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    Hijab Rules Must Go, Says UN Human Rights Office

    The death of a young woman in the custody of Iran’s ‘morality police’ has led to protests across the country. The government has come...

    Creating Jobs in the Hills of Uttarakhand

    Jan Shikshan Sansthan’s skill development and entrepreneurship programme is helping unemployed youth, including school drop-outs, and women in the hill areas of Uttarakhand lead productive...

    Democracy Express Political Leadership Programme Set to Roll Out

    In its third avatar, the initiative will offer 40 young political leaders a nine-day political leadership journey through West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand. A...

    First Person: I Go to Sleep and Wake Up to the Sound of Gunfire

    A young man whose community has been at the epicentre of the violence that has been raging between rival gangs in the troubled neighbourhood...

    Under Attack, Global Sexual Health ‘Can’t Rely On US’

    For almost 40 years, the controversial US ‘global gag rule’ has been used by Republican presidents to block federal funding to non-US organisations that...

    Nepal Passes Law to Regulate Sale of Acid

    There are about 40 cases of acid attacks every year in Nepal and three-quarters of the victims are women. So far, the law provided...

    What Future for a World of 8 Billion?

    In countries where deaths outnumber births, the population is increasing very little, if at all. In some cases, it has already started to decline...

    UN Predicts 68 Percent of World’s Population will be Living in Urban Areas by 2050

    Securing stronger and more resilient cities, able to withstand the more frequent shocks and hazards, will require a new social compact, a re-distribution of...
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    World Economy Teeters on Recessionary Edge amid Rising Trade Tensions and Financial Uncertainty, UNCTAD Warns

    The report stresses that as the world stares down the possibility of a widespread recession, the urgency for cohesive, multilateral solutions has never been greater.

    Bangladesh: Commission Pushes Sweeping Legal Reforms to Eliminate Gender Disparities

    The commission called for enforcement of the existing rule mandating 33 per cent women’s representation in political parties under the Representation of the People Order. It also proposed institutional reforms within parties to address corruption and create enabling environments for women.

    UN Trade Body Urges US to Exempt Vulnerable Economies from Tariff Hikes amid Rising Trade Tensions

    Despite their marginal impact, many of these countries could face tariff rates as high as 50 per cent, such as Lesotho, while Cameroon could face 11 per cent.

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    World Economy Teeters on Recessionary Edge amid Rising Trade Tensions and Financial Uncertainty, UNCTAD Warns

    The report stresses that as the world stares down the possibility of a widespread recession, the urgency for cohesive, multilateral solutions has never been greater.

    Bangladesh: Commission Pushes Sweeping Legal Reforms to Eliminate Gender Disparities

    The commission called for enforcement of the existing rule mandating 33 per cent women’s representation in political parties under the Representation of the People Order. It also proposed institutional reforms within parties to address corruption and create enabling environments for women.
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