The priority theme for this year’s CSW, an annual, two-week long event which has been advancing rights for women since 1946, was the ongoing discrimination, abuse, and misogyny women face in the virtual world. The aim was to advance progress towards levelling the digital playing field, and to address persistent issues that affect women and…
She added: “We want to make sure that street children are an issue of the past. That’s what we will be working for day-in and day-out.” Recognizing the unprecedented economic hardship that people in Lebanon are facing and renewing the UN’s commitment to supporting Lebanon to respond to increasing needs, are two main issues addressed…
“I am the daughter of a housewife and a car painter” is how Nicaraguan activist Ms. Mesén describes herself, while sitting behind her office desk in San José, the capital city of Costa Rica, where she is now living. Born with osteogenesis imperfecta, a condition that causes bones to break easily and damages hearing, muscles,…
The senior all-rounder of Pakistan Women’s team, Nida Dar, has expressed happiness over the launch of Women’s Cricket League in the country, saying that playing the league will improve the game of Pakistani players. Talking to Geo News in Islamabad, Nida Dar said that the launch of women’s league will benefit the new players a…
Photo file Army Chief General Asim Munir has met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Sources say that in the meeting between Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and General Asim Munir, the internal and external security situation of the country was discussed. It should be noted that Army Chief General Asim Munir met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif a…
“The only reason people are still dying of AIDS is the inequalities in society, and all these come together to make them more at risk,” Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS, said. “Criminalizing laws chase people away from life-saving treatment and need to be removed.” Commemorated on 1 March, Zero Discrimination Day aims at emphasizing…
Bringing together Governments, institutions, banks, businesses, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), youth, women, indigenous peoples and many other stakeholders from around the world, the UN 2023 Water Conference (22 to 24 March) will seek to find game-changing solutions to the multifaceted global crisis of ‘too much water’, such as storms and floods; ‘too little water’, such as…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara. According to the statement, the Turkish President welcomed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on his arrival at the presidential complex. The two leaders had one-on-one and delegation-level talks. According to the statement, the Prime Minister condoled with the Turkish President and the nation…
