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No interaction possible: third-grader taking notes while watching Tele-School TV at home in Islamabad in 2021.

Poverty

School closures in pandemic showed multidimensional poverty

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by Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul
Unveiling a statue of Nelson Mandela at Cape Town’s city hall in 2018: Helen Zille (left), premier of Western Cape Province, and Patricia de Lille, mayor.

Diverse society

White South Africans generally accept majority rule today

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by Roger Southall
Three fingers lost in an accident: a worker of an informal wool processing business in Peshawar in 2016.

Informal sector

Undocumented job is best opportunity many Pakistanis get

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by Marva Khan
Marva Khan
The OMCT report was published in February 2022.

Rule of law

Covid-19 and human rights

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by Jane Escher
Group of women participating in a skills building session.

Women’s rights

Partnering with women’s groups can curb gender violence

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by Glory Makena
by Brianna Guidorzi
Closing ceremony of the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing.

Sports

“Disabled sports are indispensable”

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by Friedhelm Julius Beucher
by Jörg Döbereiner
In spite of some recent agreements, the WTO does not seem revitalised: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, WTO director general during a press conference in Geneva in June.

International trade

The WTO has not collapsed, but it does look shaky

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by Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
by Hans Dembowski
“The unequal distribution of medical supplies was frustrating”: South African nurses in 2021.

World economy

Multilateral order faces toughest test since World War II

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by José Siaba Serrate
José Siaba Serrate
Attending a World Disability Day rally in Dhaka on 3 December 2021.

Social inclusion

Children with disabilities deserve to be encouraged

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by Sharlin Akther
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