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    Don’t Risk our Multi-Billion Dollar Pension Fund in Wall Street, Warn UN Staffers

    United Nations staff do not think it is the right time for their pension funds waltzing with Wall Street, especially as the pension fund...
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    Finance and Economy

    The Russia-Ukraine Crisis will Hurt SouthAsia

    The direct impact on SouthAsia will mainly occur through trade linkages, particularly through rising commodity prices as the region is a net importer of...
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    Nusantara Capital Plans to Carve out Jokowi’s legacy

    Indonesian President, Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo needs more time and funding. Plans for the new capital development may not fully materialise by the end of...
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    Afghanistan

    Taliban Resurrect Gender Segregation in Public Places

    Immediately upon taking power, the Taliban ordered that women need not to return to work. They have enforced strict segregation in universities, government offices...
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    Ukraine war costs now exceeding US $100 billion in infrastructure damage

    If the war deepens and protracts further, up to 90 per cent of the population of Ukraine could be facing poverty and vulnerability to...
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    Asia Pacific

    Pandemic Pushes SDGs Further out of Reach of Asia and the Pacific

    The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is becoming increasingly distant. The region must use the 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a roadmap to a...
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    Education

    India examines medical school costs amid Ukraine exodus

    The Indian government recently announced that half of the seats in private medical colleges will have the same charges as their government counterparts. Private...
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    Hunger

    Ukraine Incursion, World Stagflation

    No country is immune, including those imposing sanctions. But the worst hit are poor countries already struggling with rising fuel and food prices. By Anis...
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