Asia Cambodia Environmental rangers in Mondulkiri province have received four drones and various types of patrol equipment from the Ministry of the Environment to improve the effectiveness of their land monitoring on over one million hectares of protected area
Asia East Timor Donating new ambulances in 9 municipalities, the government has decided to strengthen emergency response across the country
Asia Philippines The Philippine National Police will deploy vehicles to provide rides to commuters who may be affected by the two-day strike by the Manibela and Piston transport groups beginning Monday 23
Asia China The retirement age will be raised for the first time since the 1950s: the newly approved plan envisages that the age at which Chinese citizens retire will be gradually increased over the next 15 years, starting in 2025
Asia Indonesia National Library Perpusnas has created 100 comic titles from ancient manuscripts in order to spread their content and messages among the community and attract the interest of young readers
Asia Azerbaijan 500 needy primary school pupils in the regions of Samukh, Goygol, Gedebey, Dashkasan and Goranboy have received school materials and bags distributed by the Turkish Co-operation and Co-ordination Agency
Asia Yemen Project Masam is removing deadly ordnance planted by the Houthis in Yemen and has seen the removal of 460.951 landmines and unexploded ordnance since the project began in 2018 under the supervision of Saudi Kingdom's aid agency KSrelief
Asia India In Kashmir, India's northern region, elections for the state parliament took place: they are the first since 2019, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi revoked the region's 'special status' and thus a large part of its autonomy
Asia Georgia For the third time, and thus definitively, the disputed law to restrict the rights of LGBTQ+ people was passed: it had been presented in March by Georgian Dream, the party in power since 2012
Asia Pakistan A nationwide campaign to vaccinate more than 30 million children under 5 against polio has begun to contain the spread of the virus in the country: Pakistan, along with Afghanistan, was the only country where it was circulating until recent times
Asia Myanmar Humanitarian assistance, including ready-to-eat food, clothing, mosquito nets, solar lamps and medical supplies have been handed out to the flood-affected populations in Myanmar by the Government of India
Asia Syria Education in north-west Syria is suffering from both personnel and infrastructure problems; public schools experience persistent crises with lack of necessary supplies, shortages of fuel and school books, and low teacher salaries
Asia Palestine The school year in the Gaza Strip has not started and classes will remain close for the second year in a row; humanitarian organisations are running various informal education projects and teachers have started classes in their homes or refugee camps