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    Global Governance

    $4 Trillion Funding Gap Threatens SDGs; Health Gains at Risk

    According to UN agencies, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals are all interconnected, for instance progress on SDG 2 to end hunger is closely tied to advances in health and education.
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    Asia Pacific

    Top Chinese Minister to Visit Sri Lanka in June; FTA Talks Likely

    Government sources, however, said trade and export expansion – including talks on the stalled Free Trade Agreement between Sri Lanka and China – is likely to be high on the agenda.
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    Child Rights

    Unmukt Utsav 2025 First-Ever Zero-Waste Celebration, Honouring Freedom Through a Child’s Eyes

    Children were the true heart of the Utsav, bringing the stage alive with soulful dance performances, a spirited judo demonstration, a heartfelt song, and a powerful drama on the meaning of freedom.
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    Accountability

    Bangladesh: Election Timeline and Reform Debate Deepen Political Uncertainty

    The Nobel Laureate vowed that the next election would be the best in the country’s history. Yet uncertainty looms large, particularly over whether the Awami League, the party led by ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will be allowed to participate.
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    Finance and Economy

    Kashmir Reels After Pahalgam Attack, Fear Long Term Impacts on Livelihoods

    Tourism accounts for 6.98 percent of the state’s GDP and is considered a key sector of Kashmir’s economy; 80 percent of Kashmir’s population, which is 12.5 million, is directly or indirectly dependent on it.
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    Climate change

    Climate Groups Report 2025 Is Unlikely To Be Hotter Than 2024

    Beginning in December 2024 and ending in April 2025, La Niña is defined by the cooling of ocean surface temperatures, changes in wind and precipitation patterns, an increase in Atlantic hurricanes, drier conditions in the South, and wetter conditions in the Northwest.
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    Asia Pacific

    Asia’s Megacities at a Crossroads as Climate and Population Challenges Grow

    As birth rates fall and rural migration slows, cities are aging and – in some cases – beginning to shrink.
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    Clean tech

    Pakistan to Launch Rs 52 Billion Green Sukuk Bonds for Clean Energy Projects

    This is the first time the federal government will directly tap capital markets through a sustainable finance mechanism.
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    Accountability

    UN Warns Sri Lanka Risks FATF Failure Through Blanket Curbs on Civil Society

    As the Mutual Evaluation advances, the choices Sri Lanka makes will shape both its international financial standing and the health of its democratic space.
    Bangladesh

    59% of Suspected Measles Cases in Bangladesh Linked to Unvaccinated Children

    The 59 per cent figure for unvaccinated suspected cases remains a stark marker of how quickly immunity gaps can turn into a public-health emergency.
    Accountability

    UN Report: Afghanistan Security Incidents Rise 11% as Risks Accumulate Under Taliban Rule

    Guterres has called on Taliban authorities to lift restrictions on women and girls, protect media freedom and due process, prevent further violations of the general amnesty, and end corporal punishment.

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    UN Warns Sri Lanka Risks FATF Failure Through Blanket Curbs on Civil Society

    As the Mutual Evaluation advances, the choices Sri Lanka makes will shape both its international financial standing and the health of its democratic space.
    Bangladesh

    59% of Suspected Measles Cases in Bangladesh Linked to Unvaccinated Children

    The 59 per cent figure for unvaccinated suspected cases remains a stark marker of how quickly immunity gaps can turn into a public-health emergency.
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    Nepal Finance Minister Seeks Indian Support for Bhotekoshi Flood Reconstruction

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