May 2019
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Addressing the tobacco epidemic as a sustainable development priority: the need for cross-disciplinary thinking
By Britta K. Matthes and Mateusz Zatoński In May 2017, just months before the end of her second term as Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Margaret Chan spoke about championing the WHO’s mission to fight tobacco use as...
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Documenting Menstrual Restrictions in Nepal for World Menstrual Hygiene Day
By Melanie Channon In 2014 the UN Human Rights Council (finally) formally acknowledged the link between menstruation and gender equality. Until recently, research around menstruation, where it existed, was bio-medically focused, ignoring the myriad of related social and cultural issues....
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Challenging Industry Claims: Does Corporate-Led Mining in the African Periphery Really Provide Higher Wages to Local Workers?
By Ben Radley Since 1980, the World Bank has loaned more than $1 billion to low-income country (LIC) governments across Africa to privatise, liberalise and deregulate their mining sectors. Supported by the most recent commodity super-cycle, this resulted in the...
