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May 11, 2021

Women and Women's Rights
How to Create a Breakthrough in the Fight Against Modern Slavery? Invest in the Economic Agency of Women and Girls

This post is part of the Council on Foreign Relations’ blog series on human trafficking, in which CFR fellows and other leading experts assess new approaches to improve U.S. and global efforts to cur…

Iraqi women prepare food in kitchen run by Mahiya Yousef, who created her business in order to help unemployed women in Mosul.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Women Around the World Women Around the World

July 29, 2020

COVID-19
Coronavirus in South Asia, July 2020: No End in Sight for India

Experts continue to be concerned about low levels of COVID-19 testing across South Asia.

Children on makeshift rafts in a flooded area of Jamalpur, Bangladesh.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound

April 30, 2020

COVID-19
Coronavirus in South Asia, April 30, 2020: India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh Begin Easing Restrictions

Although coronavirus cases in India, Pakistan, and across the region have not increased as quickly as some feared (so far), South Asia's economies are struggling deeply. Sri Lanka and the Maldives ex…

A ferry barge packed with people and vehicles
Blog Post by Erik Fliegauf and Alyssa Ayres Asia Unbound

April 15, 2020

COVID-19
Coronavirus in South Asia, April 15, 2020: India, Pakistan, and Others Extend Lockdowns; Surge in Bangladesh

As Modi, Khan, Hasina, and other leaders tackle COVID-19 (coronavirus) by prolonging national shutdowns, economic forecasts indicate a rocky year ahead for South Asia.

Two columns of soldiers in blue uniforms patrol a street, with an officer in a beige uniform walking between them.
Blog Post by Erik Fliegauf and Alyssa Ayres Asia Unbound

April 10, 2020

Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Women This Week: The Gendered Effects of COVID-19

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. In the coming weeks the series will explore how the COVID-19 pandemi…

Women speak while they wait to be checked by a medical team as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Rome, Italy, April 3, 2020.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Women Around the World Women Around the World