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    WHO Report Reveals Gender Inequalities at the Root of Global Crisis in Health and Care Work

    Women comprise 67 per cent of the paid global health and care workforce. In addition to this paid work, it has been estimated that...
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    Gender equality

    Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable on Portrayal of Women in Media

    The roundtable discussed promoting empowering narratives for women in media, exploring collaboration opportunities between media organizations, advocacy groups and content creators for positive change...
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    Non-violence

    Netanyahu Is Rendering Israel Morally Bankrupt

    Under no circumstances and regardless of what the Jews have experienced, however, can the Israeli military justify any acts of revenge against innocent Palestinian...
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    Corporate governance

    There’s Progress on Gender Equality at the Workplace, But Glass Ceilings Persist: ILO

    Yet, women remain under-represented in decision-making positions; fewer than one in three (28 per cent) of EBMOs have achieved gender equality at managerial level,...
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    Features

    In a Fearless Gesture, Woman Police Officer Averts Mob Lynching

    Police officer Shehrbano Naqvi put aside her own safety and came to the rescue of a woman falsely accused of blasphemy. Her bravery has...
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    Empowerment

    The Climate Change Crisis is Unjust for Rural Women: FAO Gender Expert

    Interview with Lauren Phillips, Deputy-Director of FAO’s Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division. She says, “Gender inequality plays a significant role in determining women's...
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    Food Security

    War on Women? 9,000 Women Killed in Gaza Since Early October

    An estimated 9,000 women have been reportedly killed by Israeli forces in Gaza to date. This figure is likely an underestimate, as many more...
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    Gender equality

    Potential to Build Gender-Centric Dialogic Interfaces with Men

    Young men do share a sense of acknowledgement of the exhaustion experienced by women – suggesting grounds for possibilities of longer and critical engagements...
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    NABARD Boosts Rural Heritage: 28 New GI Tags Take Total to 176

    As India celebrates its rich diversity, NABARD’s push for GI registrations not only safeguards centuries-old traditions but also fuels economic empowerment in rural heartlands, turning cultural assets into sustainable livelihoods.
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    Nepal’s Recurring Credit Booms: A Pattern of Boom and Bust

    International lessons, from global financial crises to regional experiences, highlight that unmanaged credit booms rarely end well.
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    Cooperatives

    NABARD Boosts Rural Heritage: 28 New GI Tags Take Total to 176

    As India celebrates its rich diversity, NABARD’s push for GI registrations not only safeguards centuries-old traditions but also fuels economic empowerment in rural heartlands, turning cultural assets into sustainable livelihoods.
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    Nepal’s Recurring Credit Booms: A Pattern of Boom and Bust

    International lessons, from global financial crises to regional experiences, highlight that unmanaged credit booms rarely end well.
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