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    Climate change

    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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    Climate change

    Glacier Collapse Triggers Deadly Nepal-China Border Floods as Blame Game Erupts

    This disaster is the latest reminder that the “Third Pole” of the Himalayas is warming and becoming more hazardous.
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    Accountability

    Nepal Sets Mid-February 2027 Deadline for FATF Compliance as Secretaries Ordered to Deliver Results

    Success will depend on coordination among investigative agencies, the Financial Information Unit, regulators and the judiciary.
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    Aid

    Rasuwa Flood Disaster Leaves Many Missing as Rescue Operations Intensify

    Satellite data pointed to a glacial lake or landslide-related event similar to the deadly 2025 Bhote Koshi flood that killed nine and left 24 missing.
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    Education policy

    Nepal’s Sexuality Education Gap Leaves Students in the Dark

    At grades 9 and 10 – when many adolescents confront relationships, peer pressure and bodily changes – health becomes optional.
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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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    Employment

    Debt, Detention and Broken Dreams: How Nepal’s American Dream Turned into Jail for Young Migrants

    Human traffickers and migration agents still find willing clients because the alternative feels equally bleak to many young people.
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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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    Aid

    Pakistan and Maldives Sign 20 MoUs, Target $200 Million Trade in Landmark Visit

    The visit underscores enduring people-to-people and institutional bonds while setting measurable economic targets.
    Accreditation

    India: Coal Controller Wins SKOCH Gold for Digital Tool Transforming Closed Mines into Sustainable Assets

    As India targets scientific closure of around 147 mines in the near term while maintaining energy security, tools such as SUVIKALP will determine whether mined-out landscapes become liabilities or assets.
    Civil society

    800 Million Young People Face Jobless Future Unless Nations Act, UNDP Warns

    Approximately 800 million young people entering labour markets in developing economies over the coming years will not find jobs unless countries take decisive action

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    Aid

    Pakistan and Maldives Sign 20 MoUs, Target $200 Million Trade in Landmark Visit

    The visit underscores enduring people-to-people and institutional bonds while setting measurable economic targets.
    Accreditation

    India: Coal Controller Wins SKOCH Gold for Digital Tool Transforming Closed Mines into Sustainable Assets

    As India targets scientific closure of around 147 mines in the near term while maintaining energy security, tools such as SUVIKALP will determine whether mined-out landscapes become liabilities or assets.
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