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When schools reopened recently in Afghanistan, only boys in grades 7 through 12 went back to class. Taliban leaders told girls that they must wait. "The explanation that we got from the Taliban is that this is just a slight delay, as they are working on operating procedures for girls," said...

The recent National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in India comes 34 years after the previous policy, announced in 1986 and revised in 1992. It took six years of work and consultations with thousands of educators, policymakers, and members of civil society. It was truly a democratic effort and is...

Discrimination against women and girls is a pervasive and long-running phenomenon that characterises Indian society at every level. India’s progress towards gender equality, measured by its position on rankings such as the Gender Development Index has been disappointing, despite fairly rapid rates...

This blog highlights the grave health circumstances, sexual violence, and uncertain future faced by many Rohingya women without access to medical care for themselves or their children. ROHINGYA CRISIS: THE MATERNITY WARD THAT FEELS LIKE AN ER In the makeshift refugee settlements in Cox’s Bazar...

This blog presents the faces of Rohingya babies born in the Balukhali camp as well as the voices of the mothers who fled violence in Myanmar. Through photographs and direct quotes, the blog advocates for the support of Rohingya children and families. More than 640,000 Rohingya people have fled to...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Order on provisional measures issued unanimously by a full bench of seventeen Judges on 23 January 2020 in the matter of The Gambia v Myanmar is historically significant and an important development of international law. It recognizes and highlights the need...

This blog summarizes the Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems and Nutrition Governance for Healthy Diets which was held from April 24-26, 2019. It includes the focus of curating diverse diets and being cautious of media and digital marketing. A recent sub-regional symposia – Symposium on...