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    First Person: Surviving Bali’s COVID Tourism Crash

    Dekha Dewandana ran a thriving ‘homestay’ tourism property in Bali, and received UN-supported training which has helped him to maintain a high standard of...

    Entrepreneurship Blooms in Villages Bordering Pakistan Desert

    A digital age is arriving at the doorsteps of rural families, offering online applications and digital tools via the Internet of Things so they...

    Bridging the Digital Divide

    The digital divide between and within countries has not only persisted but is arguably widening. Nearly 40 per cent of the population in the Asia...

    New Internet Laws Threaten Free Expression, Privacy Even Beyond India’s Borders, Say Civil Society Groups

    Amendments to the Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules 2021 proposed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology set up a...

    ‘Middle East Cooperation Needed’ to Combat Dust Storms

    After storms swept through Iraq, Iran, Syria, Kuwait in recent weeks, countries are banding together to tackle surge in dust storms. Iran, Iraq and...

    Reimagining Ageing: Older Persons as Agents of Development

    Older persons, especially older women, also make important contributions as caregivers to both children and other older persons. This unpaid care enables younger people...

    Japan’s Kishida Retreats from New Capitalism

    When it came to the foundational principle — that healthy growth and a more equal distribution of income needed each other — Kishida surrendered...

    Leveraging Digital Technologies

    Digitalization of rural communities is leading the way to a better future across Asia and the Pacific. But, it must be remembered that the...
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    Landslides Devastate Rohingya Camps in Bangladesh as Monsoon Risks Mount

    This tragedy underscores the need for sustained international support and policy shifts to protect a vulnerable population trapped in limbo.

    OIC Ministerial Conference Ends with Bold Calls for Women’s Empowerment Across Muslim World

    This gathering reinforces that women’s empowerment is not just a rights issue but a development imperative aligned with Islamic principles and modern needs.

    Citizens Urge NHRC to Declare Extreme Heat a Human Rights Emergency in Delhi

    The submission, coordinated under Greenpeace India’s Delhi Rising campaign, calls on the Commission to formally recognise extreme heat as a human rights issue and push for adequate state funding of heat action plans.

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    Landslides Devastate Rohingya Camps in Bangladesh as Monsoon Risks Mount

    This tragedy underscores the need for sustained international support and policy shifts to protect a vulnerable population trapped in limbo.

    OIC Ministerial Conference Ends with Bold Calls for Women’s Empowerment Across Muslim World

    This gathering reinforces that women’s empowerment is not just a rights issue but a development imperative aligned with Islamic principles and modern needs.
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