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    Civil society

    Nepal sees a hike in rights violations

    INSEC-Nepal has documented 6,285 victims of human rights violence and abuses in 2021. There were 5,163 cases of women and 560 cases of men...
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    E-governance

    What will a UNDP digital strategy to achieve the SDGs look like?

    Aimed at ensuring an equitable digital future and with the experience of managing a range of development solutions from communities of practice, UNDP announced...
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    Education

    Will the hijab row undo India’s youth demographic dividend?

    Girls and women negotiate multiple challenges in making choices or pursuing their interests, even when it comes to education. Muslim girls have moved forward...
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    COVID-19

    Increased investment critical to end female genital mutilation as COVID-19 rages on

    In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly designated 6 February as the international day of zero tolerance for female genital mutilation, with the aim...
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    Afghanistan

    Afghanistan universities to reopen Wednesday

    The Taliban has argued that the co-educational system is against Islamic and national values. From now on, universities will have separate arrangements for female...
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    Bangladesh

    A wee bit of seed money ushers in big time change

    From tending to a kitchen garden or rearing a cow, to making handicraft items or running a small village shop, some 800-plus women, all...
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    Afghanistan

    Banners in Kabul order women to cover themselves

    Posters have come up all over Kabul city conveying the Taliban's message to women instructing them to wear the all-encompassing burqa and the black...
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    Afghanistan

    Taliban feel a bath in a hammam is not a good idea. Ban women from using public bathhouses

    Afghanistan's Taliban, known for their strict observance of Islamic codes, have banned women and men from using hammams, or public bathhouses, in the Balkh...
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    By addressing tariff distortions, policy unpredictability and underinvestment in knowledge and infrastructure, the country can better convert its agricultural strengths into higher export earnings, more productive jobs and broader economic gains.
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    By documenting distinct national patterns while highlighting shared vulnerabilities, the assessment provides a common analytical foundation for policymakers, investigators and health authorities.
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