Tag:COVID-19
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...
COVID-19
COVID-19: The world can end vaccine inequity firstly by effectively sharing the doses, says WHO chief
The week gone past saw the highest number of COVID-19 cases reported from across the globe, the head of the World Health Organization told...
COVID-19
COVID-19 And Military Coup Result in Poverty; Impact Food Consumption In Myanmar
An United Nations study estimates that in a worst-case scenario, almost half the population of Myanmar could slide below the poverty line by 2022....
Child marriage
Nepal’s population experts caution on COVID-19
New data shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on sexual and reproductive health programmes in Nepal. Experts worry that they won’t...
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...
Features
Anyone there to pull Lankans out of inflation and poor fiscal management?
Tourism and the businesses of tea and spices have, together with exports of ready-made garments, been the mainstay of Sri Lanka's economy. But the...
COVID-19
Revellers cross international borders to welcome 2022; throw caution to the wind
Tens of thousands of people intermingled among complete strangers to usher in the New Year on Nepal's Kosi river barrage. The revellers arrived from...
COVID-19
An optimistic WHO chief hopes 2022 marks the end of COVID’s acute stage
Hours before 2021 ends, the World Health Organisation director general expressed optimism that the coming year may mark the end of the acute stage...
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Are Government Schemes Meaningful in the Absence of Land Rights?
It is evident that the effects of the project are not uniformly distributed, as certain villages experience benefits while...
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Sub-Committee for GRAP Directs Agencies to Take Dust Abatement Measures
The sub-committee for GRAP has undertaken a comprehensive review of the air quality scenario in the National Capital Region...
Educating the Mind Without Educating the Heart is No Education at All
By Yasmine Sherif
The words above, by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, serve as a reminder that we still have...
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Are Government Schemes Meaningful in the Absence of Land Rights?
It is evident that the effects of the project...
Sub-Committee for GRAP Directs Agencies to Take Dust Abatement Measures
The sub-committee for GRAP has undertaken a comprehensive review...
