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Urbanization
Students walk past the debris, mostly plastic waste dumped into the river by the people, as the flood water recedes from the bank of Bagmati river following the deadly flood due to heavy rains, in Kathmandu, Nepal, October 2, 2024.

Polluted Rivers Create a Public Health Crisis in Nepal

by Tanka Dhakal

Unchecked urbanization has led to a surge of waterborne diseases among Nepal's poorest communities

Governance
A man rides a motorcycle in front of a worker transporting sacks of spices loaded on a bullock cart at a wholesale market in the old quarters of Delhi, India.

Traversing Nepal's COVID Peaks and Valleys

by Meghnath Dhimal, Krishna Aryal, Achyut Raj Pandey

Traversing Nepal's COVID Peaks and Valleys

A health-care worker waits to test residents during a medical campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a slum area in Mumbai, India, June 30, 2020. The photo shows a worker wearing personal protective equipment standing awkwardly among residents, most of whom aren't even wearing a mask. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Poverty

South Asia Needs a New Playbook (Now) to Stop the Coronavirus Catastrophe

by Vaibhav Gupta

COVID-19 offers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to correct years of health security neglect and chronic under-investment

Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee on a phone in New York on October 7, 2011. The efforts of Gbowee and other women to peace-building in Liberia was seen as critical to securing a lasting peace. The photo shows the nobel laureate in great spirits talking on the phone. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Gender

What Other Sectors Can Show for Women's Leadership in COVID-19

by Rachel A. George

Lessons on inclusion from the fields of conflict resolution, security, and business

A homeless man stands in a queue as he waits for food during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New Delhi, India on April 3, 2020. The image is very striking showing the man with a large wrap around his head and mouth against a creamy, out of focus, colorful background. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Migration

Coronavirus in South Asia Takes Hold as April Arrives

by Erik Fliegauf, Alyssa Ayres

Density of crowds in India and Pakistan is thwarting social distancing measures as mass unemployment looms across region

India migrant workers and their families in Ahmedabad board a truck to return to their villages on March 25, 2020 after India ordered a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spread of coronavirus. The photo shows the back of a flatbed truck from above. People are packed in the vehicle beyond capacity, sardined together for what looks like a bumpy ride. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Governance

Coronavirus in South Asia

by Erik Fliegauf, Alyssa Ayres

Pakistan counts up, India locks down, Nepal and Bhutan close, Sri Lanka imposes curfews, and Bangladesh nears shutdown