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    Accountability

    Collateral Damage? At Least Two Kids Killed Daily in Ukraine

    At least two children have been killed every day with many more injured in nearly 100 days since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, says UNICEF. It...
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    Child Rights

    PM CARES Releases Funds for Education of COVID-19 Orphans

    The Prime Minister said that the PM-CARES initiative has been made possible through the contributions of citizens across the country and added that the...
    OWSA Staff -
    Bangladesh

    “I Forget a Lot of Things While I’m Studying”: Lead Poisoning Wreaks Havoc On Children’s Lives

    Facing irreparable damage to their health and development, up to 35 million children in Bangladesh have too high levels of lead in their blood,...
    OWSA Contributor -
    Children

    Mancession To Shecession: Why Did Pandemic Recession Hit Women Harder

    The pandemic recession broke a pattern observed in similar crises – the impact on women was disproportionately higher than that on men, earning it...
    Policy Circle -
    Children

    Spare A Thought For Sri Lanka’s Forever Marginalised Communities

    Let us remind ourselves of the promise we have made to our future generations – all so clearly embodied in the Sustainable Development Goals....
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    Child mortality

    ‘Perfect Storm’ of Conditions for Measles Outbreaks Brewing Fast

    Reported worldwide measles cases increased by 79 per cent in the first two months of 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, as...
    OWSA Staff -
    Asia Pacific

    ESCAP’s ‘Build Forward Fairer’ Report, Urges New Social Contract for Asia and Pacific

    ESCAP's new survey says that economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and other global shocks must be anchored in an inclusive “new social contract”,...
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    Afghanistan

    Could 2022 Be The Endgame For Polio?

    Polio close to eradication but vaccination must continue. COVID-19 restrictions brought down polio cases but disrupted routine immunisation systems, especially in Afghanistan and Pakistan,...
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    China Sets Ambitious 725 Million Tonne Grain Target by 2030 to Fortify Food Security

    China has placed food security at the centre of its national strategy, setting a binding target to raise annual grain production capacity to 725 million metric tonnes by 2030.
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    Bangladesh

    Rivers Swallow Land Five Times the Size of Dhaka in Five Decades

    Gaibandha faces the largest land loss among the Jamuna sites, while Kurigram risks the greatest settlement area.
    Corruption

    Sri Lanka Seeks India’s Backing in War on Indian Ocean Drug Trafficking

    The appeal came during a high-level meeting with visiting Indian Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh on 9 September 2026, the first such visit by an Indian defence minister in 38 years.

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    Agri-business

    China Sets Ambitious 725 Million Tonne Grain Target by 2030 to Fortify Food Security

    China has placed food security at the centre of its national strategy, setting a binding target to raise annual grain production capacity to 725 million metric tonnes by 2030.
    Bangladesh

    Rivers Swallow Land Five Times the Size of Dhaka in Five Decades

    Gaibandha faces the largest land loss among the Jamuna sites, while Kurigram risks the greatest settlement area.
    Corruption

    Sri Lanka Seeks India’s Backing in War on Indian Ocean Drug Trafficking

    The appeal came during a high-level meeting with visiting Indian Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh on 9 September 2026, the first such visit by an Indian defence minister in 38 years.
    Bangladesh

    Rivers Swallow Land Five Times the Size of Dhaka in Five Decades

    Gaibandha faces the largest land loss among the Jamuna sites, while Kurigram risks the greatest settlement area.
    Agriculture

    Sri Lanka Braces for Record El Niño Threat to Food, Power and Forex Stability

    El Niño itself cannot be prevented. The scale of its impact on Sri Lanka, however, will be determined by the quality and speed of the national response.

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