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    Education for all

    Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government Schools Trail Far Behind Enrollment Targets

    Private schools have demonstrated the ability to meet and exceed targets under the same demographic and economic conditions.
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    Afghanistan

    UNESCO: 2.4 Million Afghan Girls Barred from Secondary Education

    UNESCO says it will keep seeking every possible avenue to support learning while pressing for the restrictions to be lifted.
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    Bangladesh

    Normalised Violence: How Bangladesh’s Chars Trap Women in Abuse

    Mainstreaming violence-against-women considerations into every programme – not only those labelled “gender” – is essential.
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    Aid

    Vedanta Launches 1,000 Nand Ghars in Bihar

    Long-term success will depend on continued government partnership, local ownership, and adaptive implementation to address Bihar-specific needs.
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    Accreditation

    Afghanistan: Three of Every Four Humanitarian Organisations Comply with Taliban Conditions, Says Survey

    Afghanistan’s women and girls, already bearing the brunt of the crisis, stand to lose the most if current trends persist.
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    Afghanistan

    OIC Ministerial Conference Ends with Bold Calls for Women’s Empowerment Across Muslim World

    This gathering reinforces that women’s empowerment is not just a rights issue but a development imperative aligned with Islamic principles and modern needs.
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    Employment

    Unpaid Burden: Sri Lanka’s Women Work 8.5 Months a Year for Free

    Experts advocate treating care as essential social infrastructure. Expanding services, redistributing unpaid work through policy, and challenging norms that sideline educated women could unlock significant gains.
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    Afghanistan

    Three-Quarters of Afghanistan’s Struggles to Meet Basic Needs: UN Officials

    Humanitarian actors warn that without addressing root issues – including rights restrictions and economic isolation – Afghanistan risks losing another generation.
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    Accountability

    Bhutan’s Long-Deferred Mines and Minerals Bill Set for Parliamentary Return this Winter

    If enacted, the Mines and Minerals Management Bill 2026 would mark the most significant overhaul of Bhutan’s mineral governance in three decades.
    Animals and wildlife

    China’s Solar Boom Creates ‘Green Dilemma’ for Birds

    Without deliberate ecological planning, the green transition risks creating new biodiversity deficits even as it reduces greenhouse-gas emissions.
    Climate change

    Glacier Collapse Triggers Deadly Nepal-China Border Floods as Blame Game Erupts

    This disaster is the latest reminder that the “Third Pole” of the Himalayas is warming and becoming more hazardous.

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    Accountability

    Bhutan’s Long-Deferred Mines and Minerals Bill Set for Parliamentary Return this Winter

    If enacted, the Mines and Minerals Management Bill 2026 would mark the most significant overhaul of Bhutan’s mineral governance in three decades.
    Animals and wildlife

    China’s Solar Boom Creates ‘Green Dilemma’ for Birds

    Without deliberate ecological planning, the green transition risks creating new biodiversity deficits even as it reduces greenhouse-gas emissions.
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