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    Afghanistan

    Afghanistan: After a Series of Devastating Quakes in October 2023, Residents Now Receive the Keys to a New Life

    At the onset of the earthquake, the IFRC shelter, and disaster response teams were deployed to the impacted areas and emergency items and cash were delivered to the affected families.
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    Disaster Management

    Nepal Floods and Landslides Claim 132 Lives, Rescue Efforts Intensify

    Floods and landslides have inundated major highways, stranding thousands of passengers and disconnecting all road links to Kathmandu, the national capital. Hundreds of houses...
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    Accountability

    Humanitarian Cash Not Accelerating Aid Delivery in Nepal’s Earthquake Response

    Evidence accumulated over the past decade shows that in most contexts, cash effectively and efficiently meets people’s food, nutrition and other related essential needs,...
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    Bangladesh

    Tidal Waves on St. Martin’s Islands and 90 Km and Hour Winds Define Cyclone Sitrang

    Cyclone Sitrang started crossing the coast of Bangladesh between Chittagong and Barishal, with wind speeds of up to 90 km per hour by evening. Towering...
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    Disaster Management

    Pak PM Sharif Delays Launch of Flood Relief Dashboard

    The launch of the dashboard has been deferred to next Thursday when the prime minister is scheduled to meet with representatives of friendly countries...
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    Climate change

    Humanitarian Crisis Unfolds with Pakistan in the Eye of Fiercest Climate Change Storm

    The monsoon season hit Pakistan this year in June, earlier than usual. Torrential rains continued well into July, with 181 per cent above average...
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    Disaster risk reduction

    Grim Situation in Assam Following Floods

    54 lives have been lost due to the floods across the state since the monsoon season began on 6 April. Assam’s Brahmaputra valley is...
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    Human rights

    From Exit to Return: 30,000 Ukrainians Returning Home Daily

    In the 50 days since the Russian army invaded Ukraine, 870,000 people had fled the country, most of them women and children, besides elderly...
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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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