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Climate Change

Introduction The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 27, will take place at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt from 6 to 18 November. The main aim of the conference is to spur action towards achieving the world’s collective climate goals as...

November 4 , 2022

VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 04, 2022

Afghanistan SIGAR Highlights Afghan Situation in Latest Quarterly Report: Tolo News The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction released its 57th quarterly report, in which it highlighted the political, economic, humanitarian and...

November 4 , 2022

VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 03, 2022

Afghanistan Female Students Above 6th Grade Get Schooling from Kabul Organization: Tolo News An institution in Kabul is supporting girls' education and providing work opportunities for nearly 2,000 girls above grade sixth in Kabul. In this...

November 3 , 2022

VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 01, 2022

Afghanistan Women Hold Protest for Right to Learn and Work: Tolo News Following calls to reopen girls' schools above sixth grade and employment for women, a group of women staged a protest in Kabul to express their concerns about the continued...

November 2 , 2022

VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 02, 2022

Afghanistan US to act unilaterally against terrorist threats from Afghanistan - Dawn The United States will continue to act unilaterally to address emergent terrorist threats from Afghanistan, the US State Department has warned. The warning...

November 2 , 2022

VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - October 14, 2022

Afghanistan Uzbekistan President Suggests Forming Intl Group to Coordinate with Kabul: Tolo News Speaking at the 6th CICA Summit Astana 2022, the president of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, suggested the establishment of an international group to...

October 14 , 2022

Climate Change: Takeaway from the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report

In this episode of the VIF podcast, Ms Heena Samant, Research Assistant and Mr PK Hangzo, Associate Fellow at the Vivekananda International Foundation discuss the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Sixth Assessment...

August 23 , 2022

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: June 2022

In the month of June 2022 Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized two expert group, one think tank and one eminent person interaction with most of them being hybrid. The restricted interactions of the other expert groups were due to...

July 21 , 2022

Geostrategic Implications of Ukraine Conflict

The Ukraine conflict has been a turning point in both geopolitics and geoeconomics. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director VIF takes a purview on the geostrategic implications of the Ukraine conflict, delving into the global food and energy crisis, impact on...

July 5 , 2022

Floods in Assam: The Case for Rethinking Adaptation

Introduction North-east India has been witnessing unusually heavy rainfall since the beginning of May. That has resulted in one of the worst floods ever recorded in Assam. As of 3 July, flood has affected 1,835,551 people in 26 out of the state’s 35...

July 4 , 2022