Tag:Myanmar
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....
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...
Human rights
UN Special Envoy calls for New Year’s ceasefire in Myanmar
The UN Special Envoy on Myanmar has appealed for a New Year’s ceasefire following weeks of escalating violence in the country.
United Nations Special Envoy...
Health
SouthAsia leads with the highest burden of tuberculosis
WHO’s 2021 Global TB Report reveals that years of efforts made to prevent and control TB have been reversed in the wake of tackling...
Civil society
Six dead, dozens missing in Myanmar jade mining disaster
Rescue personnel have called off operations after locating the bodies of six persons from among the dead and the dozens who have gone missing...
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Bangladesh Garment Workers must Receive Rights-Based Compensation and Justice Immediately: Amnesty International
Garment workers are paid poverty wages and face innumerable obstacles including harassment, intimidation and violence, as well as legal hurdles when...
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Attacks Target Afghanistan’s Hazaras
Like the previous Afghan government, Taliban authorities have not taken adequate measures to protect Hazaras and other communities at risk or provide...
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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Bangladesh Garment Workers must Receive Rights-Based Compensation and Justice Immediately: Amnesty International
Garment workers are paid poverty wages and face innumerable obstacles including...
Attacks Target Afghanistan’s Hazaras
Like the previous Afghan government, Taliban authorities have not taken adequate measures...
