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Karma Dorji Bhutan is often celebrated for its commitment to Gross National Happiness, yet beneath this reputation lie pressing social challenges that demand urgent attention. Among the most critical is youth unemployment, which remains disproportionately high compared to the national average. While overall unemployment may appear low, many young people struggle to find jobs that match their education and skills. …

…𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏 By Kezang ChodenThe Human Rights and Foreign Relations Committee of the National Assembly is currently gathering information on inclusive schools to improve the well-being of children with disabilities across Bhutan. The Committee highlighted several urgent concerns, including the absence of a dedicated budget for inclusive education, low …

…𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒈 𝒂𝒅𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒘𝒐𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒚. By Kezang ChodenMembers of Parliament have called on Chiwog Tshogpas to take a stronger and more active role in identifying and resolving issues at the grassroots level, emphasising that without their involvement many concerns risk going unnoticed. Tshogpas, they noted, …

…𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒐𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 By Yeshi Dolma Bhutan’s population is aging rapidly. By 2040, the elderly are expected to make up 14 percent of the population. Yet, pensions cover only a fraction of workers: eight percent of civil servants and state enterprise employees. For the rest, old age …

A nation’s progress is measured not only by economic growth but also by how it safeguards the well-being of its most vulnerable citizens. As population’s age and urbanization accelerates, the gaps in social protection systems become more apparent. Pension schemes, welfare programs, and disability support are no longer optional; they are essential pillars of social stability and equity. Countries that …