Heartbroken but hopeful, under Taliban rule in Afghanistan — Global Issues

Sri Lanka’s economic crisis pushes health system to brink of collapse — Global Issues

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When Ruchika found out she was pregnant with her second child, in October 2021, she could not have imagined that she would find herself, hours before delivering her baby, in a crowded distribution queue, pleading for fuel to get to the hospital. “The majority of the crowd was sympathetic,” Ruchika…

Heartbroken but hopeful, under Taliban rule in Afghanistan — Global Issues

‘We are the hope, we are the power keeping Afghanistan together’ — Global Issues

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“The first nights and days were especially horrible. Afghanistan was turning into chaos—people were running everywhere; offices were closing. It was all happening in front of my eyes. In 24 hours a democracy we worked for over a 20-year period crumbled. The first thought I had in mind was what…

Heartbroken but hopeful, under Taliban rule in Afghanistan — Global Issues

UN agencies recommitment to women, girls in Afghanistan one year after Taliban takeover — Global Issues

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“It has been a year of increasing disrespect for their right to live free and equal lives, denying them opportunity to livelihoods, access to health care and education, and escape from situations of violence,” said Sima Bahous, Executive Director at UN Women.  🚨What is happening in #Afghanistan is an alarm…

Heartbroken but hopeful, under Taliban rule in Afghanistan — Global Issues

Young workers have been hit hardest by COVID fallout, says UN labour agency — Global Issues

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According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the pandemic has caused many additional problems for 15 to 24-year-olds who’ve experienced “much higher” unemployment losses than older workers since the global health emergency was declared in early 2020. Young women have struggled more than their male counterparts to find work, while…

Indigenous women’s work to preserve traditional knowledge celebrated on International Day — Global Issues

Indigenous women’s work to preserve traditional knowledge celebrated on International Day — Global Issues

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His appeal comes in a message to mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, observed annually on 9 August.  This year the focus is on the role indigenous women have in preserving and passing on traditional knowledge.  Cultural champions  “Indigenous women are knowledge keepers of traditional food systems…

Heartbroken but hopeful, under Taliban rule in Afghanistan — Global Issues

‘We cannot wait for famine to be declared; we must act now’ — Global Issues

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Due to drought and lack of livelihood support, people living in eight areas of the country could be experiencing famine by September. “We cannot wait for famine to be declared; we must act now to safeguard livelihoods and lives,” Rein Paulsen, Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience…

Heartbroken but hopeful, under Taliban rule in Afghanistan — Global Issues

10 projects that will change lives of women and girls — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The challenge was financed by UNFPA’s Equalizer Accelerator Fund, and implemented in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the International Trade Centre. Entrants were given the incentive of a cash prize which would allow them to expand their ideas from the test stage, to…

Heartbroken but hopeful, under Taliban rule in Afghanistan — Global Issues

Women working together, to survive Lebanon’s economic crisis — Global Issues

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Al Atayeb (The Delicacies), a Lebanese women-led cooperative based in Kfardebian town, north of Beirut, specializes in producing Lebanese local and traditional food, such as citrus marmalade, fruit jam, fruit paste, and the famous Lebanese Makdous (Pickled eggplants in oil). The 13 women who make up the cooperative each receive…