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    From Child Laborer to Activist, Tara Banjara Asks World to Pledge to End the Scourge of Child Labour

    Tara Banjara, rescued from her life of a child labour at the age of eight years, questions whether children who are born poor are...
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    Nearly A Billion People Lack Access to Disability Aids

    A Majority of people who would benefit from assistive technology lack potentially life-changing access to devices such as glasses, hearing aids, wheelchairs. 3.5 billion...
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    Let us remind ourselves of the promise we have made to our future generations – all so clearly embodied in the Sustainable Development Goals....
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    Human rights

    Despite Ideals, Most Americans Don’t Really Like Reducing Inequality, Study Finds

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    Civil society

    UN Secretary-General Must be Non-Risk Averse, Play a More Pivotal and Active Role

    In the context of current world affairs and international relations, it is imperative that the Secretary-General plays a more pivotal and far-greater active role...
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    Accountability

    Finding a Pathway Out of Genocide for Mynmar’s Rohingya

    On 21 March 2022, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the United States has determined that the acts committed against the Rohingya minority in...
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    Human rights

    Russia Agrees ‘In Principle’ to UN and Red Cross Involvement in Evacuations From Mariupol

    Guterres proposed that the UN, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and Ukrainian and Russian forces, coordinate work to both enable the safe...
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    Climate change

    Population and Development Commission: ‘Perfect Storm’ of Crises Take Shape

    Opening its fifty-fifth session under the theme ‘Population and sustainable development, in particular sustained and inclusive economic growth,’ marks success for a body that...
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    The Next Question for India’s CSR Ecosystem

    In almost every sector, certain frameworks eventually become signals. Certifications become indicators of quality. Governance standards become indicators of reliability. Disclosure practices become indicators of organisational readiness.
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    El Niño Threatens Asia’s Rice Bowl: Drier Weather Patterns Set to Disrupt Key Tropical Crops in Late 2026

    For Asia’s rice bowl, the coming months will be critical. Farmers, traders, and policymakers must prepare for a potentially volatile period that could test food security across the region.
    Child Labour

    India Seeks Tariff Shield from US Section 301 as Bilateral Trade Deal Enters Crucial Phase

    Analysts suggest a balanced outcome might involve India strengthening its own forced labour import monitoring mechanisms while securing phased tariff reductions and dispute resolution clauses that provide greater predictability for Indian exporters.

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    The Next Question for India’s CSR Ecosystem

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    El Niño Threatens Asia’s Rice Bowl: Drier Weather Patterns Set to Disrupt Key Tropical Crops in Late 2026

    For Asia’s rice bowl, the coming months will be critical. Farmers, traders, and policymakers must prepare for a potentially volatile period that could test food security across the region.
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