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    An IMF mission is expected visit Sri Lanka on March 7 and will engage in the review of second tranche of the $3 billion...
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    One fifth of agricultural soils are deficient in potassium, says a study, adding that sanctions on Russia and Belarus have led to 500 per...
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    Asia Pacific

    SDGs in Asia – Mind the Widening Gap

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    Finance and Economy

    WTO Negotiation Session on Fisheries Subsidies held at Abu Dhabi Ministerial Conference-13

    India reiterates that responsible and sustainable fisheries is a practice ingrained in ethos and practices of India’s large and varied fishing community. The WTO negotiation...
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    Global Governance

    Aid Delivery to Gaza Falls by Half Since January: UNRWA

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    Afghanistan

    Gender Apartheid Must Be Recognised as a Crime Against Humanity, UN Experts Say

    The experts warned that in Afghanistan, Taliban edicts, policies and practices constitute an institutionalised system of discrimination, oppression and domination of women and girls,...
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    Climate change

    If Trump Wins, Africa Will Spiral into Climate Hell

    A Donald Trump win in the US presidential elections would spell disaster for climate action in Africa and worldwide. As president, Donald Trump slashed...
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    Civil society

    World Social Forum Seeks to Re-emerge as an Influential Gathering of Diversity

    Holding the gathering in Asia opens new horizons for the WSF, as it is the most dynamic region of the global South, at least...
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