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    Afghanistan

    Afghanistan: Doctors Flee, Leaving Afghans Scrambling for Treatment

    Despite the challenges, some organisations continue to operate in Afghanistan, striving to fill the gaps left by fleeing professionals. However, without significant international support and a reversal of restrictive Taliban policies, the health-care system’s recovery seems unlikely.
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    Asia Pacific

    Education critical to plug Asia’s health workforce gap

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippines ordered restrictions on health workers moving abroad, a move that was strongly criticised by health unions in the country.
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    Accountability

    Why Profit-Making Has No Place in Care

    Care is a human right first and foremost. Providing good quality care is challenging even in the best conditions. However, when care providers look...
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    Health

    Sri Lanka health workers strike cripples health service

    A court order to suspend the strike did not make a difference. Neither, for that matter, has a presidential gazette helped end the strike....
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    Afghanistan

    Another US$308 million towards UN’s Afghan emergency humanitarian aid appeal from US

    The UN appeal for US$5 billion in aid for Afghanistan to avert a humanitarian catastrophe has got US$308 million from the US. The US on...
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    Child Rights

    CARA Directs States to Strengthen Counselling Support at All Stages of Adoption

    Through these measures, CARA aims to safeguard the rights of children and ensure that every adoption is a step towards creating a secure and loving family environment.
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    Accreditation

    Bangladesh Government to Include Private Sector in US Tariff Talks?

    Leading Bangladesh think tanks and exporters have warned of serious consequences if US president Donald Trump’s administration's additional 35 per cent reciprocal tariff on Bangladeshi goods is imposed.
    Climate change

    Pakistan, WFP and Green Climate Fund Launch Project to Protect Flood-Prone Communities

    The project aims to protect flood-prone communities from extreme weather by installing early warning systems, such as weather stations and river level monitors, and improving coordination among government departments so alerts reach people faster.

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    Child Rights

    CARA Directs States to Strengthen Counselling Support at All Stages of Adoption

    Through these measures, CARA aims to safeguard the rights of children and ensure that every adoption is a step towards creating a secure and loving family environment.
    Accreditation

    Bangladesh Government to Include Private Sector in US Tariff Talks?

    Leading Bangladesh think tanks and exporters have warned of serious consequences if US president Donald Trump’s administration's additional 35 per cent reciprocal tariff on Bangladeshi goods is imposed.
    Civil society

    Wada Na Todo Abhiyan launches Promises and Reality 2025

    The report says that government estimates also tout India as a global economic powerhouse – leading in real-time digital transactions globally, improved in ease of doing business, and projected as the fastest-growing major economy.
    Afghanistan

    Kabul’s Thirst: The Capital on the Brink of a Water Catastrophe

    Kabul, Afghanistan’s sprawling capital, finds itself on the edge of an unprecedented crisis: according to a recent Mercy Corps report, the city’s underground water reserves could be entirely depleted by 2030.
    Democracy

    UN Expert Warns of “Perfect Storm” Threatening Elections and Free Speech in Digital Age

    Drawing on a year-long consultation process with civil society, journalists, human rights defenders, electoral officials, and social media companies, Khan identified three intersecting trends that are accelerating the crisis.

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