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Accelerate commitments made 25 years ago to ensure future of girlchild: Experts
Reminding that COVID 19 pandemic has exposed the existing inequalities and discrimination that girls face, the UN Human Rights experts called on Governments to...
Nobel 2020 Peace goes to WFP
The World Food programme (WFP) gets the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions...
Trafficking most often linked to marriages; UN
Girls as young as 12 years of age are forced or tricked into marrying men who exploit them for sex and domestic work, which...
Key areas identified for sustaina`1ble ocean economy
With Covid 19 pandemic having hit the ocean economy in a drastic way, a new report commissioned by the High Level Panel for a...
Achieving gender equality need targeted measures; UN
As the world marked the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action– the most comprehensive roadmap for women and girls’ empowerment,...
American Indian women paid much less; IWPR
Despite the American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) women making strides in social, economic and political spheres, they are still the lesser paid ones...
Sabuni Francoise Chikunda, a teacher and counsellor who feels to do more for the...
Activist Sabuni Francoise Chikunda fits into many places. She is a teacher, counsellor and many more. For some children, she is a dedicated English...
Covid, conflict grave threat to Women and Child progress
Covid 19, climate change and conflicts are adversely affecting the gains made over the past decade to advance women and children’s health, according to...
Displaced and conflict affected people, the worst hit by Covid -19
Nearly nine months into the covid 19 pandemic, more than three quarters of displaced and conflict affected people have lost income and the devastating...
Under-funding forces UN Refugee agency to stop global operations
Critical under-funding exacerbated by COVID-19 has pushed displaced people to the edge and the situation would worsen if timely funding was not got, the...
