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    ‘Truly Scary’, Says Climate Change Diseases Study

    58 per cent of diseases made worse by climate change and heatwaves can enhance power of viruses, says a study published in the Nature...

    Monsoon ‘Pulls’ Climate-Changing Chemicals Into Atmosphere

    Scientists are studying how monsoon winds impact climate change as pollutants drawn into the upper atmosphere disrupt the Asian monsoon. Scientists are now sampling...

    India, Pakistan Fight Child Vaccination Backslide

    COVID-19 restrictions caused backslide in child immunisations worldwide, but India and Pakistan saw the greatest drop in vaccinations – a backslide that both countries...

    Violence, Unsafe Water ‘World’s Biggest Risks’, Says Global Survey

    World Risk Poll says that a third of the 125,000 people it surveyed across 121 countries said that they felt ‘less safe’. Globally, the...

    Evolving Cholera Poses Outbreak Threat – Scientists Urge Close Monitoring of Cholera Variants

    New cholera variants capable of causing large outbreaks could emerge, say scientists, recommending Constant monitoring of the evolving cholera bug to prevent outbreaks. The...

    Weather Factors Key to ‘Predicting’ Dengue Outbreaks

    Dengue transmission is expected to intensify due to climate change because weather plays key a role in the spread of mosquito-borne diseases as the...

    Sri Lanka Scientists’ Flee Economic Crisis

    Sri Lanka’s economic crisis adds challenges to researchers as they cannot get new supplies for laboratory work. Fuel shortage has also affected their capacity...

    Under Attack, Global Sexual Health ‘Can’t Rely On US’

    For almost 40 years, the controversial US ‘global gag rule’ has been used by Republican presidents to block federal funding to non-US organisations that...

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    Nepal: Foreign Minister Calls for Urgent International Climate Finance for Nepal’s Mountain Regions

    Though Nepal has introduced climate budget tagging to track climate-related public spending, gaps remain in strategy, transparency, and alignment with national climate goals.

    Afghanistan: Surging Returns from Iran Overwhelm Fragile Support Systems, UN Agencies Warn

    Meanwhile, UNHCR alongside partners is working to address the urgent needs of those arriving – food, water, shelter, protection. However its programmes are also under severe strain due to limited funding.
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