When farmers choose to grow food, not tobacco, sustainable development wins
SHOBHA SHUKLA - CNS
"We need food, not tobacco," was the theme of the World No Tobacco Day 2023. The UN health agency, the World Health Organization (WHO) rightly points out that tobacco contributes to increased food insecurity. Apart from being a deadly health hazard that is responsible for over 8 million deaths every year globally, tobacco production also adversely impacts economic stability, food security, gender equality, and our environment.
Nepal: People In Search Of A Future
A desire for job, security and opportunity is sending many of Nepal's young people out of the county in search of better lives.
"I feel secure. My son goes to school regularly and my husband has started to work," she said. "At least no one will come in the middle of the night and threaten us like in Nepal. At least our lives are not in danger here."
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