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    ILO-WHO Global Study on Gender Pay Gap in Health and Care Sector Silent on India

    Lower wages and discrimination come out as important features of the challenges women employed in the health and care face, according to an ILO...
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    UN Experts Warn Sri Lanka’s NGO Bill Clashes with FATF Standards Ahead of High-Stakes Review

    Balancing genuine efforts to combat illicit finance with the protection of civic space remains a test that international standards – and international observers – will closely watch.
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    Bhutan

    Bhutan’s Tobacco Laws Lag Behind Surge in New Nicotine Products

    Bhutan’s experience offers a cautionary tale for other countries experimenting with or contemplating strict tobacco controls.
    Civil society

    Nepal’s Proposed Media Council Bill Raises Press Freedom Concerns Amid Tiered Penalties

    The developments in Nepal illustrate a familiar tension across many democracies: the challenge of establishing effective self-regulation and accountability mechanisms without creating tools that could be used to constrain critical reporting.

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    Accountability

    UN Experts Warn Sri Lanka’s NGO Bill Clashes with FATF Standards Ahead of High-Stakes Review

    Balancing genuine efforts to combat illicit finance with the protection of civic space remains a test that international standards – and international observers – will closely watch.
    Bhutan

    Bhutan’s Tobacco Laws Lag Behind Surge in New Nicotine Products

    Bhutan’s experience offers a cautionary tale for other countries experimenting with or contemplating strict tobacco controls.
    Civil society

    Nepal’s Proposed Media Council Bill Raises Press Freedom Concerns Amid Tiered Penalties

    The developments in Nepal illustrate a familiar tension across many democracies: the challenge of establishing effective self-regulation and accountability mechanisms without creating tools that could be used to constrain critical reporting.
    Accountability

    UN Experts Warn Sri Lanka’s NGO Bill Clashes with FATF Standards Ahead of High-Stakes Review

    Balancing genuine efforts to combat illicit finance with the protection of civic space remains a test that international standards – and international observers – will closely watch.
    Clean tech

    India Turns Organic Waste into Clean Fuel, Power and Fertilizer under Swachh Bharat Mission

    India’s experience offers a transferable lesson: organic waste streams, when systematically collected and processed, can simultaneously advance sanitation, energy access, climate mitigation and rural-urban linkages.

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