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    Global Governance

    $4 Trillion Funding Gap Threatens SDGs; Health Gains at Risk

    According to UN agencies, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals are all interconnected, for instance progress on SDG 2 to end hunger is closely tied to advances in health and education.
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    Child mortality

    16 Lakh Indian Children Missed Vital Vaccines in 2023: WHO-UNICEF Report

    Factors contributing to this shortfall include logistical hurdles in reaching remote and underserved areas, vaccine hesitancy among some communities, and disruptions caused by the...
    OWSA Staff -
    COVID-19

    India, Pakistan Fight Child Vaccination Backslide

    COVID-19 restrictions caused backslide in child immunisations worldwide, but India and Pakistan saw the greatest drop in vaccinations – a backslide that both countries...
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    Child mortality

    So Close, Yet So Far: Three Decades of Injecting Immunity Into Children in Pakistan

    Pakistan might have come a long way in reducing child morbidity and mortality over the past 30 years, nevertheless, cases of vaccine preventable diseases...
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    Agri-technology

    Vice President Calls for Farmer-Led Agri-Business Revolution at Goa’s ICAR-CCARI Meet

    Dhankhar urged farmers to see themselves as entrepreneurs with the potential to drive rural economies. He underscored the importance of participating in the input chain of agriculture (fertilizers, pesticides, machinery) and the output chain including storage, processing, and retail.
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    Accountability

    Sri Lanka: NEXT Workers Demand Answers, Consultation Over Abrupt Factory Closure

    Anto Marcus, Secretary General of the Free Trade Zones and General Services Employees Union, confirmed that the company failed to consult workers as mandated by their collective agreement.
    Bangladesh

    China Urges Investment Climate Reforms as Interest in Bangladesh Grows

    China has grown into one of Bangladesh’s most significant economic partners. In FY 2023–24, Bangladesh imported goods worth $16.637 billion from China, accounting for 26.4 per cent of the country’s total imports, indicating the growing demand for Chinese products.

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    Agri-technology

    Vice President Calls for Farmer-Led Agri-Business Revolution at Goa’s ICAR-CCARI Meet

    Dhankhar urged farmers to see themselves as entrepreneurs with the potential to drive rural economies. He underscored the importance of participating in the input chain of agriculture (fertilizers, pesticides, machinery) and the output chain including storage, processing, and retail.
    Accountability

    Sri Lanka: NEXT Workers Demand Answers, Consultation Over Abrupt Factory Closure

    Anto Marcus, Secretary General of the Free Trade Zones and General Services Employees Union, confirmed that the company failed to consult workers as mandated by their collective agreement.
    Global Governance

    Global Leaders Pledge $170 Million to WHO at 2025 World Health Assembly, Marking Leap Towards Sustainable Financing

    The commitments mark a key milestone in WHO’s ongoing Investment Round, a critical drive to secure sustainable financing and strengthen the organisation’s capacity to respond to global health needs.
    Bangladesh

    China Urges Investment Climate Reforms as Interest in Bangladesh Grows

    China has grown into one of Bangladesh’s most significant economic partners. In FY 2023–24, Bangladesh imported goods worth $16.637 billion from China, accounting for 26.4 per cent of the country’s total imports, indicating the growing demand for Chinese products.
    Democracy

    Trump’s USAID Cuts Only Accelerate the West’s Miserly Convergence with China

    Retrenchment is the dominant theme on both sides. However much the West and China may wish to compete for the Global South’s affections, the constraints of their respective political economies limit their offer.

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