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    Accountability

    Environmental Racism and Social Injustice at Camp Lejeune and Other Military Bases

    According to data from the Pentagon and the Veterans Affairs Department, black service members are less likely to become officers. As a result, they...
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    Civil society

    UN’s investigative arm launches survey to probe racism, discrimination

    Several interest groups who have bonded together to fight for their rights in the light of allegations and reports of widespread discrimination based either...
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    Human rights

    A special adviser to probe racism and discrimination at UN

    A survey of UN staff in Geneva revealed that “more than one in three staff have personally experienced racial discrimination and/or have witnessed others...
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    Climate change

    In the Lok Sabha: Government Highlights Weather and Climate Preparedness Initiatives

    A state-of-the-art Earth System Model (ESM), developed by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, is generating regional climate projections.
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    Afghanistan

    UNODC Global Human Trafficking Report: Victims Up 25 Per Cent; Children Exploited; Forced Labour Cases Spike

    The Report records a 25 per cent increase in the number of trafficking victims detected globally in 2022 compared to 2019 pre-pandemic figures. Between 2019 and 2022, the global number of victims detected for trafficking for forced labour surged by 47 per cent.
    Accountability

    India Bangladesh Relations on the Edge?

    One must acknowledge and accept that India went overboard in its support for the government under Sheikh Hasina at the cost of ignoring all others.

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    Climate change

    In the Lok Sabha: Government Highlights Weather and Climate Preparedness Initiatives

    A state-of-the-art Earth System Model (ESM), developed by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, is generating regional climate projections.
    Afghanistan

    UNODC Global Human Trafficking Report: Victims Up 25 Per Cent; Children Exploited; Forced Labour Cases Spike

    The Report records a 25 per cent increase in the number of trafficking victims detected globally in 2022 compared to 2019 pre-pandemic figures. Between 2019 and 2022, the global number of victims detected for trafficking for forced labour surged by 47 per cent.
    Accountability

    India Bangladesh Relations on the Edge?

    One must acknowledge and accept that India went overboard in its support for the government under Sheikh Hasina at the cost of ignoring all others.
    Afghanistan

    UNODC Global Human Trafficking Report: Victims Up 25 Per Cent; Children Exploited; Forced Labour Cases Spike

    The Report records a 25 per cent increase in the number of trafficking victims detected globally in 2022 compared to 2019 pre-pandemic figures. Between 2019 and 2022, the global number of victims detected for trafficking for forced labour surged by 47 per cent.
    Afghanistan

    Climate Change in Afghanistan: A Looming Crisis for Millions

    UNICEF reports that eight in ten Afghans lack access to safe drinking water. Furthermore, over 64 per cent of the population is affected by drought, exacerbating food shortages and economic hardships.

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