Tuesday, November 23, 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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Asia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
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Wednesday, November 17, 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-...
Tuesday, July 6, 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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Global, Asia, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Philippines
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Tuesday, May 11, 2021
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Labour migration often reflects a desire for a decent life and physical and financial security. However,...
Monday, April 26, 2021
Developing countries have used most of their COVID-19 recovery funds to bail out big business, neglecting millions of people who have been pushed into poverty including cash-in-hand workers, women and the disabled, a study showed on Thursday.
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Africa, Kenya, Sierra Leone, South Africa, America, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Asia, Bangladesh, India, Nepal
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Friday, November 27, 2020
Labour rights groups doubt government, employers are committed to implementing the scheme and demand informal workers and self-employed be included
Sunday, May 17, 2020
Three in every five employees of both formal and informal micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Nepal have lost their jobs as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a study commissioned by the United Nations Development...
Thursday, January 2, 2020
BLOG: Unexpected hospitalization or emergency health care costs lead many families to fall into poverty across the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) says that about half the world lacks essential health services; nearly 100 million people are...
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Global, El Salvador, India, Nepal, Thailand, America, Asia
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Government officials and disaster experts have called for an improvement of social protection schemes in future emergency responses in Nepal. In a seminar organised by Unicef here on Tuesday, they said the government should learn from the...
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Three months after Nepal’s April 25 earthquake and its aftershocks, children continue to face multiple risks as their families have been pushed deeper into poverty and they remain in need of aid.
Although the humanitarian situation has improved over the...