4510 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.news18.com/news/india/climate-change-forced-nepal-women-into-trafficking-now-kung-fu-nuns-are-cycling-the-globe-for-them-2316231.htmlIn 2015, when an earthquake hit Nepal, killing 9,000 people, women started to disappear. The survivors, who thought themselves lucky, soon found themselves without much choice, but to trust the promises of overseas work and education, turning many into victims of trafficking.Fri, 20 Sep 2019 09:50:00 +0200news18-15e486232cdab81dbec817222fdd6e7320190920095000https://kathmandupost.com/national/2019/08/01/government-has-been-trying-to-eliminate-open-defecation-for-over-a-decade-here-s-why-it-hasn-t-workedAccording to the World Health Organization , countries where open defecation is most widespread have the highest number of deaths of children aged less than 5 years. Defecating out in the open can lead to various kinds of diseases, most commonly, diarrhoea.Thu, 19 Sep 2019 15:54:00 +0200kathmandupost-8082f2fa6eb35bcdac0d0dfad635013620190919155400https://www.brookings.edu/blog/education-plus-development/2019/09/17/building-resilience-in-education-to-the-impact-of-climate-change/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=FeedBlitzRss&utm_content=Building+resilience+in+education+to+the+impact+of+climate+changeThe catastrophic wind and rain of Hurricane Dorian not only left thousands of people homeless but also children and adolescents without schools. The Bahamas is not alone; as global temperatures rise, climate scientists predict that more rain will fall in storms that will become wetter and more....Tue, 17 Sep 2019 17:10:00 +0200brookings-91346c07d07a9811df6fa8a0073550f720190917171000https://www.brookings.edu/blog/education-plus-development/2019/09/17/building-resilience-in-education-to-the-impact-of-climate-change/The catastrophic wind and rain of Hurricane Dorian not only left thousands of people homeless but also children and adolescents without schools. The Bahamas is not alone; as global temperatures rise, climate scientists predict that more rain will fall in storms that will become wetter and more....Tue, 17 Sep 2019 17:00:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk-91346c07d07a9811df6fa8a0073550f720190917170000