August2023

  • UN Women Statement on Afghanistan

    UN Women Statement on Afghanistan

    It is now two years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, during which time it has imposed the most comprehensive, systematic, and unparalleled assault on the rights of women and girls. Through over 50 edicts, orders and restrictions, the Taliban have left no aspect of women’s lives untouched,...
  • Deconstructing Barbenheimer

    Deconstructing Barbenheimer

    Warning: Spoilers ahead for a host of movies and TV series – Barbie, Oppenheimer and Game of Thrones. Tread with caution!   Today, I watched/heard a most stirring speech and it almost made me shed a tear – well, almost! It goes like this: It is literally impossible to...
  • In Focus: Shackled: Saving Lives

    In Focus: Shackled: Saving Lives

    While Child Domestic Labor does not come under the scope of the worst types of labor , recent reports especially coming out from South Asia relate horrific stories, writes Sabin Muzaffar Over 160 million children worldwide are estimated to be in child labor: 63 million girls and 97 million...
  • The Barbie impact: Is life in plastic really fantastic?

    The Barbie impact: Is life in plastic really fantastic?

    August 8th, 2023 (Dubai, UAE): Embarking on its highly anticipated debut across the UAE, The Barbie movie sparks a thought-provoking query: How have Barbie dolls influenced our identities and perceptions of others? Beyond their role as playthings, Barbie stands as a symbol of boundless imagination, embodying not only beauty...
  • 76 per cent of children exposed to extreme high temperatures in South Asia - UNICEF

    76 per cent of children exposed to extreme high temperatures in South Asia – UNICEF

    August 7th, 2023, New Delhi – India/Kathmandu – Nepal): South Asia has the highest percentage of children exposed to extreme high temperatures, compared to all other regions, according to a UNICEF analysis. UNICEF estimates that 76 per cent of children under 18 in South Asia – 460 million – are...
  • HHS Launches Innovation Challenge to Prevent Human Trafficking Among Women and Girls

    HHS Launches Innovation Challenge to Prevent Human Trafficking Among Women and Girls

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) Office on Women’s Health (OWH), is launching a new challenge worth up to $1.8 million to organizations with successful innovative and life-changing approaches to address human trafficking prevention among women and...
  • WMF Selects UAE-based journalist Anjana Sankar as 2024 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow

    IWMF Selects UAE-based journalist Anjana Sankar as 2024 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow

    August 2nd, 2023 (WASHINGTON, DC, USA): The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) today announced print journalist Anjana Sankar as the organization’s 2024 IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow. A veteran journalist, Sankar was chosen by a selection committee from more than 160 applicants across 59 countries. In its 19th year, the fellowship awards one journalist...
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