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DK Shivakumar condemns Karnataka Congress MLA's rape remark
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 17 (ANI): Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar on Friday condemned senior party leader KR Ramesh Kumar over his remark "to enjoy rape when it is inevitable" and said that the insensitive remarks against women are contrary to the values of gender
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Odisha govt partners with UNCDF to advance women's economic empowerment
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 14 (ANI): The Odisha government through the Department of Mission Shakti and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), signed an agreement on Monday and launched the 'Mission Shakti - Living Lab' project to empower women economically and driv
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US to join gender equality pact at WTO ministerial meeting: US Trade Repre
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will join the World Trade Organization's (WTO) gender equality pact at the organization's ongoing ministerial meeting in Switzerland, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced.
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Workers with HIV-AIDS continue to face stigma, discrimination: ILO
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 1 (ANI): "Myths and misconceptions" about HIV and AIDS continue to fuel stigma and discrimination at the workplace, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said on Tuesday.
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Women's empowerment in UAE highlighted by its envoy
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): United Arab Emirates Ambassador to India Ahmed Albanna stressed the importance of Gender Equality and Women's Economic Empowerment while speaking with a group of women facilitated by Sanchita Mitra, National Coordinator for SEWA Bharat.
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Shimla tops in NITI Aayog progress index for meeting sustainable developme
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): Shimla has topped the NITI Aayog's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) index that ranks 56 urban areas on progress towards meeting SDG indicators related to ending poverty, zero hunger, good health and well being, quality education, gender equality amo
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US House Speaker urges COP26 to advance gender equality in climate action
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday urged the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, to quickly address gender inequality in climate action as she noted that 80 per cent of people displaced worldwide by global
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40 years later women could stand where I am now, says Army chief at NDA pa
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], October 29 (ANI): Stating that the induction of women in National Defence Academy (NDA) is a step towards gender equality Army chief General MM Naravane on Friday said that "Forty years down the line they (women) could be standing where I am standing now."
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UN calls for gender equality for long-term development of Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 16 (ANI): Deputy Representative for UN Women in Afghanistan Alison Davidian has called for gender equality for long-term development and lasting peace in the country.
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Sheezan Mohammed of Pavitraa Bharose Ka Safar opens up about how men can b
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 17 (ANI/Mediawire): Countless campaigns, extensive social media fights, long marches and a multitude of fundraisers - but we're still barely even scratching the surface of gender equality.
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Gender equality pillar of Swedish foreign policy: Envoy
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): Swedish Ambassador to India Klas Molin has said that gender equality is a pillar of Sweden's foreign policy and his country backs allocating resources and securing representation at all levels.
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Exactly 50 per cent male and female participation to be achieved at Paris
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 6 (ANI): As the three-day Generation Equality Forum came to a close last week in Paris, France, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday announced its commitments towards strengthening and accelerating gender equality at the Olympic Games and across t
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