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    Debt Swaps Could Release $100 Billion for Climate Action

    If a country and its creditors agree to a swap, a portion of that nation’s debt can be written off in exchange for achieving...
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    Democracy

    Sri Lanka: Unlawful Use of Weapons in Policing of Protests, Says Amnesty

    During 2022 and 2023, Sri Lankans called for accountability for the prolonged economic crisis, corruption and human rights violations, in large-scale protests and an...
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    Asia Pacific

    China, India and Sri Lanka Embroiled in the Geo-Politics of the Indian Ocean

    While both, India and China, would want to ensure the safety and security of Indian Ocean sea routes, both should also take adequate measures...
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    Accountability

    UN Shows Conflicting Approaches to Myanmar Crisis

    The Human Rights Council’s April 4 resolution calls for restricting the Myanmar military’s access to jet fuel, a call echoed by the United States...
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    Agri-business

    World Food Prices Rise for First Time in Seven Months: FAO

    The increase reflected steady import demand from Asia, higher internal sales in Western Europe leading to the spring holidays and seasonally falling production in...
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    Asia Pacific

    Prioritize Development Financing Needs Over Political Interests, Says UN ESCAP Survey

    Income inequality is also likely to widen in the region, as the value of national minimum wages, adjusted for inflation, has declined in several...
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    Empowerment

    The “Gendered constraint” Factors for Women Sarpanchs

    In the absence of any prior knowledge, it is obvious they would not be confident to take decisions and therefore, depend on their male...
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    Entrepreneurship

    Does Technology Help or Hurt Employment?

    Combing through 35,000 job categories in US census data, economists found a new way to quantify technology’s effects on job loss and creation. Peter Dizikes | MIT...
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    Nepal: One in Five Children in Madhesh Province Face Multiple Layers of Deprivation

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    Sri Lanka Battles Record Dengue Surge as Cases Top 100,000

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    Sri Lanka’s Middle Class Shrinks as Nearly 400,000 Households Slide Down Income Ladder, Says Boston Consulting Group

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