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SUNS # 9422 Wednesday 22 September 2021
 
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Rights : Humanity facing a global water crisis, says UN expert (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Geneva)
The world is facing a global water crisis generated by the confluence of two structural flaws in the current development model, namely, the un-sustainability of the aquatic ecosystems and the poverty, inequality and discrimination that prevail under the current socioeconomic order.

Finance : Progressive taxation for our times (PRIV)
(IPS, Kuala Lumpur)
As developing countries struggle to cope with the pandemic, they risk being set back further by restrictive fiscal policies.

Rights : If women farmers were politicians, the world would be fed (PRIV)
(IPS, Bulawayo)
Women, key contributors to agriculture production, are missing at the decision table, with alarming consequences, says Food Tank President Danielle Nierenberg in an exclusive interview with IPS.


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