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    Civil society

    Women Arrive in Delhi to announce, “We are Still Cleaning Dry Latrines Today”

    Safai Karmachari Andolan declared the launch of a year-long campaign INDIA@80 to free India from the national shame of manual scavenging.
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    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh: Prime Minister Orders Feasibility Study on Universal Girls’ Stipends

    The Prime Minister’s directive places the Education Assistance Trust and relevant ministries under clear instructions to produce a concrete proposal.
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    Education policy

    Nepal’s Sexuality Education Gap Leaves Students in the Dark

    At grades 9 and 10 – when many adolescents confront relationships, peer pressure and bodily changes – health becomes optional.
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    Bangladesh

    Deceived, Drugged and Sold: The Growing Scandal of Bangladeshi Brides Trafficked to China

    Justice and Care Country Director Mohammed Tariqul Islam said Rima’s safe return highlighted the need for timely cross-border cooperation.
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    Civil society

    Pakistan: Unpaid for Three Years, Tribal Teachers Keep Hope Alive in Merged Districts

    Centres use existing community buildings, employ local women, and reach the hardest-to-serve populations.
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    Education for all

    Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government Schools Trail Far Behind Enrollment Targets

    Private schools have demonstrated the ability to meet and exceed targets under the same demographic and economic conditions.
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    Child marriage

    Nearly 11 a Day: Pakistan’s Child Abuse Crisis Persists

    United Nations experts and local organisations agree that most intra-family and community abuse never reaches newspapers or police stations.
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    Afghanistan

    UNESCO: 2.4 Million Afghan Girls Barred from Secondary Education

    UNESCO says it will keep seeking every possible avenue to support learning while pressing for the restrictions to be lifted.
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    Nepal’s Tiger Success Story Now Tests Human Safety as Attacks Rise Near Protected Areas

    Expanding wildlife rescue centres to every province and linking them with tourism is also under discussion.
    Agriculture policy

    Nearly half of Greeks live on land at risk of turning barren

    Addressing the threat will require coordinated action across climate policy, agricultural practice, water governance and rural development.
    Civil society

    Women Arrive in Delhi to announce, “We are Still Cleaning Dry Latrines Today”

    Safai Karmachari Andolan declared the launch of a year-long campaign INDIA@80 to free India from the national shame of manual scavenging.

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