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    UNICEF-Backed Report Says Pollution Killed 1.69 Lakh Children in India in 2021

    The State of Global Air report published in partnership with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warns on Wednesday that air pollution is increasingly impacting...
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    Child mortality

    Severe Child Food Poverty Amid World Crises, Says New UNICEF Report

    Child food poverty harms all children, but it is particularly damaging in early childhood when insufficient dietary intake of essential nutrients can cause the...
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    Child Rights

    Educating the Mind Without Educating the Heart is No Education at All

    By Yasmine Sherif The words above, by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, serve as a reminder that we still have a long way to go...
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    Afghanistan

    Sexual Abuse Reported at Afghanistan’s Taliban-Run Madrasahs

    Male students enrolled in Afghanistan’s Taliban-run religious schools say speak of sexual and physical abuse that has led some to end their education. Male students...
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    Child mortality

    Global Child Deaths Reach Historic Low in 2022 – UN Report

    Despite progress, an estimated 4.9 million child deaths of children before their fifth birthday occurred somewhere in the world – or one death every...
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    Child mortality

    Study Finds Cause of Puzzling Low Use of Diarrhoea Cure

    Diarrhoea is the world’s second leading cause of death under the age of five. Oral rehydration salts are the main treatment for diarrhoea in...
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    Child mortality

    Pakistan Winter Pneumonia: Thousands of Children Affected; Hundreds Dead

    Islamabad has long grappled with the challenge of increasing vaccine uptake in a nation where misinformation is rife and some fringe clerics declare it...
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    Early childhood development

    Sri Lanka Launches Fortified Rice Lunch Programme to Address Malnutrition Among School Children

    The Ministry of Agriculture and Plantation Industries, the Ministry of Education, the World Food Programme, the National Food Promotion Board and the Bill &...
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    Deadly Monsoon Fury: Bangladesh Battles Widespread Flooding Crisis

    This 2026 event arrives after earlier haor region floods earlier in the year, underscoring recurring pressures. Migration to urban centres and climate adaptation efforts remain critical long-term challenges.
    Finance and Economy

    Sri Lanka Targets Poverty Eradication: Aswesuma Programme Set for Phase-Out by 2030

    Launched in 2023 amid the aftermath of Sri Lanka’s unprecedented economic turmoil, Aswesuma represented a targeted overhaul of the country’s social protection system.
    Civil society

    Civil Society Rallies Behind Bengaluru Street Vendors: “Don’t Sacrifice Livelihoods for Footpaths”

    Street vendors embody the resilience of India’s informal economy. Their struggle highlights the need for policies that listen to the voices of the working poor rather than displacing them in the name of progress.

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    Deadly Monsoon Fury: Bangladesh Battles Widespread Flooding Crisis

    This 2026 event arrives after earlier haor region floods earlier in the year, underscoring recurring pressures. Migration to urban centres and climate adaptation efforts remain critical long-term challenges.
    Finance and Economy

    Sri Lanka Targets Poverty Eradication: Aswesuma Programme Set for Phase-Out by 2030

    Launched in 2023 amid the aftermath of Sri Lanka’s unprecedented economic turmoil, Aswesuma represented a targeted overhaul of the country’s social protection system.
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    The OECD report and discussions underscore that while challenges are severe, opportunities exist if Bangladesh acts decisively.
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    WHO Calls for Urgent Action as New Cancer Cases are Projected to Nearly Double by 2050 

    The report notes substantial gains in key policy areas. Tobacco use has declined by 27 per cent since 2010, contributing to reductions in lung cancer cases and deaths in some regions.

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