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Refugees

Myanmar’s NUG Government Committed to Abolishing Discriminatory Laws: Spokesperson

Speakers attending the discussion recognised that the ongoing civil war in Myanmar is spreading to bordering areas and is posing security threats to the...

OWSA Contributor - 1 February 2024

Child Rights

Two Mothers Killed Each Hour in Gaza Conflict: UN Women

Women and children account for roughly 70 per cent of people killed in the war in Gaza, with two mothers killed every hour since...

OWSA Contributor - 25 January 2024

Democracy

ASEAN’s Credibility and Centrality on the Line amid Crisis in Myanmar

During the Cold War, ASEAN states found a unifying rationale — holding back communism at the Mekong River. The unifying force of anti-communism served...

East Asia Forum - 3 January 2024

Democracy

Pakistan to Deport Afghan Refugees by February 29

Pakistan's Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said that Pakistan can no longer compromise its national security by accommodating huge number of undocumented immigrants. Pakistan's Caretaker...

OWSA Contributor - 20 December 2023

Civil society

UN Staffers Face Threat of Being Forced Out of the US– at Retirement

This development may affect the ability of United Nations' staff members who hold G-4 visas to continue to reside in the United States following...

Inter Press Service - 19 December 2023

Human rights

Killings, Abductions Fuel Fear of Taliban Return in North-West Pakistan

Swat was ruled unlawfully by Tehreek Taliban Pakistan from 2007 to 2010, when its militants were evicted through a military operation. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, one...

OWSA Contributor - 15 September 2022

Climate change

Flood-Hit Pakistan Faces Spread of Infectious Diseases

Around 33 million people affected by floods in Pakistan are now vulnerable to various diseases. Millions need immediate assistance, especially as floods have damaged...

SciDevNet - 13 September 2022

Accountability