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S O U T H A S I A B

14 Jul 2024

The country experienced the driest summer since 1981, with the heatwaves covering 80 percent of the country, leading to health emergencies, school closures, and the government considering the heatwaves a “disaster.” Bangladesh has been recording extreme heat waves for the past decade, and to help tackle the threats of heatwaves, a Heatwave Alert Portal has been launched, which provides a comprehen. [...] This will be the first election after the mass protests held in 2022 in the wake of an economic crisis that led to the ousting of the then President and Prime Minister. [...] A/RES/78/76: Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories Key point: Deplored Israel’s policies and practices that violated the human rights of Palestinian people and other Arabs of the occupied territories. [...] A/RES/78/74: Assistance to the Palestinian refugees Key point: Affirmed the necessity for unimpeded operation and provision of services for the Palestine refugees and stability of the region, and called upon donors to strengthen their efforts to meet anticipated needs of the Agency. [...] A/HRC/RES/55/32: Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and the occupied Syrian Golan Key point: Reaffirmed that the Israeli settlements established since 1967 in the OCT are illegal under international law and constitute a major obstacle to the achievement of the two-state solution and a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace, and to economic and socia.
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