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    Afghanistan

    Grenade Attack Wounds Dozens of Children at Primary School in Hazara District

    As of Wednesday, August 19, hospitals continued treating the wounded. Families of the injured children, many of them primary-school pupils, waited for updates.
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    Afghanistan

    Malnutrition Surges in 53% of Afghan Communities Amid Deepening Hunger Crisis

    Humanitarian organisations emphasise that timely funding and sustained access are essential to reverse the trend.
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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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    Child mortality

    Trump Orders Fewer Childhood Vaccines and Split MMR Shots

    As schools reopen after the summer break, paediatricians and public health officials face a more complicated landscape.
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    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh: Measles Outbreak Leaves Nine in 10 Families in Debt

    The human cost is measured not only in deaths and hospital beds but in emptied savings accounts and mounting informal debts.
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    Early childhood development

    Preventive Healthcare: Bridging the Last Mile in Tapukara

    A hospital bed or a health card is of limited use if people are unaware of it, or do not access it in time.
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    Air

    NHRC Must Recognise Impact of Heat as Violation of Fundamental Rights

    Extreme heat has become a growing public emergency, depriving people of basic necessities and threatening their right to live in a healthy, safe, and dignified environment.
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    Bhutan’s Long-Deferred Mines and Minerals Bill Set for Parliamentary Return this Winter

    If enacted, the Mines and Minerals Management Bill 2026 would mark the most significant overhaul of Bhutan’s mineral governance in three decades.
    Animals and wildlife

    China’s Solar Boom Creates ‘Green Dilemma’ for Birds

    Without deliberate ecological planning, the green transition risks creating new biodiversity deficits even as it reduces greenhouse-gas emissions.
    Climate change

    Glacier Collapse Triggers Deadly Nepal-China Border Floods as Blame Game Erupts

    This disaster is the latest reminder that the “Third Pole” of the Himalayas is warming and becoming more hazardous.

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    Bhutan’s Long-Deferred Mines and Minerals Bill Set for Parliamentary Return this Winter

    If enacted, the Mines and Minerals Management Bill 2026 would mark the most significant overhaul of Bhutan’s mineral governance in three decades.
    Animals and wildlife

    China’s Solar Boom Creates ‘Green Dilemma’ for Birds

    Without deliberate ecological planning, the green transition risks creating new biodiversity deficits even as it reduces greenhouse-gas emissions.
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    Bangladesh

    Extreme Heat Crisis Threatens Lives of Urban Workers in Bangladesh, Report Warns

    For many of Dhaka’s workers, avoiding the heat isn’t an option. Climate Rights International found that many workers were forced to continue their jobs in extreme conditions. Most workers interviewed had either fainted in the heat themselves or witnessed a colleague collapse on the job.
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    Climate change

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    Nepal Sets Mid-February 2027 Deadline for FATF Compliance as Secretaries Ordered to Deliver Results

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