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PM Modi believes women are not just homemakers but also nation-builders: I
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In the video, Kamboj said, "Today, new India is driven by the deployment of modern technologies for the benefit of women and girls. This is in keeping with the vision of the honourable Prime Minister of India, who has stated unequivocally that women are to be no more seen as homemakers only,
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China's rising demand for Africa's donkeys poses challenge for marginalise
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to The Citizen, donkeys are estimated to support about 158 million people in Africa. In rural areas, the presence of a donkey in a household helps to alleviate poverty and frees women and girls from household drudgery.
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Women Empowerment: Union Budget proposes 'Mahila Samman Savings Certificat
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a step towards women empowerment, the government will launch a 'Mahila Samman Savings Certificate', providing deposit facilities for women and girls, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the Budget.
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Afghanistan to be further isolated if its women face isolation, UN warns T
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to The Khaama Press, a high-level UN delegation traveled to Afghanistan this week and met with high-ranking Taliban officials to ensure the protection of women and girls' rights amid the growing concern over their alienation.
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Top UN delegation tells Taliban to reverse course on decrees limiting wome
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In a statement, the UN said Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, the Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous, and the Assistant Secretary-General of the Department of Political, Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, Khaled Khiari, completed a four-day visit to Afghanistan to e
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Afghan envoy calls Taliban's women rights ban 'unfortunate', hails India's
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Afghanistan Ambassador to India Farid Mamumdzay has called the suppression of women's rights in Afghanistan by the Taliban 'unfortunate', adding that he hopes that the Taliban would reconsider and revisit their policies and allow Afghan women the right to education and work.
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Afghanistan: Publishers, booksellers say import, sales down amid closure o
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Publishers and booksellers on Monday said the import of books has stopped and the sale of books in Kabul has reduced dramatically, TOLO News reported, adding that the drop in sales comes amid the closure of schools and universities for women and girls under the Taliban regime.
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Reform or be ready to go to jail: Swati Maliwal warns online trollers
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women, Swati Maliwal on Tuesday warned online trollers who troll women and girls including wives and daughters of cricketers on social media and make lewd comments about them and said: "reform or be ready to go to jail".
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Unity in Security Council essential in face of Taliban violations of women
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
On Friday, the UN's Special Representative for Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva addressed the Security Council in a private session, UN News reported. Otunbayeva said the UN Security Council must be unified in opposing policies against women and girls in Afghanistan.
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Australia cancel men's ODI series against Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
CA announced on Thursday that it would withdraw from the three-match series after consulting with a number of stakeholders, including the Australian government. CA's decision comes after the Taliban imposed new restrictions on the education and employment of women and girls.
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Taliban's targeting of NGOs deplorable, say UN experts
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Just four days after the Taliban banned women and girls from attending universities, on December 24, the acting Minister of Economy issued a letter barring women from working in international and national NGOs, a further violation of women's rights with the double blow of preventing the deli
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UN refugee agency seeks reversal of ban on women aid workers in Afghanista
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
More than 500 women staff work with UNHCR's 19 NGO partners in Afghanistan, serving nearly a million women and girls. The most recent restrictions will force the UN Refugee Agency to temporarily stop critical activities in support of Afghan people, especially women and children.
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