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    International humanitarian law is under strain: ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric Egger

    A human life is a human life. What happens if we put humanity on a scale? Should my life be worth more than yours? The...
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    Empowerment

    MoSPI Releases ‘Women and Men in India 2023’ Report

    The publication presents data disaggregated by gender, urban-rural divide, and geographical region, which helps to understand the disparities that exist between different groups of...
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    Agriculture policy

    Obeying Drug Withdrawal Periods for Safeguarding Public Health: A One Health Perspective

    Obeying drug withdrawal periods become costlier for the farmers. For example, if your egg layers or cows get sick, and you have no other...
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    Finance and Economy

    USAID Announces $24.5 Million Grant to Boost Sri Lanka’s Market Growth and Governance

    The funds will be allocated through a Development Objective Grant Agreement between USAID and the Sri Lankan government. This investment aims to support local...
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    Asia Pacific

    ILO Report Calls for Boosting Job Creation

    New ILO report finds high shares of youth Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEETs), regional and gender gaps, and growing youth anxiety about...
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    Asia Pacific

    Warming Fuels Cyclones, Cloudbursts Across Asia

    Asia worst hit by warming weather and water-related events. Seas around the Asia Pacific region are found warming rapidly and moisture from warmer seas...
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    UN Completes Investigation on UNRWA Staff; Sacks Nine

    The United Nations said on Monday that nine staff working for its Palestine refugee agency UNRWA will be sacked because they may have been...
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    Finance and Economy

    New Nepal Government Should Seize Moment for Rights, says Human Rights Watch

    HRW has called on the government of Nepal to prioritize transitional justice, social security and issues concerning migrant workers and LGBT rights. Nepal’s new government...
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    Climate change remains an existential concern for the Maldives. Rising sea levels, coastal erosion and the need for greater green cover make large-scale tree planting both a practical and a symbolic necessity.
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    Proactive measures now can substantially reduce the eventual human and economic cost, the FAO report says.
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    Kerala Gifts 1,200 Saplings to Boost Maldives’ Five Million Tree Drive

    Climate change remains an existential concern for the Maldives. Rising sea levels, coastal erosion and the need for greater green cover make large-scale tree planting both a practical and a symbolic necessity.
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    Sri Lanka Braces for Wetter-Than-Average Conditions from October Amid Strengthening El Niño

    Proactive measures now can substantially reduce the eventual human and economic cost, the FAO report says.
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