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Afghan Refugees Hounded in Pakistan

By Ashfaq Yusufzai
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government recently launched a harsh crackdown on illegal Afghan immigrants who have been pouring across the border into Pakistan, going so far as to request federal government permission to deal with the situation, which has deep social and economic implications for the host country.

GUATEMALA: Zero Hunger Plan Must Focus on Production, Experts Say

By Danilo Valladares
“We don’t want a repeat of welfare-oriented programmes, because they are unsustainable,” said Rony Palacios of the National Network for the Defence of Food Sovereignty in Guatemala, criticising President Otto Pérez Molina’s Zero Hunger plan.

Global Gender Imbalance Poses Critical Problems for Women

By Charundi Panagoda
In 2005, there were 163 million more men in Asia, more than the entire female population of the United States. Asia is now facing serious consequences from sex selection, a situation the West might have inadvertently helped create.
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