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    A first person account: ‘I speak up for those who cannot’

    Sixty million workers across the developing world rely on the garment industry for their livelihoods. The vast majority of these workers are women. Jordan’s garment...
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    Finance and Economy

    World Bank approves Pakistan Housing Project for Low-Income Groups

    The Wold Bank approved a US$ 435 million loan for the Pakistan government’s initiative to expand access to housing finance, particularly for low-income households...
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    Civil society

    Reliable internet unavailable for 90 per cent of poorest

    Only one in ten people have ‘meaningful connectivity’ to fully benefit from the internet, a recent report says, iterating that women’s web exclusion cost...
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    Children

    Impact of Lost Earnings due to COVID-19 to last for Generations says New Report

    Although households with three or more children were the most likely to experience a loss of income, they were also most likely to receive...
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    Governance

    World Bank to aid Jai Bangla

    A US$ 125 loan from the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has been signed to fund various social sector programmes of the West...
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    Bangladesh

    After Bangladesh, river meetings in India address riparian challenges

    River meetings – or 'Nodi Boithoks' – empowered under-threat and overlooked river communities in Bangladesh to have a say in critical conversations about their...
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    Governance

    Ukraine Challenges Legitimacy of Russia’s UN Membership

    The USSR and the Republic of China – not the 'Russian Federation' or 'the People’s Republic of China' (PRC) — are still two of...
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    Finance and Economy

    Why is India’s financial aid offer to Sri Lanka getting delayed?

    Sri Lankan finance minister Basil Rajapaksa’s visit to clinch a big-ticket loan from India has been postponed. Is this go-slow a deliberate strategy to...
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    South Asia Democracy Conference Opens in Colombo Amid Regional Democratic Challenges

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    Bangladesh Garment Workers Win December Pay Scale Timeline Amid Wage Protests

    For Bangladesh’s RMG sector, the stakes are high. The RMG sector remains central to employment, poverty reduction and foreign-exchange earnings at a moment when the country is navigating LDC graduation timelines and broader economic pressures.
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