Stories written by Purnima Mane

UN’s Overall Development Agenda at Risk as the Coronavirus Pandemic Escalates

By Purnima Mane
The Corona-19 pandemic has had an unparalleled and relentless toll on the world in areas beyond health alone. The World Bank’s latest report on global poverty raises concerns as to the severity of the impact of the pandemic on efforts to fight poverty (SDG 1) and hunger (SDG 2).

OP-ED: Latin America Lags on Reproductive Rights

By Purnima Mane
In the last decade, several countries in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region have had the opportunity to experience economic growth and establish redistributive fiscal policies aimed at reducing poverty, reducing inequality and improving the coverage and quality of health, education and social protection services.


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