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Some 50 women and girls in Burkina Faso who were abducted last week while looking for food must be released immediately, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Unidentified armed groups …
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Kabul/IBNS: Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed El-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of al-Azhar University, has described the recent decision taken by the Taliban government in Afghanistan to ban women from studying in universities …
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New York: A $1.5 million grant to the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, announced on Tuesday, is designed to enable a more inclusive environment for women blue helmets serving …
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New York: Cities have an in-built bias against women, who overwhelmingly describe them as unsafe and unwelcoming. A UN report released on Monday, calls for a complete overhaul of city …
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Protecting women’s rights and promoting greater inclusion is a proven strategy for peace and stability, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told the Security Council on Thursday. Ambassadors met to discuss …
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IBNS: Iran-born actor Elnaaz Norouzi, who is known for featuring in popular Indian web series Sacred Games, has joined the massive ongoing anti-hijab protests back in her country. Elnaaz, who …
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Nafis Sadik, who died on Monday at the age 92 was the first woman to ever head one of the UN’s major voluntarily funded programmes and leaves a rich legacy of …
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Image: Ed John Credit: Twitter handle of Celeste George The trial of Ed John 73, prominent Indigenous leader and former B.C. cabinet minister reportedly began Monday in Prince George B.C. Supreme …
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Imagine enduring a terrifying sexual attack. Bruised and shaken, you recount what happened to the police only for them to turn the tables on you, by asking: what were you wearing? …
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Women working in the health and care sector earn nearly 25 per cent less than their male counterparts – a larger gender pay gap than in other economic sectors, two …
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