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Unstable, volatile Afghanistan causes worry to UN
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Worsening human rights, in particular women's and girls' rights, poverty, hunger, terrorism and the spread of drug trafficking are among the issues that the people of Afghanistan have been facing under Taliban rule.
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Nirmala Sitharaman, World Bank chief discuss empowering women leaders
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Sitharaman, who is on a week-long visit to the US, outlined initiatives to bolster the economic status of women during the IMF/World Bank Spring meetings. She appeared to highlight how the Modi Govt has been working with the idea of women-led development and not just women-centric develop
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Women Action for Development playing pivotal role in empowering Manipur wo
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Founded in 1990 by Sobita Mangsatabam, WAD became a registered organisation in 1993. Sobita holds a Master in Social Works degree and had worked in the Anganwadi centre before she founded WAD. The organisation works with the objective of improving the status of women in various aspects socia
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Ban on women's education in Afghanistan increases risk of gender-based vio
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In a statement, the UN said, "In recognition of the ideals and principles and the Commission on the Status of Women, and recalling the commitments made during International Women's Day on March 8th, we wish to express our strong concerns about the weakening of respect for the rights of women
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UN Chief urges world to support Afghan women
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Guterres while speaking at the UN Committee on the Status of Women, said that they have been "supporting schools wherever it is possible, schools with girls in the secondary level."
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India's Permanent Mission to UN to co-host two special events on Monday, T
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"In the margins of the Commission on the Status of Women, the Permanent Mission of India to the UN will be co- hosting 02 special events! See below. Thank you @w20org and @unwomenindia for the fantastic collaboration!," India's Permanent Mission to UN tweeted.
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Pak FM Bilawal Bhutto calls India "friend", stutters and corrects it to "n
Updated : 3 years ago IST
While addressing a Press conference on the outcome of the Women in Islam Conference and Commemoration of the First Islamophobia Day, on the sidelines of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), while answering a Media question, Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto referred to Indi
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Gender equality "300 years away": UN Chief
Updated : 3 years ago IST
While addressing the UN session of the Commission on the Status of Women on Monday, Guterres said, "It takes on even greater significance at a time when women's rights are being abused, threatened, and violated around the world. Progress won over decades is vanishing before our eyes."
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Iran ousted from UN Women's Commission in 29-8 vote; India abstains
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a vote of 29-8, some 16 countries, including India abstained from the vote. The eight nations who voted against were Bolivia, China, Kazakhstan, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Russia and Zimbabwe.
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Violence against women rising in Punjab province of Pakistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Criminal activities against women in Punjab province of Pakistan have skyrocketed with a surge in sexual crimes by 16 per cent in 2021, a Gender Parity Report by Punjab Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) revealed on Thursday.
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Domestic violence: China's hidden epidemic
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): The surge in domestic violence in China clearly shows the ineffectiveness of its anti-domestic violence law in the country.
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Africa observes Women's Day to affirm social, economic status of women in
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Africa], July 31 (ANI): Africa is observing Women's Day on Sunday, a day earmarked to recognise and affirm the role of women's organising in achieving the political freedom of Africa and advancing the social and economic status of women on the continent.
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