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Under the mud

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Under the mud

calendar_today 08 September 2026

Adolescent girls tend to be counted late in an emergency.

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Situation Report on the Nepal flood (28 August – 3 September 2026)

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Situation Report on the Nepal flood (28 August – 3 September 2026)

calendar_today 04 September 2026

Flooding along the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river systems has caused widespread loss of life, displacement and extensive damage to infrastructure across affected districts of Nepal…

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Nine Years. What We Built. What We Risk Losing.

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Nine Years. What We Built. What We Risk Losing.

calendar_today 25 August 2026

A photo essay marking nine years of the Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh - Nine years ago, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people arrived in…

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The six lifelines women and girls in crisis cannot afford to lose

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The six lifelines women and girls in crisis cannot afford to lose

calendar_today 18 August 2026

On World Humanitarian Day, we honour the frontline workers, volunteers and partners who keep these lifelines open. Behind every clinic that reaches an isolated community, every…

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Opinion-Editorial: When funding falls short, women and girls pay first

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Opinion-Editorial: When funding falls short, women and girls pay first

calendar_today 18 August 2026

On World Humanitarian Day, honouring those on the front lines- the midwife crossing flooded roads, the counsellor holding a survivor’s trust must be backed by tangible action…

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Here are 7 ways young people are leading change across Asia and the Pacific

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Here are 7 ways young people are leading change across Asia and the Pacific

calendar_today 11 August 2026

Different Contexts, Common Aspirations: From demanding safer spaces to challenging harmful norms, young people are turning their hopes for the future into action.

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No woman should wait decades for treatment: Reaching survivors of obstetric fistula in Afghanistan

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No woman should wait decades for treatment: Reaching survivors of obstetric fistula in Afghanistan

calendar_today 31 July 2026

At Malalai Hospital in Kabul, I met women who had travelled long and difficult roads from Afghanistan’s most remote communities to receive free treatment of obstetric fistula — a…

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Seven myths about why young people in Asia-Pacific aren’t having the families they want

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Seven myths about why young people in Asia-Pacific aren’t having the families they want

calendar_today 10 July 2026

Why are birth rates falling? The public narrative is often familiar: young people no longer want children, marriage has lost its appeal, and today’s generation is simply making…

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The future of Asia and the Pacific depends on whether young people have reason to hope

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The future of Asia and the Pacific depends on whether young people have reason to hope

calendar_today 09 July 2026

Across Asia and the Pacific, demographic change is becoming one of the defining policy challenges of our time. But the future of the region will not be determined simply by…

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