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    Child Labour

    NLUO Unveils its Internationally Indexed Flagship Journal on Rights of the Child

    The Centre for Child Rights is the oldest centre of NLUO, the second oldest child rights centre at any NLU, and the only Chair Professorship on child rights amongst any university in the country.
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    Afghanistan

    Women, Children Beg on Streets as Taliban Aid Proves Insufficient

    According to the Taliban’s own Commission for the Collection of Beggars and Prevention of Begging, nearly 75,000 individuals – 74,968 to be precise – have been rounded up from Kabul’s streets since the nationwide campaign began in 2022.
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    Bangladesh

    At Least 38 Children Dead as Measles Outbreak Grips Bangladesh

    Bangladesh is facing a rapidly escalating measles outbreak that has already claimed the lives of at least 38 children this year.
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    Child Rights

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    I get climate anxiety. Five years ago, I stopped reading the news. Because I chose to work where I could actually make a difference. I chose my battleground.
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    Child Rights

    Pakistan’s Prisons at Breaking Point: Overcrowding, Under-Trial Delays and Neglect Expose Deep Crisis

    As the NCHR report concludes, comprehensive judicial reform and a shift from punishment to rehabilitation are essential.
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    Child Rights

    Thousands of Cyclone Ditwah Survivors in Sri Lanka Still Await Relief and Resettlement

    While approximately 90 per cent of the land identification process has been completed, displaced communities remain uncertain about when permanent housing will become available. For many survivors, the prolonged wait for safe housing continues to compound the trauma of the disaster.
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    Child mortality

    Child Casualties Surge in Deepening Middle East Conflict as Schools Close and Families Flee Bombardment: UNICEF

    UNICEF also urged combatants to take every possible precaution in their choice of weapons and tactics, specifically calling for an end to the use of explosive weapons in areas where children live and learn.
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    Afghanistan

    Nearly 66,000 Afghans Flee Homes as Deadly Border Clashes with Pakistan Rage On

    The UN's broader appeal comes amid regional instability. Weeks of prior violence had already heightened tensions, with Pakistan linking the strikes to cross-border incursions by groups like the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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    Sri Lanka’s High Grown Tea Hits 34-Year Low in August Amid Persistent Cloud Cover and Heavy Rain

    With high grown output at its lowest monthly level in more than three decades, the industry faces renewed pressure to strengthen resilience while protecting the quality reputation that underpins Ceylon Tea’s global standing.
    Disaster Management

    Fiji Declares National HIV Emergency Amid Explosive Surge in Infections

    For a small island nation whose health system is already under strain, the fight against HIV has become one of the most pressing public health challenges of the decade.
    Accountability

    White House Launches Trump TV Amid Escalating Media Access Clash

    Independent journalists and press advocates continue to insist that government-run streams cannot substitute for the ability of reporters to observe, question and report without prior approval of the content.

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    Sri Lanka’s High Grown Tea Hits 34-Year Low in August Amid Persistent Cloud Cover and Heavy Rain

    With high grown output at its lowest monthly level in more than three decades, the industry faces renewed pressure to strengthen resilience while protecting the quality reputation that underpins Ceylon Tea’s global standing.
    Disaster Management

    Fiji Declares National HIV Emergency Amid Explosive Surge in Infections

    For a small island nation whose health system is already under strain, the fight against HIV has become one of the most pressing public health challenges of the decade.
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    Clean tech

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    As the World Bank has highlighted, maintaining upper-middle status requires not just recovery momentum but deep structural reforms to drive sustainable, inclusive growth.
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    Climate change

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