Lundi, 8 Juin 2024
In recent years, South Asia has been beset with an unprecedented combination of negative shocks. In Sri Lanka, an economic crisis on the heels of COVID-19 pushed approximately 3 million people into poverty. In Pakistan, the devastating 2022 floods...
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Asie, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhoutan, Inde, Maldives, Népal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
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Jeudi, 2 Frévrier 2023
Nepal’s newly elected government should prioritize coverage for all children and add coverage for millions of informal workers as it considers changes to the existing system, Human Rights Watch said today. Nepal’s social protection system fails to...
Lundi, 23 Mai 2022
A combination of information and cash transfers is effective in changing maternal behavioural practices, which could bring down malnutrition
Vendredi, 13 Mai 2022
Social transfers are increasingly seen within the development industry as the go-to response to poverty, inequality, and economic crises, a trend that has only been reinforced by the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. This spread and expansion of...
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Afrique, Éthiopie, Ghana, Kénya, Rwanda, Asie, Bangladesh, Népal
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Samedi, 27 Novembre 2021
The International Labour Organisation says in 2020 over three-quarters of the world still do not have adequate social protection coverage and over three billion people lack any social protection. They often fall into poverty, economic loss and...
Mardi, 23 Novembre 2021
In the busy streets of Male, the capital of Maldives, Aminath Waheed picks up passengers, blazing a trail as the city’s only female taxi driver. In the hills of Nepal, 30-year-old Madhukala Adhikari works as a mobile mason, helping families rebuild...
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Asie, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhoutan, Inde, Maldives, Népal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
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Mercredi, 17 Novembre 2021
With frequent exposure to a range of shocks, leading to high rates of vulnerability, the risk of falling back into poverty has remained high for many in Nepal. The COVID-19 crisis has had severe economic impacts and is expected to bring pre-...
Mardi, 3 Août 2021
Skilled in knitting and weaving clothes and other handmade items, Kalpana Shrestha from Kathmandu, often helped her friends to make woollen clothes.
Word about the quality of her well-knitted garments soon spread, bringing her more requests, and from...
Mardi, 6 Juin 2021
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We often link the notion of 'slavery' with the colonial era. But figures show more people are subject to...
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Monde, Asie, Bangladesh, Inde, Népal, Philippines
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Jeudi, 20 Mai 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing serious concerns about access to knowledge and services for people with...
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Asie, Bangladesh, Bhoutan, Chine, Indonésie, Mongolie, Népal, Singapour, Sri Lanka, Thaïlande, Vietnam, Oceania, Samoa
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