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Rights report exposes Pakistan's failure to protect women in Khyber Pakhtu
Updated : 5 days, 16 hours ago IST
The findings have raised questions about the effectiveness of legal mechanisms meant to protect women and vulnerable communities in the province.
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Trane Technologies Advances Passive and Personal Cooling Solutions to Prot
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 6: Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator, today announced major advancements to its next-generation Cooling Carts and Cooling Vests--two transformative solutions designed to protect India's most vulnerable communities from extreme heat. Developed
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RSKS activist urges global action on housing rights at UN Human Rights Cou
Updated : 1 week ago IST
At the UN Human Rights Council, RSKS activist Neha urged governments to treat safe housing as a fundamental human right and address the global housing crisis. She highlighted the impact on vulnerable communities and pointed to India's Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana as an example of large-scale a
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London-Based Social Entrepreneur Taz Khan MBE Expands Circular Food Model
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
London [UK], February 28: Earlier this year, London-based social entrepreneur Taz Khan MBE spearheaded the launch of an innovative Urban Farmer Project in the City of London -- a sustainable urban farm initiative designed to repurpose surplus food into nutritious meals for vulnerable communi
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Consultation on religious freedom in South Asia flags institutional gaps;
Updated : 1 month ago IST
The event featured in-depth discussions on the roles of institutions, justice delivery mechanisms, and the lived realities of religious minorities in South Asia. Speakers emphasised that while constitutional guarantees exist in countries such as Pakistan and Bangladesh, their effective imple
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UAE inks agreement to support people of Sudan in healthcare with Internati
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The UAE Aid Agency signed an agreement with International Medical Corps-UK to provide healthcare support to Sudanese people affected by conflict, contributing USD 2 million for mobile health services, nutrition support, and essential relief for displaced and vulnerable communities.
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Human rights body flags deepening threats to democracy, and vulnerable com
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
HRCP warned that Pakistan faces rising threats to democracy, rights, and safety. It raised concerns over constitutional changes, security crackdowns, enforced disappearances, refugee deportations, minority persecution, child marriage, and climate displacement, urging urgent reforms and accou
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Assam Govt to relax 2-child norm for vulnerable communities
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The state's Chief Minister also said that this decision was taken based on the opinions of various social scientists. The move is intended to address concerns about demographic change within the state, especially concerning indigenous groups.
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Telangana's Musi River in spate: CM Reddy orders evacuation from low-lying
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
He instructed the immediate evacuation of vulnerable communities along the Musi riverbanks and assured that relief camps would be set up to provide shelter and basic necessities to the displaced.
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Pakistan accused of using blasphemy laws to oppress communities
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
At the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Alejandra Martinez Otero, the Human Rights Officer of the Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), in her oral intervention, has raised alarm about Pakistan's blasphemy laws, warning that these provisions are being increasing
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Pakistan's poverty rate rises to 25.3% in 2024-25: World Bank
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A recent World Bank (WB) report has raised alarms over the increasing poverty rate in Pakistan, emphasising the urgency for long-term, inclusive reforms to safeguard the country's most vulnerable communities, according to Dawn.
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State of Social Protection in India 2025 Report for Social Inclusion - by
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22: The Social Protection Coalition (SETU) today launched the State of Social Protection in India, 2025 - A Ground Up Report at the NCUI Auditorium, New Delhi. The Catalysts, which incubated and promoted SETU to drive strategic convergence, scale access to social
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