Interviews

June 19, 2017

Lise Kingo, CEO and Executive Director, of the United Nations Global Compact in an exclusive interview to OneWorld South Asia tells how businesses can come together for giving a human face to the global market.

IITians should serve their fellow countrymen: Murli Manohar Joshi, Senior BJP leader

No Poverty Industry and Innovation Sustainable Cities and communities Partnerships for the Goals Interviews South Asia

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February 07, 2017

Senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi has urged graduates from elite institutes like IITs to develop technology that suits the poor.

Pakistan army uses rape as a tool of oppression: Naela Qadri, Baloch nationalist leader

Education Gender Equality Peaceful and Strong Institutions Interviews South Asia

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December 29, 2016

Baloch nationalist leader Naela Qadri Baloch, who lives in self-exile in Canada, believes that women should learn to defend themselves even by arming themselves. According to her Balochistan is the worst example of women suppression.

Girls can do everything that boys can: Urvashi Rautela, Indian actor

Gender Equality Reduced Inequalities Interviews South Asia

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December 29, 2016

Indian actor Urvashi Rautela feels that human beings should be kind to animals as they are blessed with intelligence.

CSR is nothing but giving back to society: Naveen Soni, Toyota

Education Work and Economy Industry and Innovation Partnerships for the Goals Interviews South Asia UK USA

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November 25, 2016

Naveen Soni, Vice President, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM), believes that businesses are duty bound to serve the society that brings profit to them. Soni talks to Ashok Kumar for the Social Philanthropy Series on All India Radio's FM Rainbow channel. Excerpts from the interview:

India Inc cannot pursue CSR agenda in isolation: Shaifalika Panda, CEO, Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation

Gender Equality Industry and Innovation Partnerships for the Goals Interviews South Asia

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November 23, 2016

Shaifalika Panda, Chief of CSR, Indian Metal & Ferro Alloys (IMFA), and CEO, Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF), says that companies should realign their CSR agenda to meet the contemporary challenges. Shaifalika talks to Ashok Kumar for the Social Philanthropy Series on All India Radio's FM Rainbow channel. Excerpts from the interview:

Sexuality of an individual is a very private matter: Priya Dutt, Congress leader

Health and Well-being Gender Equality Interviews South Asia

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November 23, 2016

Congress leader and Sanjay Dutt's sister Priya Dutt feels that sexual minorities and sex workers have an equal right to dignified life. In an interview to Ashok Kumar of OneWorld South Asia, Priya says that segregation of LGBTs is a dangerous trend and they should not feel caged in our society. Excerpts from the interview:

Teachers can make a difference within the system: Sharath Jeevan, STIR CEO

Education Partnerships for the Goals Interviews South Asia Africa

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November 23, 2016

STIR education is an NGO working in India and Uganda to create a Teacher Changemaker Movement, an initiative aimed at improving education quality for the world’s poorest children. Sharath Jeevan, Founder & CEO, STIR Education, talks to OneWorld South Asia about the importance of rejuvenating the profession in developing countries. Excerpts from the interview:

Ecological balance crucial for food security in India: Shyam Khadka, FAO

End Hunger Production and Consumption Climate Change Terrestrial Ecosystems Interviews South Asia Africa

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November 23, 2016

Shyam Khadka, the representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations in India, believes that South Asia with its huge population load will be a driving force for global SDGs particularly from the point of poverty reduction and food security. Excerpts from an exclusive interview to OneWorld South Asia:

Our key mandate in India is to reduce rural poverty: Rasha Omar, IFAD

No Poverty End Hunger Partnerships for the Goals Climate Change Interviews South Asia

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September 02, 2016

Rasha Omar, Country Programme Manager for India, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in an interview to OneWorld South Asia, said that the UN agricultural arm is focused on rain fed areas in India. Excerpts from the interview:

Half the success of Global Goals hinges on India: Lise Kingo, UNGC

IITians should serve their fellow countrymen: Murli Manohar Joshi, Senior BJP leader

Pakistan army uses rape as a tool of oppression: Naela Qadri, Baloch nationalist leader

Girls can do everything that boys can: Urvashi Rautela, Indian actor

CSR is nothing but giving back to society: Naveen Soni, Toyota

India Inc cannot pursue CSR agenda in isolation: Shaifalika Panda, CEO, Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation

Sexuality of an individual is a very private matter: Priya Dutt, Congress leader

Teachers can make a difference within the system: Sharath Jeevan, STIR CEO

Ecological balance crucial for food security in India: Shyam Khadka, FAO

Our key mandate in India is to reduce rural poverty: Rasha Omar, IFAD

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