Tác giả: Đào Thu Hằng

I'm from Hanoi, Viet Nam. I'm an author of Dot Chuoi Non (dotchuoinon.com/author/hangbelu/), a blog on Positive thinking, founded by Dr. Tran Dinh Hoanh, an attorney in Washington DC. I'm a co-founder of Conversations on Vietnam Development - cvdvn.net, a virtual think tank. I am a co-founder of two companies in Viet Nam working on children education services. I advise companies on STEAM education, English language education for children and students in Vietnam. I'm studying the Buddha's teaching and the teaching of Jesus. I practice mindful living including meditation. I hold a PhD on Sustainable Energy Systems from University of Lisbon and Aalto University. I graduated from Hanoi University of Technology on Environmental Engineering. I obtained a Master degree of the same major from Stanford University and Nanyang Technological University. My English-language blog at: hangbelu.wordpress/. I play table tennis as a hobby.

Thailand: Moving from punishment to treatment of people who use drugs

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People who use drugs in Thailand are receiving more help to reduce the harm caused by their habit thanks to a change in formerly punitive drug laws and support from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

“I first started taking drugs when I was 15,” says 49-year-old Prapat Sukkeaw. “I smoked marijuana, but it was laced with heroin. I felt like I was floating, and it meant that I could forget about all the problems that I faced as a teenager. It was a beautiful feeling.”

Prapat Sukkeaw is one of an estimated 57,000 people who currently injects drugs in Thailand. His drugs of choice, marijuana and heroin, reflect a period in Thailand’s recent history when both illegal narcotics were the main stimulants being trafficked out of the storied Golden Triangle, a remote and somewhat inaccessible region which includes northern Thailand as well as Myanmar and Laos.

49-year-old Prapat Sukkeaw has used drugs since the age of 15.

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49-year-old Prapat Sukkeaw has used drugs since the age of 15.

Employed by a non-governmental organization (NGO), he has on occasion wanted to give up heroin due to pressure from family and friends. Now, he has recognized that, even if he admits to being addicted, taking drugs “is my preference and my right”. He has now started taking the synthetic drug methamphetamine, as heroin has become progressively more expensive.

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Huge increase in transnational crime and synthetic drugs in SE Asia requires cross-border cooperation

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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Bangkok (Thailand), 2 June 2023 – A Thai Navy launch travels at high speed down the muddy brown waters of the Mekong River close to the border town of Chiang Saen in the north of Thailand. To the right is Laos, where huge construction projects funded by foreign investment are rising out of the lush undergrowth along the riverbank and ahead to the left are the dense jungles of Myanmar.

This is the storied Golden Triangle where historically opium was grown to produce heroin for export but where, in recent years, the trade of even deadlier and more profitable synthetic drugs has taken over.

Thailand, Laos and Myanmar are at the frontlines of illicit trade in Asia dominated by transnational organized crime syndicates.

RIVER SEIZURE

UN News/Daniel Dickinson | Captain Phakorn Maniam is deployed to the Thai Navy Mekong Riverine Unit

UN News/Daniel Dickinson | Captain Phakorn Maniam is deployed to the Thai Navy Mekong Riverine Unit

RCEP- Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership  – a boon or a bust for sustainable trade?

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gtreview.com ASIA / 18-04-23 / BY ELEANOR WRAGG

As the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) machine whirrs into life and trade flows within the bloc increase, could its paucity of explicit ESG provisions lead to a lowering of sustainability ambitions for trade? Eleanor Wragg reports.

Just over a year has passed since RCEP, the world’s largest trade agreement, came into force. Covering a third of the world’s population and linking together least developed countries (LDCs) such as Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar to wealthier nations like Australia, China, South Korea and Japan, the deal promises to inject new impetus into regional integration and cement the position of ‘Factory Asia’ at the centre of the world’s supply chains.

The well-documented linkages between trade liberalisation and increased productivity, wages and employment could help some of RCEP’s poorest countries inch closer to achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1 – no poverty, and 8 – decent work and economic growth.

However, unlike most recent preferential trade pacts, RCEP does not contain provisions on topics such as the environment or labour rights, raising questions about the extent to which it balances economic interest with social and environmental protections.

A shot in the arm for Asian trade

Thrashed out over eight long years of painstaking negotiations between the 10 Asean member states, Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea as well as India – which walked away from talks before they were finalised – RCEP streamlines the tangled web of bilateral trade agreements among its signatories into a bumper megadeal that spans 510 pages of agreement text and thousands upon thousands of pages of associated schedules.

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COP28 is a moment of truth for the oil and gas industry’s efforts on climate

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Dr Fatih BirolDr Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy AgencyCommentary — 13 May 2023

The COP28 Climate Change Conference in Dubai this year is a unique opportunity for the oil and gas industry to show it’s serious about tackling climate change.  

At a time when the impacts of climate change are increasingly being felt worldwide, oil and gas producers need to secure a new social license to operate. The world needs to see meaningful changes in the operations of both international and national oil companies, with clear and responsible strategies for bringing down their emissions rapidly.

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China’s “National Unified Market” – Standardizing the Domestic Market to Spur Internal Circulation

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April 14, 2022Posted by China BriefingWritten by Arendse HuldReading Time:  10 minutes

A new set of opinions from the central government describe how China will build a “national unified market” across a wide range of sectors and fields. The national unified market will seek to break down local protectionism and market segmentation by implementing standards and regulations that are applicable countrywide and integrating infrastructure across regions to increase market efficiency, promote fair competition, and ultimately boost domestic consumption and production. The national unified market is a key implementation of China’s “dual circulation” strategy and will likely act as a catalyst for further nationwide industry standards and market regulations in the coming years.

On April 10, 2022, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CCCPC) and the State Council jointly released the Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of the National Unified Market (the “opinions”). This document outlines the creation of a “national unified market” to improve standardization and consistency in the implementation of regulations across a wide range of industries in China. 

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Which countries are most exposed to the EU’s proposed carbon tariffs?

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resourcetrade.earth Chris Kardish, Mattia Mäder, Mary Hellmich, and Maia Hall, 20 August 2021

The European Union (EU) is moving ahead with the world’s first border tax on the carbon content of imported goods which aims to strengthen its increasingly ambitious climate targets and policies, but is attracting criticism. How would it work and which trading partners are most vulnerable to its impacts?

Steel mill in Novokuznetsk, Russia. (Sergei Bobylev\TASS via Getty Images)

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The EU is accelerating its climate ambition over the coming decade to support its 2050 long-term strategy of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Key aspects of this acceleration include raising its emissions reduction target from 40 per cent to at least 55 per cent below 1990 levels by 2030 and implementing a sweeping set of policy changes – especially to its flagship emissions trading system (ETS) which puts a price on pollution by requiring companies to purchase allowances for their emissions.

The costs of the allowances have skyrocketed recently and now hovers around record levels of €50 per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent or above. This is due – at least in part – to those participating in the market expecting a tighter supply of allowances as the EU increases its climate targets. Prices are expected to continue rising over the coming decade as the EU implements its ambitious climate agenda.

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ATLAS of SDGs – Sustainable Development Goals 2023

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The Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2023 presents interactive storytelling and data visualizations about the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. It highlights trends for selected targets within each goal and introduces concepts about how some SDGs are measured.

Explore stories for the 17 SDGs

The Atlas draws from the World Bank’s World Development Indicators database, as well as from a wide variety of relevant data sources, including international organizations, scientists, and other researchers worldwide.

We hope readers will find this fourth edition in the Atlas series engaging and informative, and will be inspired to discover, understand, and visualize progress towards achieving the SDGs, adopted by all member states of the United Nations in 2015.

Tự Lực Văn Đoàn, hay sống bằng ngòi bút trong kỳ loạn lạc – The Life, Death and Legacy of 7 Pillars of Vietnam’s Quốc Ngữ Literary Wealth

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Saigoneer.com Thứ sáu, 27 Tháng 5 2022. Viết bởi Linh Phạm. Ảnh bìa: Phan Nhi.

Trích or Triết là series về những danh nhân vang bóng một thời trong giới nghệ thuật và văn đàn Việt Nam. Các tác phẩm của họ đã để để lại những bài học mang giá trị xuyên thế kỷ về nhiều vấn đề xã hội hãy còn là nỗi nhức nhối ngày nay.Hồi mới bập bẹ vào nghề viết, tôi tự thấy vốn liếng quốc ngữ của mình còn nhiều khiếm khuyết. Vốn từ tiếng Anh tôi chủ yếu đến từ sách vở, nên để tự trau dồi tiếng Việt, tôi nghĩ cứ phải bắt đầu từ một cuốn sách bất kỳ. Mắt tôi dừng ở quyển Hà Nội Băm Sáu Phố Phường của Thạch Lam. Cuốn này đã ở trên giá sách nhà tôi lâu lắm rồi, hôm nay mới là lần đầu tiên tôi được lướt trên những câu chữ trong đấy.

Còn chưa vào đến câu nào của Thạch Lam, mới đọc lời tựa sách của Khái Hưng thôi, mà nước mắt tôi đã lã chã rơi. Một phần vì giọng văn hay quá, lối viết gãy gọn, gần gũi, mà lại rất đỗi thâm thúy. Phần khác tôi bị xúc động vì họ, những người tôi coi là đồng nghiệp, đã vạch ra một đường hướng văn chương mà tôi có thể theo đuổi suốt cuộc đời.

Logo của nhóm Tự Lực Văn Đoàn.

Thạch Lam và Khái Hưng thuộc Tự Lực Văn Đoàn, một nhóm các cây viết từ thời Pháp thuộc, được thành lập với mục đích “làm giầu thêm văn sản trong nước.” Từ chỗ mê lời văn của các anh, tôi bị cuốn vào câu chuyện của Tự Lực. Một câu chuyện không chỉ về việc viết văn, làm báo, mà còn về vận mệnh của cả một đất nước. Một câu chuyện mà những bi thương trong đó vẫn còn văng vẳng tới tận bây giờ.

“Câu chuyện về Tự Lực Văn Đoàn là cả một cái mâu thuẫn lớn của xã hội Việt Nam,” bác Nguyễn Đình Huynh nói. Nghiên cứu về nhóm Tự Lực đã hơn nửa thế kỷ, bác nhận thấy một kết nối khó tả với ba người đồng hương trong nhóm Tự Lực — ba anh em ruột — Thạch Lam, Hoàng Đạo, và Nhất Linh.

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Renewable energy jobs rise by 700,000 in a year, to nearly 13 million

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news.un.org 22 September 2022 Climate and Environment

Worldwide employment in the renewable energy sector reached 12.7 million last year, a jump of 700,000 new jobs in just 12 months, despite the lingering effects of COVID-19 and the growing energy crisis, according to a new report published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in collaboration with the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO).

Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review 2022, identifies domestic market size as a major factor influencing job growth in renewables, along with labour and other costs.

Solar growing fastest

Solar energy was found to be the fastest-growing sector. In 2021 it provided 4.3 million jobs, more than a third of the current global workforce in renewable energy.

With rising concerns about climate change, COVID-19 recovery and supply chain disruption, countries are turning inwards to boost job creation at home, focusing on local supply chains.

The report describes how strong domestic markets are key to anchoring a drive toward clean energy industrialization. Developing renewable technology export capabilities is also dependent on this, it adds.

‘Just transition for all’

ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, said that “beyond the numbers, there is a growing focus on the quality of jobs and the conditions of work in renewable energies, to ensure decent and productive employment.

“The increasing share of female employment suggests that dedicated policies and training can significantly enhance the participation of women in renewable energy occupations, inclusion and ultimately, achieve a just transition for all.”

Mr. Ryder encouraged governments, organized labour and business groups “to remain firmly committed to a sustainable energy transition, which is indispensable for the future of work.”

Resilient and reliable

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Federal Policies Are Fueling An American Clean Energy Jobs And Investment Boom

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Jul 10, 2023,08:59am EDT Silvio Marcacci Contributor Senior Director, Communications

The United States’ is in the early stage of a clean energy boom that’s driving new investment and job growth in every state across the nation – thanks to smart climate policy.

Nearly 300,000 new energy jobs were created nationwide in 2022 according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) 2023 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER). 114,000 of these jobs were in clean energy technologies like renewables and zero-emission vehicles, and clean energy jobs grew 3.9% compared to 2021, outpacing 3.1% nationwide job growth over the same time.

Clean energy jobs offer higher wages than the national average, and are widely available to workers without four-year degrees, meaning most Americans can access them. Earlier Brookings Institution research found that a clean energy job can equal an 8%-19% income increase, and 45% of all workers in clean energy production only have a high school diploma, while earning higher wages than similarly educated peers in other industries.

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ABILENE, TX – JUNE 7: An engineer checks the wind speed with a had-held wind gauge at a tower base … [+]GETTY IMAGES

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“The Mekong is Dying”: How China’s River Diplomacy Neglects Locals, Exacerbates Climate Change

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File image of the aerial view of the Jinghong Hydropower Station on the Lancang River, the Chinese part of the Mekong River, in Jinghong city, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan province. Imaginechina Limited / Alamy Stock Photo

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The rainy season would usually start in May, but this was late June and it was still not raining much. Niwat Roykaew, who grew up on the bank of the Mekong River in Thailand’s northern Chiang Rai province, noticed. 

Born and raised in the Chiang Khong district, Roykaew, 63, was taught to observe the Mekong River to tell the season. But, in the past two decades, the river has become unpredictable like it has “pulsated out of tune”.

Niwat Roykaew is a Thai activist who campaigns for China to share data about water restrictions by its dams upstream.

“The water would get high for two days, then on the third day it would suddenly drop, even during the rainy season,” said Roykaew. 

Local residents like him knew that this delay could mean another year of drought. Since at least 2019, that’s what has happened: the monsoon rain is late, and when it comes, it departs early.

The Mekong River’s water levels in the lower basin, including in Thailand, are now very unstable, being heavily affected both by climate change and hydropower dams upstream that are mostly powered by China, according to local residents, activists, and experts.

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Kết luận Thanh tra EVN về thiếu điện?

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Kết luận thanh tra của Bộ Công Thương đã đưa ra nhiều nguyên nhân chi tiết về thiếu điện thời gian vừa qua.

Theo kết luận thanh tra, trong thời kỳ thanh tra (từ ngày 1/1/2021 đến ngày 1/6/2023), EVN và các đơn vị có liên quan đã đóng góp phần quan trọng trong việc đáp ứng nhu cầu điện cho sự phát triển kinh tế-xã hội của đất nước, đời sống sinh hoạt của người dân.

Tuy nhiên, trong công tác chỉ đạo, quản lý, điều hành cung cấp  điện giai đoạn 2021-2023, EVN và một số đơn vị có liên quan đến cung cấp điện đã để xảy ra những tồn tại, hạn chế, khuyết điểm và vi phạm.

Nhiều hồ thủy điện cạn nước trong tháng 5, 6

Vận hành thủy điện chưa sát thực tế 

Theo kết luận thanh tra, từ tháng 7/2022, các đơn vị của EVN vẫn tăng cường khai thác nước phục vụ phát điện của các nhà máy thủy điện lớn khu vực phía Bắc. Bao gồm 8 hồ chứa thủy điện là Hòa Bình,  Sơn La, Lai Châu, Bản Chát, Tuyên Quang, Thác Bà (thuộc lưu vực sông Hồng); Trung Sơn (thuộc lưu vực sông Mã); Bản Vẽ (thuộc lưu vực sông Cả).

Điều này làm giảm mực nước các hồ so với Kế hoạch vận hành hệ thống điện năm 2022 mặc dù đã được dự báo và quan trắc về số liệu thủy văn về lưu lượng nước về chỉ đạt 60-80% so với trung bình nhiều năm.

Kết luận thanh tra cho rằng: Việc huy động vận hành các hồ chứa thủy điện nêu trên làm giảm mực nước các hồ chứa so với kế hoạch năm và thấp hơn đáng kể so với mực nước dâng bình thường, ảnh hưởng đến việc điều tiết chuẩn bị nước cho phát điện mùa khô năm 2023 và dẫn đến công tác vận hành chưa sát thực tế thủy văn, chưa chủ động trong các kịch bản ứng phó, đảm bảo cung cấp điện.  

Trong các tháng 3, 4, 5 năm 2023 các nhà máy thủy điện vẫn được huy động cao, dẫn đến giảm mực nước các hồ thủy điện.Trong tháng 3/2023, lưu lượng nước về các hồ có dấu hiệu giảm, sản lượng  điện theo nước về toàn hệ thống thấp hơn 563 triệu kWh so với kế hoạch năm. Tính đến hết tháng 3, tổng sản lượng thủy điện tích được trong các hồ thấp hơn kế hoạch năm là 462 triệu kWh. Tháng 4/2023, lưu lượng nước về các hồ thủy điện tiếp tục giảm mạnh, sản lượng theo nước về trong tháng 4 thấp hơn khoảng 765 triệu kWh so với kế hoạch năm. Đến hết tháng 4, lượng nước tích trong các hồ thủy điện thiếu hụt so với kế hoạch năm là 1,632 tỷ kWh.Kết luận thanh tra của Bộ Công Thương

Theo kết luận thanh tra, việc định hướng hạ mực nước cho cuối năm 2022 làm mực nước các hồ thủy điện giảm so với mực nước trong kế hoạch vận hành hệ thống điện được duyệt, gây ảnh hưởng đến việc điều tiết chuẩn bị nước cho phát điện mùa khô năm 2023. Điều này là không tuân thủ kế hoạch đã được Bộ Công Thương phê duyệt tại Quyết định số 3063/QĐ-BCT ngày 31/12/2021.  

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Sudan conflict: how China and Russia are involved and the differences between them

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Published: June 8, 2023 12.44pm BST

As clashes continue between the Sudanese military and rapid support forces, the current and historic role of foreign governments in Sudanese affairs is under close examination.

Unsurprisingly, the Sudan conflict has amplified concerns from the US and other countries about the roles Russia and China are playing in Sudan specifically, and in Africa.

Researchers had been concerned that Beijing’s loans for infrastructure and development to countries including Sudan might be “debt-trap diplomacy”, a predatory attempt to acquire key foreign infrastructure such as ports.

Analysts had previously suggested the implications of China’s growing military engagement with Africa including establishing naval bases and its use of security contractors are examples of Beijing wanting to expand its military power and political influence abroad.

Others have suggested that Russian activity in Africa could be a return to Soviet-era levels of influence through arms sales, joint military exercises, and installing their own set of security contractors to train the Sudanese military.

The Wagner Group, a high profile group of Russian mercenaries, has denied any involvement in events in Sudan, saying in a post on Telegram: “Due to the large number of inquiries from various foreign media about Sudan, most of which are provocative, we consider it necessary to inform everyone that Wagner staff have not been in Sudan for more than two years.”

China favours stability

Our work for PeaceRep, an international research consortium led by Edinburgh law school, suggests that the US and Europe should be cautious about lumping Russia and China’s goals in Africa together. It found that Beijing and Moscow are taking different approaches. China has its own set of interests, but its approach appears to fundamentally favour stability.

As a result, China is keener to work with the broader international community on issues such as peacekeeping and mediation of conflicts. Conversely, Russia pursues its interests in Africa without as much cooperation with international institutions.

Our new report looks at the available data for pre-war Sudan to see how well claims from scholars and commentators match Russia and China’s behaviour.

We consolidated data from the United Nations, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the AidData research lab on Chinese and Russian engagement with Sudan, as well as news reports to examine how well the arguments from scholars and policymakers hold up.

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One year on, Pandora Papers continues to be anti-corruption ‘tour de force’

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From pivotal legislative pushes in the U.S. and elsewhere, to ongoing probes into deposed leaders and tax dodgers, the impact of the largest ever offshore investigation is still being felt around the world.

n Oct. 3, 2021 — one year ago today — the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and 150 media partners around the globe began rolling out the Pandora Papers, a world-rocking exposé that’s been called “a money bomb with political ripples,” “a financial earthquake” and “one of the essential stories of our time.”

The project took readers deeper than ever inside an offshore financial system that perpetuates corruption and authoritarianism and widens gaps between rich and poor. A U.S. senator called the investigation a “wake-up call to all who care about the future of democracy.”

More than 600 journalists at 151 news organizations in 117 countries worked together to make the Pandora Papers a reality — the largest collaboration in journalism history.

The Pandora Papers’ revelations about the financial secrets of prime ministers, oligarchs, mobsters and other powerful figures spawned action by governments and international groups, triggering investigations, legislation and rule changes in dozens of countries.

Impacts keep coming.

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For first time, every player at the Women’s World Cup will be paid at least $30K

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FILE - The United States players hold the trophy as they celebrate winning the Women's World Cup final soccer match against The Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France on July 17, 2019. More prize money than ever will be awarded at this year's Women's World Cup, and the players stand to get direct payments from FIFA this time. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

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FILE – The United States players hold the trophy as they celebrate winning the Women’s World Cup final soccer match against The Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France on July 17, 2019. More prize money than ever will be awarded at this year’s Women’s World Cup, and the players stand to get direct payments from FIFA this time. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

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The United States team celebrates a win against Wales during a FIFA Women's World Cup send-off soccer match in San Jose, Calif., Sunday, July 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Josie Lepe)

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The United States team celebrates a win against Wales during a FIFA Women’s World Cup send-off soccer match in San Jose, Calif., Sunday, July 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Josie Lepe)

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A group of players across the globe asked FIFA late last year to increase the prize money for this summer’s Women’s World Cup. There had been pleas from the women to boost those funds before, but this time it was different.

The players not only wanted a prize pool equal with the men’s World Cup, they also sought a guarantee that a percentage of the prize money would go directly to the players themselves.

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