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Two out of five women in South Asia have experienced partner violence, say
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): A staggering two out of five women in South Asia have experienced intimate partner violence. And COVID-19 has worsened the situation, reported World Bank.
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Merck Foundation and Botswana First Lady marks International Day of Elimin
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Gaborone [Botswana], November 26 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck Germany, marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with the announcement of "Stop GBV" Poster Contest in partnership with Neo Jane Masisi, The First Lad
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UN releases USD 25 million for women-led projects fighting gender-based vi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], November 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations humanitarian chief has released 25 million US dollars from its emergency fund to support women-led organisations that prevent and respond to gender-based violence.
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South Africa men's team to wear black armbands during series against Engla
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], November 25 (ANI): Cricket South Africa on Wednesday announced that their men's team will wear black armbands in their upcoming white-ball series against England to extend solidarity against gender-based violence.
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Thousands march in Paris against gender violence
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], Nov 24 (ANI): Thousands of people marched in Paris on Saturday calling for an end of femicide and other forms of gender-based violence in the country and demanding the government to take strong action to prevent the same.
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ECHO, UNICEF to provide protection to 42,000 Rohingyas
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 17 (ANI): The European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Operations (ECHO) has provided $2.6 million to United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
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CARE India calls for bold action, paradigm shift on gender-based violence
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar.9 (ANI): CARE India recently organized a national consultation, 'Be Bold for Change: Reducing Gender Based Violence for Empowerment of Women' here which witnessed the participation of many significant stakeholders.
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