Protecting Children from Toxins Amid COVID-19

Register via Zoom, https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqf-qvqj0sEtP-t4rfCYHF7s-rKQg1LprH Toxins like pesticides abound in our environment, making us and especially our children, more vulnerable to disease—including infectious diseases. What are these toxins and how do we protect our children? In celebration of World Environment Day, PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP) is hosting a webinar to discuss the following topics: Impacts of Pesticides […]

The vulnerability of rural women amid the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis

Register via Zoom at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAqdeuqrDosG9Hl06WUcx69sGywRdxAjBWl or watch live via APC Facebook page While the COVID-19 pandemic supposedly does not discriminate in terms of who will be infected, its harshest impacts are certainly felt by the poor. Another dimension is gender as women appear to be more vulnerable than men. As the UN itself noted, “the pandemic is […]

Famine at the Shores: Forum on Fisherfolk and Fishing Communities in Asia

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Hm9zC9evRX-MIrU8u5uYAw The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have hit the shores.  Fishing communities – already living in precarious conditions with little to no access to social services and without safety nets – face exacerbated hunger, job insecurity, and uncertainty of survival as the world grapples with the continuously unfolding crises in public health, […]

Why India Should #Ban27Pesticides

Register via Zoom at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJItc-yoqD8pHdeQpTy-oYDPGxONnmAuNRA6 or watch live via PAN Asia Pacific Facebook. A Pesticide Action Network (PAN) India & PAN Asia Pacific webinar. July 16 | 11:30 am India Standard Time | 2:00 pm Kuala Lumpur/Manila Time In May, the Indian government announced that it is moving to ban 27 pesticides that are linked to […]

Rural Women’s Speak-Out

October 15 via Zoom 11:30 am India & Sri Lanka 11:45 am Nepal 12:00 pm Bangladesh 1:00 pm Indonesia 2:00 pm Malaysia & Philippines 2 hours The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are disproportionately affecting rural women. Rural women are more likely than men to be affected by food insecurity and malnutrition; they are grappling with […]

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