Tag:Women
COVID-19
Increased investment critical to end female genital mutilation as COVID-19 rages on
In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly designated 6 February as the international day of zero tolerance for female genital mutilation, with the aim...
Afghanistan
Afghanistan universities to reopen Wednesday
The Taliban has argued that the co-educational system is against Islamic and national values. From now on, universities will have separate arrangements for female...
Bangladesh
A wee bit of seed money ushers in big time change
From tending to a kitchen garden or rearing a cow, to making handicraft items or running a small village shop, some 800-plus women, all...
Afghanistan
Banners in Kabul order women to cover themselves
Posters have come up all over Kabul city conveying the Taliban's message to women instructing them to wear the all-encompassing burqa and the black...
Afghanistan
Taliban feel a bath in a hammam is not a good idea. Ban women from using public bathhouses
Afghanistan's Taliban, known for their strict observance of Islamic codes, have banned women and men from using hammams, or public bathhouses, in the Balkh...
Child marriage
Nepal’s population experts caution on COVID-19
New data shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on sexual and reproductive health programmes in Nepal. Experts worry that they won’t...
Civil society
Extraordinary Lives of Indian Muslim Women Documented
Farah Usmani, a director at the UNFPA headquarters in New York, set about changing the stereotype of Indian Muslim Women. As a result of...
Afghanistan
Study Says Pandemic Could Leave Its Mark On Society For Decades To Come
Women, people living in urban settings and refugees and migrants have been worst affected by the COVID-19 pandemic says a Red Cross research.
Refugee women...
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Developing Asia and the Pacific Unprepared for Challenges of Aging Population
The number of people aged 60 and older in developing Asia and the Pacific is set to nearly double...
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WTO and ADB Strengthen Collaboration for Sustainable Economic Growth
The WTO is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart...
Indian Meteorological Department Releases Weather Forecast for the First Week of May
Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions likely to continue over East India till 2 May and over south...
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Developing Asia and the Pacific Unprepared for Challenges of Aging Population
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WTO and ADB Strengthen Collaboration for Sustainable Economic Growth
The WTO is the only global international organization dealing...
