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UN in Afghanistan stands by Afghan women and girls amidst dire crises
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 9 (ANI): On International Women's Day, the United Nations in Afghanistan expressed solidarity with Afghan women and girls as they face the consequences of multiple crises, combined with entrenched gender inequality and discrimination, with courage and perseverance.
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Hershey India celebrates International Women's Day with limited edition pa
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 1 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Hershey India is proud to recognize, honour and uplift women and girls this month through activations in India and around the world in celebration of International Women's Day (March 8) to continue to advance its gender equity c
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Hyderabad: Muslim Women Association staged silent protest over Hijab ban i
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 15 (ANI): Members from the Muslim Women Association on Tuesday participated in a silent protest at the city's Masab Tank in solidarity with women and girls against the Hijab ban in Karnataka.
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Amid Taliban restrictions, Afghan woman provides literacy, vocational trai
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 11 (ANI): After the Taliban prevented the girls from attending school in many areas, an Afghan woman in Kabul is providing literacy and vocational training for nearly six hundred women and girls and that too without any charge.
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Naga Vara Aparna Akula re
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], February 11 (ANI/NewsVoir): Naga Vara Aparna Akula, (Principal Scientist, CSIR-CSIO) was awarded the Young Women Engineer of 2021 by The Institution of Engineering and Technology as part of the first edition of the IET India Awards 2021. She has contributed sig
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India Cannot have Atmanirbhar Bharat without Atmanirbhar Women and Girls:
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 7 (ANI/NewsVoir): "India cannot have an Atmanirbhar bharat without Atmanirbhar girls and women. India represents such a large population, it is the microcosm and the macrocosm of our achieving gender equality in the world.
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Taliban trying to 'erase' women from public life, say UN experts
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 18 (ANI): A group of UN human rights experts warned on Monday that that large-scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls has been ongoing since the Taliban took over the control of Afghanistan in mid-August in order to "
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Rights of Afghan women, girls 'under attack', says UN
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 13 (ANI): The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has raised concerns over the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan, stating that "Afghan women are deprived of basic rights."
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US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction notes 'concern
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 4 (ANI): The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has reacted to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) which said that the Taliban had restricted sports activities and access to medical services for women and girls.
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Empowering women and girls through better menstrual health & hygiene
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI/SRV): Stetho Health Systems Limited is a U.S.-based company focused on researching and producing science-backed innovative and sustainable personal hygiene products for women and girls.
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UN calls for more inclusive Afghanistan government as rights of women, gir
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], November 18 (ANI): The United Nations calls for a more inclusive government in Afghanistan as the country has seen a curtailment of the fundamental rights of women and girls under the Taliban rule, a special UN envoy said on Wednesday.
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Afghanistan: Women's education in limbo despite Taliban's assurances
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 1 (ANI): Afghanistan's takeover by the Taliban has been harsher for the women and girls of the war-torn country despite the group's assurances to protect their rights.
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