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    Afghanistan’s Girls’ Education is a Women’s Rights Issue

    The right to education has been an oft-discussed, critical human rights issue for Afghanistan, especially when it comes to how, or even if, this...
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    Afghanistan

    Hours after Reopening, Taliban Closes Afghan Girls’ Schools

    The Taliban has reneged on its pledge to allow secondary girls schools to reopen Wednesday, a day after Afghans ushered in Nowruz, of the...
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    Education

    Education: Budget cuts funds for minority education bodies

    Muslims and other religious minorities in India have been lagging behind on development indicators pertaining to educational attainment, gender equality and workforce participation.  Jawed A...
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    Education

    Digital education push welcome, but not at the cost of institutions

    There is no denying that digital education is the need of the hour. But it should supplement the existing system, not substitute it. By Krishnakumar...
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    Children

    ASER-Pakistan report says crisis of equity exacerbated impact of COVID-19 pandemic on schooling

    ASER-Pakistan's report on the education status and learning outcomes of children in the five to 16 years’ age bracket in rural districts of Pakistan...
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    Afghanistan

    Study Says Pandemic Could Leave Its Mark On Society For Decades To Come

    Women, people living in urban settings and refugees and migrants have been worst affected by the COVID-19 pandemic says a Red Cross research.   Refugee women...
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    Countries Finalise Historic Pandemic Agreement After Three Years of Negotiations

    The text affirms national sovereignty in public health decisions. It states explicitly that nothing in the agreement gives WHO the authority to mandate health measures such as lockdowns, vaccination campaigns, or border closures.
    Animals and wildlife

    While India’s RAMSAR Sites Tally Rises, Wetlands Remain Endangered

    Conservationists, activists, and newspaper editorials in India have long been expressing concerns about the “decline” and “neglect” of wetland ecosystems across India.

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    UN Trade Body Urges US to Exempt Vulnerable Economies from Tariff Hikes amid Rising Trade Tensions

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    Climate change

    Countries Finalise Historic Pandemic Agreement After Three Years of Negotiations

    The text affirms national sovereignty in public health decisions. It states explicitly that nothing in the agreement gives WHO the authority to mandate health measures such as lockdowns, vaccination campaigns, or border closures.
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