Stay... or go? It’s a question tens of thousands of young people in Nepal are facing. With few opportunities at home, many young Nepalese seek work abroad.
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Stay . . . or Go : What drives young workers in Nepal to migrate or not in search of work ? - An info story from the ILO
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South Africa: An incredible account of a corrupt business family and its undue influence in corridors of power
by , 12 November 2017Bloomberg - Newsweek: "The Brothers Who Bought South Africa" by Matthew Campbell and Franz Wild — The [African] continent’s most important economy now appears to function for the benefit of one powerful family.
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The Rohingya are facing genocide. We cannot be bystanders - Open letter by Salman Rushdie and others
11 November 2017We call on leaders to pressure the Myanmar government to stop these atrocities, grant the Rohingya citizenship, and allow them to return to a place they call home.
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Long-Term Implications of Upholding World Bank’s Immunity in Case Against Gujarat Fishermen | Manju Menon & others (in The Wire)
11 November 2017Such a decision by US Supreme Court would allow, even encourage the International Finance Corporation – World Bank’s lending arm – to continue to act irresponsibly without worrying about consequences.
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Pakistan: The QAU strike explained
by , 11 November 2017Perhaps the most worrying aspect of the QAU strike is that it exposes Pakistan’s failed attempt at nation building. As the May episode showed, ever-deepening ethnic and regional tensions need only a spark to ignite.
