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    Nepal investing in health care but equality of access lags

    High quality health care is not universally accessible in Nepal, and is generally enjoyed by only a relatively small and elite portion of the...

    Endgame for Polio in Pakistan

    Pakistan recently reported that its campaign to eradicate polio reached a critical milestone with no cases reported for a year. By Zofeen Ebrahim / Inter...

    The ‘kidneys of the earth’ are disappearing

    Wetlands, the earth’s most threatened ecosystem, are disappearing three times faster than forests. In just 50 years since 1970, the world has lost 35...

    Myanmar’s military junta is killing press freedom

    The junta have a cynical incentive to suppress reporting that exposes their daily assault on Myanmar’s people. According to the report on 28 January...

    A special adviser to probe racism and discrimination at UN

    A survey of UN staff in Geneva revealed that “more than one in three staff have personally experienced racial discrimination and/or have witnessed others...

    When will countries ever learn how well to do fuel subsidy reforms?

    For resource rich countries like Kazakhstan, Ecuador, Bolivia and Nigeria, subsidized energy, especially from fossil fuels, is one of the few tangible ways by...

    The UN’s Vital Role in Afghanistan

    The UN can help to place Afghanistan on a new development and political path with the backing of major global and regional powers and...

    Human rights violations and culture of impunity in SouthAsia

    South Asian countries are grappling with the erosion of democratic norms, growing authoritarianism, the crackdown on freedom of press, speech and dissent, a report...

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