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    UN Warns World Will Breach 1.5°C Climate Limit Within Years, Urges Path to Limit and Reverse Overshoot

    Every fraction of a degree and every year avoided above 1.5°C matters for lives, ecosystems, economies and the feasibility of recovery.
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    Nepal-Tibet Flash Floods Claim Over 750 Lives as Thousands Remain Missing

    Nepal’s Foreign Minister and the UN climate chief have both warned of the growing threat from global warming to the Himalayas.
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    Bangladesh: UN Agencies Dominate Rohingya Funding as Local NGOs Marginalised

    At the same time, political engagement with Myanmar and regional actors remains essential to create conditions for voluntary return.
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    India Restores Over 21 Million Hectares of Degraded Land, Environment Minister tells UNCCD COP17

    The achievements position India as a leader in translating large-scale restoration pledges into on-ground results that benefit both ecosystems and people.
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    Bangladesh

    Deceived, Drugged and Sold: The Growing Scandal of Bangladeshi Brides Trafficked to China

    Justice and Care Country Director Mohammed Tariqul Islam said Rima’s safe return highlighted the need for timely cross-border cooperation.
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    Pakistan: Unpaid for Three Years, Tribal Teachers Keep Hope Alive in Merged Districts

    Centres use existing community buildings, employ local women, and reach the hardest-to-serve populations.
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    Afghanistan

    SouthAsian Youth Connect Hearts Across Borders Through Digital Stages of Shared Heritage

    The 2026 Commemoration demonstrated that digital platforms, when deliberately shaped around shared heritage rather than division, can become spaces of genuine encounter.
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    Sri Lanka: Proposed NGO Law Sparks Alarm Over Civic Freedoms

    The question is whether the solution lies in expanding state powers so extensively that the line between regulation and control disappears.
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    Nepal and Bhutan Push for Mountain Climate Agenda at COP31 After Deadly Himalayan Floods

    Nepal has already linked recovery needs to loss-and-damage mechanisms, submitting claims related to the disaster. Bhutan, which has long prioritised environmental conservation, brings complementary experience in balancing development with ecological limits.
    Civil society

    Pakistani Journalists and Civil Society Form Committee to Defend Freedom of Expression

    Participants stressed that a broad-based alliance supported by strong journalists’ unions was essential to protect independent journalism and expand the space for free expression.
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    Climate Off the Charts: UN Warns ‘Supersized’ El Niño Will Propel Record Global Heating and Disasters Into 2027

    The complete and peer-reviewed State of the Global Climate 2026 report will be officially presented in March 2027, incorporating verified input from dozens of national meteorological and hydrological agencies worldwide.

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    Nepal and Bhutan Push for Mountain Climate Agenda at COP31 After Deadly Himalayan Floods

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    Pakistani Journalists and Civil Society Form Committee to Defend Freedom of Expression

    Participants stressed that a broad-based alliance supported by strong journalists’ unions was essential to protect independent journalism and expand the space for free expression.
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