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COVID-19
All hands on the deck as Omicron stalks Nepal
As the Omicron virus spreads across the country, the government of Nepal isn’t taking chances. The government today took a series of decisions from...
Health
Why is the National Health Authority so focused on the for-profit medical sector?
India’s health system needs transformative reforms. An institutional arrangement like the NHA legitimises the role of the “for-profit” private sector in government. Commercial or...
Civil society
Richest 98 Indians own the same wealth as the bottom 55.2 crore people: Oxfam
The richest 98 Indians own the same wealth as the bottom 552 million people, the India supplement of Oxfam's Inequality Kills report of 2022...
COVID-19
Surviving on a diet of rice, oil and beans – and hunger, insecurities and COVID-19
Squatters on the outskirts of Myanmar’s capital city, Yangon, juggle their need for food with the fear of eviction. Their existence get yet further...
Human rights
New union-employer agreement in Sri Lanka addresses key worker rights
In a historic victory for the workers and their unions, the MoU establishes a bipartite dispute resolution mechanism by the unions and the forum...
Civil society
Activism will be key to overcoming the COVID-19 crisis
As the Omicron surge overwhelms the world, it is clear to people everywhere that the actions which leaders so far have taken in response...
Bangladesh
Human rights defenders worked in precarious conditions as COVID-19 swept through 2020, says Forum Asia report
A recently released study conducted by Forum Asia says that rights defenders in 11 Asian countries (including Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri...
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Developing Asia and the Pacific Unprepared for Challenges of Aging Population
The number of people aged 60 and older in developing Asia and the Pacific is set to nearly double...
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WTO and ADB Strengthen Collaboration for Sustainable Economic Growth
The WTO is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart...
Indian Meteorological Department Releases Weather Forecast for the First Week of May
Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions likely to continue over East India till 2 May and over south...
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Developing Asia and the Pacific Unprepared for Challenges of Aging Population
The number of people aged 60 and older in...
WTO and ADB Strengthen Collaboration for Sustainable Economic Growth
The WTO is the only global international organization dealing...
