Transcript: Malala Yousafzai on why girls’ education is one of the most sustainable investments

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Transcript: Malala Yousafzai on why girls’ education is one of the most sustainable investments

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Mar 8, 2021

Transcript: Malala Yousafzai on why girls’ education is one of the most sustainable investments

By Atlantic Council

Going beyond a brick-and-mortar approach to expand access to schools for girls, Malala believes in improving the quality of education they're offered. But that quality is facing additional challenges from the pandemic.

Civil Society Education

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Mar 8, 2021

Khan quoted in The Pakistan Tribune: ‘Bring change to educate, educate to bring change’
Education Pakistan

New Atlanticist

Mar 5, 2021

Malala Yousafzai: The pandemic is endangering long-term education for millions of girls

By Larry Luxner

There were already 130 million girls out of school worldwide before the COVID-19 crisis, and an estimated twenty million more may never return to their classrooms once the pandemic is over, warned female-education activist Malala Yousafzai.

Education Pakistan

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Mar 4, 2021

COVID-19 is exacerbating air quality issues to the detriment of India’s most vulnerable

By Shashank Jejurikar

The brief period of clean air during India's lockdown offered a glimpse of what can be gained by building a cleaner, more sustainable Indian economy. To explore how that can materialize, this piece will first examine the opposing ecological and economic impacts of India’s lockdown, and then pose policy recommendations that balance sustainability and economic growth.

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On March 4, Emma Ashford was quoted in Business Insider in an article written by Bonnie Kristian entitled “Biden can end the US war in Afghanistan in 2 months. He just has to do what Trump agreed to do.” on the future of US troops in Afghanistan. “Washington has spent $2 trillion in Afghanistan just […]

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