ASAP Welcomes Dynamic New Global Board Members and Officers
Academics Stand Against Poverty has added significantly to its poverty and organizational expertise with the appointment of four new members to its Global Board of Directors, as well as communications and web officers.
Joining the Board are Helen Yanacopulos of the Open University in the United
Large Audience, Rich Dialogue at Launch Conference for Delhi’s Nyaya Global Justice Programme
An audience of more than 500 joined the conversation with political theorists and philosophers, development scholars, journalists, physical scientists and NGO practitioners at the launch conference for Nyaya: The Global Justice Programme at the University of Delhi http://www.nyaya.org/
The
Applications Open for ASAP Board of Directors
Academics Stand Against Poverty (ASAP) is seeking volunteers for one-year renewable positions on its global Board of Directors. ASAP is an international professional association focused on helping poverty researchers and teachers enhance their positive impact on severe poverty. It has chapters in
Jeffrey Sachs Speaks on Future of Sustainable Development
The Global Justice Program hosted Dr. Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University for a special lecture, “Sustainable Development Goals: The Emerging Global Agenda.” Critical responses were given by Dr. Dean Karlan, Professor of Economics at Yale and President and Founder of Innovations for Poverty Action
The Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) Takes the HIF One Step Further
As the global market for traditional medicine increases, several issues emerge regarding regulation and intellectual property protection. The Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), a think tank with the Government of India’s Ministry of External Affairs, has released a
Pogge Presents Report on Illicit Financial Flows and Poverty at IBA Conference
Global Justice Program Director Thomas Pogge and other members of the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) Task Force on Illicit Financial Flows, Poverty and Human Rights presented a report on the links between tax abuse and human rights at the International Bar
German Social Democrats endorse Health Impact Fund
The German Social Democrat Party has confirmed their support for the Health Impact Fund, as part of their strategy for global cooperation and development. One of the goals of their development platform is to ensure universal access to healthcare, starting with improving access to medical drugs and
