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Climate change

Unchecked Constructions on River Beds Exacerbated Pakistan Floods

Officials and politicians are now waking up the rampant, illegal encroachments and constructions on the beds of the Swat river and other watercourses. They...

OWSA Contributor - 2 November 2022

India

Gujarat Elections: Modi Unveils Water Supply Projects in Gujarat

Prime Minister Modi touched on the history of water scarcity in Gujarat, highlighting the undying spirit of Gujarat’s people that, he said, gives them...

OWSA Staff - 1 November 2022

Bangladesh

Bangladesh: High Growth, But Little Employment

Many of the new jobless people are women, a large number of whom lost their jobs due to their failure to adapt to technology...

OWSA Contributor - 1 November 2022

Empowerment

Swat Women Won’t Be ‘Duped’ by Militants This Time

Instead of giving the women what the TTP promised, they took away their right to life altogether. They were forced to give up jobs...

Inter Press Service - 31 October 2022

COVID-19

India Committed to Protecting Global Health, Says Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

The health minister highlighted the need to acknowledge existing fault lines in the Global Health Architecture and the importance of building an inclusive, agile...

OWSA Staff - 28 October 2022

Human rights

Government Indifference Deprives the Trafficked of Compensation

The common thread that connects all victims of trafficking is poverty and lack of awareness. Poverty and unemployment drive people to migrate in search...

Inter Press Service - 27 October 2022

Bangladesh

PM Hasina’s Disaster Resilient Housing Project Stands Out, Even as Cyclone Sitrang Leaves 25 Dead

There has been no information about any damage so far to any house constructed as part of the Ashrayan project, as the houses were...

OWSA Contributor - 26 October 2022

Disaster Management

Sri Lanka’s Vulnerable Forced to Risk “A Pathway To Destitution”, Says Red Cross Assessment

The deepening economic crisis is forcing people to make heartbreaking choices between going hungry, buying life-saving medicine, or finding the money to send children...

OWSA Staff - 26 October 2022

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