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    BRAC Celebrates 50 Years: A Case for Social Development Founded and Led By The Global South

    BRAC celebrates 50 years and has reached over nine million people living in extreme poverty through its Ultra-Poor Graduation program, which introduces a set...
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    WFP Paints a Gloomy Picture as Sri Lankans Skip Meals

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    Odisha Tops, as First ‘State Ranking Index for NFSA’ is Announced; UP and Andhra Pradesh Follow

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    Bulky Agenda Drawn Up for One-Day Conference on Food and Nutrition Security

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    New World Records: More Weapons than Ever. And a Hunger Crisis Like No Other

    Conflict is still the biggest driver of hunger, with 60 per cent of the world's hungry living in areas affected by war and violence....
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    Government may withdraw PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana

    The Centre has allocated Rs 2.07 lakh crore for food subsidies this year. Extending the scheme further is likely to cost the government another...
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    Food Giants Reap Enormous Profits During Times of Crisis

    The pandemic initially exposed cracks in our supposedly efficient industrialized food system through supply chain breakdowns, worker shortages and trade restrictions. Now, we can add high food prices and growing inequality to...
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    Should Sri Lanka Join the Ranks of the “Poorest of the World’s Poor”?

    Sri Lanka’s foreign exchange reserves have hit a low of US$1.9 billion, equivalent to funds that could finance less than one month’s imports while...
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    Bhutan’s Mindfulness Gamble: Can Gelephu City Stem Youth Exodus?

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    Sri Lanka Turns Plastic Spill Tragedy into Recycling Triumph

    The MSC ELSA 3 saga also serves as a stark reminder of the global plastic crisis, with billions of tonnes of plastic entering oceans annually.
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