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    Crafting a New Livelihood in Afghanistan

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    Women’s Shelters in Sri Lanka Support Survivors of Gender-Based Violence

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    Infants at Higher Risk in Flood-prone Areas of Bangladesh

    Every year, monsoon season brings extensive flooding to Bangladesh. Now, a study finds that infant mortality rates are higher among those born in rainy...
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    El Nino to Pile on Suffering Kashmir Saffron Farmers

    Rainfall-dependent saffron is the world’s most expensive spice. Climate change has resulted in serious dry spells in Kashmir, made worse with El Nino. Rainfall...
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    South Asian Women, Girls Need Responsive Legal System to Gender Violence

    Long delays in medical examinations, police investigations, prosecutions, and trials are widespread. Survivors often have difficulties filing cases with the police and face community...
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