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Society IndiaYoung Girls Are Now Encouraged to Stay in School Here
Eager to correct the dropout rate among school-going girls, the Indian government has put in place measures to promote girls’ education. Recent data shows that over the last four years, a decline in the dropout rate occurred, the sharpest being at the secondary level with a…
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Society MexicoAncestral Farming Technique Revived (Thanks to the Pandemic!)
When food supplies were disrupted due to the coronavirus pandemic, Mexico’s capital discovered that it could and should rely on an Aztec-era style of farming - and that its revival is not only possible, but necessary for the very survival of the city.
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Society The WorldThe Fight for Human Rights Reaches a Green Milestone
The United Nations has just passed a historic resolution that declares that access to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment is a universal human right, ultimately altering the very nature of international human rights law.
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Society IndonesiaA True Success Story for This Country’s Overall Growth
Over the last 20 years, Indonesia has experienced impressive economic and political growth. The country has not only caught up to richer ones and finds itself now in the middle-income category, but it has also become one of the most democratic in Southeast Asia.
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Society CanadaCome One, Come All: Here, Immigration Detention Is Over
After reviewing its immigration detention contract, British Columbia became the first Canadian province to stop detaining immigrants and asylum-seekers solely on immigration grounds, a historic move that may encourage other provinces to also put an end to the harmful practice.
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Society CambodiaPoverty Rate Drops by More Than Half in Just One Decade
The Southeast Asian country of Cambodia saw its poverty rate decline significantly over the last decade or so, a decrease that is consistent with the authorities’ commitment to reducing at least 1% of the poverty rate each year.