Ban on beauty parlors is new crackdown on women's rights, UN

Ban on beauty parlors is new crackdown on women’s rights, UN

Courtesy: The Independent. The United Nations Mission in Afghanistan has condemned the Taliban’s ban on beauty parlors and called the move a new crackdown on women’s rights, calling on the Taliban to immediately reverse the decision. The UN mission says the closure of women’s beauty parlors is a crackdown on women’s entrepreneurship and job opportunities….

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The tenure of the NATO Secretary General has been extended by one more year

The tenure of the NATO Secretary General has been extended by one more year

Secretary General meets with NATO military personnel, file photo Yesterday NATO extended the term of its Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for another year. Stoltenberg is a former prime minister of Norway and has headed the NATO security alliance since 2014. His tenure has already been extended thrice. The decision marks a continuation of NATO policy,…

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Torture of Russian female journalist in Chechnya;  Caulking was found and the hair was cut

Torture of Russian female journalist in Chechnya; Caulking was found and the hair was cut

The female journalist was a vocal critic of extrajudicial killings and executions in Chechnya; Photo: File Moscow: A Russian female journalist who spoke out against extrajudicial killings in Chechnya was tortured, breaking her fingers and being hospitalized. According to the World News Agency, Elenia Malashina, a Russian journalist and human rights activist working for the…

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Drug worth 1 million pounds recovered from an Indian-origin citizen, sentenced to 7 years in prison

Drug worth 1 million pounds recovered from an Indian-origin citizen, sentenced to 7 years in prison

An Indian-origin citizen was sentenced to 7 years and 4 months in prison after 1 million pounds worth of cocaine was found in the UK. Scatchendale was stopped by police near the Birmingham Highway in May this year. Prohibited drugs worth more than 1 million pounds were recovered from the accused’s vehicle. The 36-year-old driver…

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Last year, foreign investment of 23 billion dollars was made in the Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid

Last year, foreign investment of 23 billion dollars was made in the Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid

Courtesy: Gulf Today The United Arab Emirates received 23 billion dollars of foreign investment last year. According to information received from Dubai, Emirati Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, shared the data of the United Nations Global Investment Report 2023. According to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, policies…

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‘Bold and resolute’ action needed to protect children affected by war

‘Bold and resolute’ action needed to protect children affected by war

Presenting her latest annual report, Virginia Gamba, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, appealed for “bold and resolute action” to protect boys and girls at risk of death, recruitment, rape and other horrors.   The report covers 26 situations in five regions worldwide, representing another high.   Countries include Ethiopia, Mozambique and…

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Boost global action and ambition to reach SDGs, urges new UN campaign

Boost global action and ambition to reach SDGs, urges new UN campaign

Ahead of the critical SDG Summit in September, the campaign will amplify an urgent call for ambitious new action, showcase the Goals as the blueprint for sustainable progress globally, and mobilize people everywhere around this shared agenda for our common future. Crisis multiplier  Halfway towards the 2030 deadline, the promise of the SDGs is in danger. For…

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