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THE COPE COMMITTEE REVELATIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON WOMEN MIGRANT WORKERS

As we celebrate International Women’s Day, the Cope Committee (Committee on Public Enterprise) of Sri Lanka’s parliament has uncovered some shocking revelations about how the former regime conducted business with recruiters to send women workers overseas for employment. This leadership era was marked by pervasive and systemic corruption, where officials engaged in corrupt practices that […]

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THE 2ND REGIONAL REVIEW OF THE GLOBAL COMPACT FOR SAFE, ORDERLY, AND REGULAR MIGRATION (GCM) IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

A packed agenda was put together by officials at the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) for the 2nd Asia Pacific Review of the Global Compact of Migration (GCM) for deliberation at the UN-ESCAP in Bangkok from the 3rd to the 6th of February. The GCM was launched six years ago. Its primary mandate is to

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CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP TO THE LIFE INTEGRATORS COALITION NETWORK PARTNERS ON TB

CDS held its first workshop for Life Integrators Coalition partner organisations with technical assistance from the National Programme for Tuberculosis Control and Chest Diseases (NPTCCD) as part of its program activities for the year 2024. We were delighted to have the National Director, Dr. Pramitha Shanthilatha, Dr. Mizaya, Dr. Anuradha, and Dr. Shyam, with us,

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“TAKE THE RIGHTS PATH” – WORLD AIDS DAY 2024

This year’s World AIDS Day (WAD) theme emphasizes the importance of upholding the principles outlined in the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights. It highlights the need to include all communities, recognizing that such inclusivity is crucial for effectively combating the AIDS epidemic. This theme aims to promote sustainable development but also underscores the significance

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DO WE KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT FROM TENSIONS IN MIDDLE EAST?

Border conflicts and wars in Syria, Ukraine, Lebanon, Palestine, and Israel.  Deadly and devastating humanitarian crises in Haiti and Sudan. Climate catastrophes, hurricanes in the US, and floods in South India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. And cracks in the global economy are widening. Where do we go from here? What do we do? The war in the

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