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    Aarambh by Jeevitam : To Aid Women Find Livelihoods

    Resting on a women helpline number in over 21 Indian languages, Aarambh will soon be launching a series of digital and physical work fairs,...
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    Working with Women to Bring More Women to the Workforce

    Jeevitam’s latest initiative, called the Audacious initiative will be launched on Sunday 2 October. This is a partnership with employed women with the aim...
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    Iran Convicts LBGTQ+ Activists for ‘Corruption on Earth’

    Human rights experts have expressed concerns to the Iranian Government that the two women may have been arbitrarily detained, ill-treated, and prosecuted on the...
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    Cambodia: Un-Backed Tribunal Ends with Conviction Upheld for Last Living Khmer Rouge Leader

    A former head of State, Samphan had appealed his conviction in what is expected to be the court’s final judgement. The court upheld his...
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    Non-communicable Diseases Emerge as ‘Top Killers Globally’ – WHO

    Authors of the report say that every two seconds, one person under the age of 70 dies of a non-communicable diseases – such as...
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    Have MGNREGA Workers Become Bonded Labourers?

    Millions of workers remain unpaid for their work for several months. Despite over Rs. 21,000 crores of pending wages, the allocation under MGNREGA is...
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    Accountability

    Myanmar: From Bad to Worse, to Horrific

    The expert presented a grim assessment of 1.3 million displaced people; 28,000 destroyed homes; more than 13,000 children killed; a looming food crisis; and...
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    Nepal’s President Puts Her Foot Down, Refuses to Sign Citizenship Bill

    If signed into law, the bill will grant citizenship rights to thousands of people, mostly of Indian origin. How the proposed law could help...
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    Defying Destiny: A 14-Year-Old’s Stand Against Child Marriage in Rural Nepal

    As Nepal strives to meet global Sustainable Development Goals, stories like hers illuminate both the entrenched problems and the pathways to change.
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    El Niño Threatens Double-Digit Food Inflation in Sri Lanka by Late 2026

    As Sri Lanka’s economy stabilises under the new government, a looming El Niño threatens to reignite food inflation and...
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    Pakistan: 40 Killed as Quetta-Peshawar Bus Plunges into Ravine in Zhob

    As Pakistan grapples with this heartbreak, the incident serves as a stark call to action.

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