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August 31, 2023 Dispatches

IMF Should Help Pakistan Uphold Right to Electricity

Fund Universal Social Protection to Phase Out Subsidies

People protest against the hikes in fuel prices and electricity billings, in Karachi, Pakistan, August 18, 2023.
August 15, 2023 Dispatches

An Opportunity to Remedy Inequality in Pakistan

Land Reform Needed to Bring Equality for Rural Women, People in Poverty

Women carry belongings salvaged from their flooded homes after monsoon rains in the Qambar Shahdadkot district of Sindh province, Pakistan, September 6, 2022.
August 14, 2023 News Release

Middle East and North Africa: Embrace Social Protection for All

Improve Tax Structure, Fulfil Right to Social Security

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August 8, 2023 News Release

Nepal: IMF Should Help Expand Child Grant Program

Affordable Government Policy Protects Children’s Rights but Not Reaching Most Families

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August 8, 2023 News Release

Egypt: Electricity Cutbacks Threaten Rights

Address Roots of Crisis; Ensure No Discrimination in Cuts

A child looks at a mobile phone during planned load shedding that the government has begun to overcome the pressure on electricity demand due to increased consumption amid a heatwave in Cairo, Egypt, July 23, 2023.
August 7, 2023 Statement

Russia: Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

73rd Pre-Sessional Working Group

August 7, 2023 Statement

Zimbabwe: Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

73rd Pre-Sessional Working Group

August 7, 2023 Dispatches

In Sri Lanka, Chaotic Social Security Reform Denies People’s Rights

“Aswesuma” Program Applies Complex and Arbitrary Targeting, Leaving Millions in Limbo

People walk on Pettah Street in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on February 3, 2023.
July 26, 2023 News Release

Afghanistan: UN Assessment Should Prioritize Rights

World’s Worst Situation for Women; Hold Taliban, Other Abusers to Account

Afghan women chant during a protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 21, 2021.
July 26, 2023 Statement

Submission to Mr. Feridun Sinirlioğlu, Special Coordinator, Independent Assessment Mandated by Security Council Resolution 2679 (2023)

July 20, 2023 Dispatches

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Unauthorized Subcontracting Should Not Deprive Workers of Severance Owed

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July 12, 2023 Dispatches

A Year After Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka Remains in Crisis

New Leadership Has Failed to Uphold Basic Rights, Bring Accountability

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July 11, 2023 Commentary

‘Nonprofit’ Hospital or Commercial Juggernaut?

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Uganda: Oil Pipeline Project Impoverishes Thousands

Land, Livelihoods Lost for Fossil Fuel Project Disastrous for Climate

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July 4, 2023 Dispatches

Jordan Should Take Social Protection All the Way

Targeting a Limited Number Fails to Capture Economic Complexity of People’s Lives

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