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Thursday, July 24, 2014
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For Nepal’s Dalits, Struggle Continues Amidst Slow Progress
With over 41 percent of Nepal's three million Dalits living below the poverty line, and over 90 percent classified as 'landless', the country must reassess its progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) vis-a-vis its most vulnerable populations.
India’s Cut-Rose Sector Pushes Past Barriers
Neat rows of pampered-looking rose plants, drip-irrigated and ‘misted’ by tiny sprinklers, grow inside temperature-controlled greenhouses with high domes opened periodically for fresh air, offering 10 million cut-rose stems for export each year.
India’s Great Invisible Workforce
According to census data released this month, a whopping 160 million women in India, 88 percent of who are of working age (15 to 59 years), are confined to their homes performing ‘household duties’ rather than gainfully employed in the formal job sector.
Uzbek Minorities Taking Advantage of New Russian Citizenship Rules
Judging by the long line outside the Russian Embassy in Tashkent one recent afternoon, new Russian legislation offering citizenship to Russian-speakers is prompting lots of individuals in Uzbekistan to ponder emigration.
OPINION: Why Asia-Europe Relations Matter in the 21st Century
Hopes are high that the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting – or ASEM summit – to be held in Milan on October 16-17 will confirm the credibility and relevance of Asia-Europe relations in the 21st century.
From Tigers to Barbers: Tales of Sri Lanka’s Ex-Combatants
People are willing to wait a long time for a few minutes in the hands of Aloysius Patrickeil, a 32-year-old barber who is part-owner of a small shop close to the northern town of Kilinochchi, 320 km from Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo.
Young Latin Americans Face Spiral of Unemployment, Poverty
In Latin America, young people are the main link in the chain of poverty leading from one generation to the next. Civil society groups, academics and young people themselves say it is imperative to strengthen the connection between education today and decent employment tomorrow.
OPINION: Unleashing African Young People’s Potential
An African proverb says “a child that we refuse to build today will end up selling the house that we may build tomorrow.”
U.S. Groups Reject Anti-Gay Discrimination Bill over Religious Exemption
Civil rights groups across the United States have withdrawn their support from a major legislative proposal that would outlaw workplace discrimination against sexual minorities, warning that recent legal developments could exempt companies on religious grounds.
OPINION: Obama’s Quick Fix Won’t Solve the Regional Refugee Crisis
In recent months, an unprecedented surge of refugee women and children has been traveling alone to the United States to seek protection at our southern border.
U.S. Moves to Address Chronic “Teacher Equity” Problem
The U.S. government has moved to tackle longstanding patterns of inequitable teacher quality, specifically in terms of how low quality teachers tend to be assigned to poor and marginalised communities across the country.
Macau Gambling Away Its Future
Macau’s gaming boom just keeps on giving. Gambling revenues soared to a new high of 45 billion dollars last year, a whopping 18.6 percent rise over 2012 and the city’s sixth straight year of record earnings.
Child Migrants Flee Central American Crisis
In early May, the Irapuato Migrants’ House, in the centre-west Mexican state of Guanajuato, took in a group of 152 Garifuna Afro-Caribbean people from Honduras. Sixty of them were children.
OPINION: Fighting Killer Diseases Is Essential in the Post-2015 Agenda
Undeniably, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) helped lift specific health concerns onto the global agenda.
Cambodian Migrant Workers Pay for Thai Documentation Scramble
Eight people, three women and five men, are crouched in the dirt in the center of a roundabout where the main road at Poipet --a major Cambodia border town-- merges with the check point to Thailand. Dust swirls in the wind as they squint their eyes at the sun. Others playing the waiting game mill about on the road’s edges.Next Page »
