Press Statements Create economic and healthcare closeness across South Asia during the Covid-19 crisis – Amartya Sen 31 May 202126 May 2022 “We have to learn to maintain physical distancing but at the same time create economic and healthcare closeness in South Asia,” said Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, speaking at a webinar…
Press Statements… Use the Covid-19 pandemic as opportunity to invest in public healthcare around South Asia and promote regionalism 30 May 20219 Sep 2021 South Asian governments must collaborate to ensure vaccine, medicine, and oxygen supply to the entire region, in the spirit of cohabitation and equity in a region of historical cultural affinity…
Press Statements Bangladesh: Release journalist Rozina Islam, investigate her confinement and arrest – South Asia Peace Action Network 18 May 202118 Jul 2021 The South Asia Peace Action Network, a coalition of over a dozen regional organisations, expresses concern at the detention of journalist Rozina Islam, senior reporter of the Prothom Alo, picked…
Press Statements Pakistani-American physicians express solidarity with the people of India and demand increase in healthcare budgets 11 May 202118 Jul 2021 Urge South Asian governments to learn from India’s colossal tragedy and take urgent action to prevent similar crises in other countries BOSTON: Pakistan-origin physicians based in the USA have expressed…
Press Statements ‘Fighting Covid-19 requires empathy and cooperation’ – South Asia Peace Action Network 26 Apr 202126 May 2022 April 26, 2021: As dozens of South Asians came together for an online gathering Sunday to express grief and solidarity amidst the suffering inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic, a poignant…
Press Statements India-Pakistan dialogue must continue, say peace activists at virtual brainstorming session 28 Mar 202110 Sep 2022 March 28: India and Pakistan peace activists across time zones came together for a virtual brainstorming session on March 28, inspired by the work of giants like Dr Mubashir Hasan,…