Democracy in Asia is rapidly deteriorating—accelerated by waning international support and democratic backsliding even in the ...

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The US canceled two aid projects in Cambodia in late February — one to encourage child literacy and another to improve ...

China is best placed to replace the United States as a key foreign donor in Asia but may be reluctant to fully fill ...

Critics of the Trump administration’s early actions on global health—withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO) and ...

The number of children around the world dying before their fifth birthday stands at a record low – but this achievement is ...

The world’s richest men are taking from the world’s poorest communities with deadly consequences. Right now, every $1 becomes $5 to fight for equality.

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One aid worker warned that the global impact of the cutbacks will mirror the dire consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, with some of the world’s poorest communities paying the highest price.

On December 11 2023, I landed in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Nepal lies between China and India and has a population of around 30m. Kathmandu is located in a valley in the middle of the ...

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