protection of key water reserves in Argentina.” A controversial reform to Ley de Glaciares

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NewsDesk MC April 10, 2026April 10, 2026 animal behavior, asia climate, biodiversity, climate change, conservation, deforestation, ecosystem balance, elephants, environmental policy, environmental risk, Global warming, habitat loss, human wildlife conflict, india environment, land use, leopards, public health, rural communities, snakes, sustainable development, UNEP, urbanization, who, wildlife corridors

Climate Pressures and Urban Expansion Drive Rising Human-Wildlife Conflict Across Asia

“As habitats shrink and temperatures rise, encounters between humans and wildlife are no longer rare events but an emerging pattern.”

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NewsDesk MC March 19, 2026March 19, 2026 Asia policy, Beijing air quality, Delhi metro, digital governance, economic policy Asia, emissions trading Asia, governance innovation, India DBT, Indonesia cash transfers, infrastructure planning, Jakarta traffic policy, mobility reform, public policy, real world experiments, Singapore congestion pricing, smart cities, sustainable development, urbanisation Asia, welfare reforms

Cash transfers and crowded cities test policy ideas across Asia

“Across Asia, governments are increasingly relying on real-world trials to refine policy, where measurable outcomes not theoretical model sare shaping