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"India A Very Important Key Supporter Of Peacekeeping": UN Official
India is a very important supporter of peacekeeping, including its support for various efforts such as its lead on efforts to ensure accountability for crimes against peacekeepers, the UN's top peacekeeping official has said.
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AI Poses A Bigger Threat To Women's Work, Than Men's, Says UN Report
Jobs traditionally done by women are more vulnerable to the impact of artificial intelligence than those done by men, especially in high-income countries, a report by the United Nations' International Labour Organization showed on Tuesday.
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Analysis Of 36 Israeli Strikes Shows 'Only Women And Children Killed': UN
The United Nations on Friday said its analysis of 36 recent Israeli strikes in Gaza showed only women and children were killed and decried the human cost of the war.
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Aid Cuts Could Leave More Women Dying In Pregnancy, Birth: UN
Cuts to aid budgets are threatening to undermine years of progress in reducing the number of women dying during pregnancy and childbirth, and could lead to a rise in deaths, the United Nations has warned.
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How Iran Is Using Drones, Apps To Catch Women Without Hijabs
A recent United Nations report sheds light on the alarming extent of Iran's reliance on technology to surveil and control women's behavior.
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Women's Rights Under Attack And "We Must Fight Back", Says UN Chief
Women's rights are under attack and "we must fight back," United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday, warning that the world cannot stand by as progress is reversed.
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International Women's Day 2025: Here's Why We Observe Women's Day On March 8
International Women's Day 2025: The United Nations states that the first National Women's Day was observed in the United States on February 28, 1909.
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Mitti Cafe At Rashtrapati Bhavan, Supreme Court And More Employs People With Special Needs
Mitti Cafe has received the Niti Ayog- Women Transforming India Award and the United Nations Intercultural Innovation Award
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One Woman Killed By Partner, Relative Every 10 Minutes Worldwide in 2023: United Nations
One woman was killed by a partner or relative every 10 minutes worldwide in 2023, the United Nations warned Monday, stressing that femicides remained at "alarmingly high levels".
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Indian Man Charged For Sexually Harassing 4 Women On Singapore Airlines Flight
A 73-year-old Indian national was charged in a Singapore court on Monday for allegedly molesting four women while on board a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from the United States to Singapore.
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NDTV Exclusive: UN Official Calls For Survivor-Centred Anti-Violence Laws
Melissa Alvarado, Regional Programme Manager for Ending Violence Against Women at UN Women, emphasised the importance of a survivor-centric approach when drafting laws and regulations to combat violence against women.
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"Will Work Openly Like Any Man": How Pak Women Are Facing Economic Crisis
According to the United Nations, just 21 percent of women participate in Pakistan's work force, most of them in the informal sector and almost half in rural areas working in the fields.
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Taliban Rejects UN Criticism Of Morality Law As Insult To Islamic Values
The Taliban government's morality police said it would not cooperate with the United Nation's mission in Afghanistan, calling it "an opposing side".
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1.4 Million Afghan Girls Banned From Schools Since Taliban Return To Power
At least 1.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, with the future of an entire generation now "in jeopardy", the United Nations' cultural agency said Thursday.
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Taliban Told To "Include Women" In Public Life At Their First UN Meet
Taliban authorities were told women must be included in public life, UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo said on Monday as she defended a decision to sideline civil society groups at official talks in Doha.
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"India A Very Important Key Supporter Of Peacekeeping": UN Official
India is a very important supporter of peacekeeping, including its support for various efforts such as its lead on efforts to ensure accountability for crimes against peacekeepers, the UN's top peacekeeping official has said.
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AI Poses A Bigger Threat To Women's Work, Than Men's, Says UN Report
Jobs traditionally done by women are more vulnerable to the impact of artificial intelligence than those done by men, especially in high-income countries, a report by the United Nations' International Labour Organization showed on Tuesday.
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Analysis Of 36 Israeli Strikes Shows 'Only Women And Children Killed': UN
The United Nations on Friday said its analysis of 36 recent Israeli strikes in Gaza showed only women and children were killed and decried the human cost of the war.
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Aid Cuts Could Leave More Women Dying In Pregnancy, Birth: UN
Cuts to aid budgets are threatening to undermine years of progress in reducing the number of women dying during pregnancy and childbirth, and could lead to a rise in deaths, the United Nations has warned.
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How Iran Is Using Drones, Apps To Catch Women Without Hijabs
A recent United Nations report sheds light on the alarming extent of Iran's reliance on technology to surveil and control women's behavior.
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Women's Rights Under Attack And "We Must Fight Back", Says UN Chief
Women's rights are under attack and "we must fight back," United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday, warning that the world cannot stand by as progress is reversed.
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International Women's Day 2025: Here's Why We Observe Women's Day On March 8
International Women's Day 2025: The United Nations states that the first National Women's Day was observed in the United States on February 28, 1909.
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Mitti Cafe At Rashtrapati Bhavan, Supreme Court And More Employs People With Special Needs
Mitti Cafe has received the Niti Ayog- Women Transforming India Award and the United Nations Intercultural Innovation Award
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One Woman Killed By Partner, Relative Every 10 Minutes Worldwide in 2023: United Nations
One woman was killed by a partner or relative every 10 minutes worldwide in 2023, the United Nations warned Monday, stressing that femicides remained at "alarmingly high levels".
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Indian Man Charged For Sexually Harassing 4 Women On Singapore Airlines Flight
A 73-year-old Indian national was charged in a Singapore court on Monday for allegedly molesting four women while on board a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from the United States to Singapore.
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NDTV Exclusive: UN Official Calls For Survivor-Centred Anti-Violence Laws
Melissa Alvarado, Regional Programme Manager for Ending Violence Against Women at UN Women, emphasised the importance of a survivor-centric approach when drafting laws and regulations to combat violence against women.
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"Will Work Openly Like Any Man": How Pak Women Are Facing Economic Crisis
According to the United Nations, just 21 percent of women participate in Pakistan's work force, most of them in the informal sector and almost half in rural areas working in the fields.
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Taliban Rejects UN Criticism Of Morality Law As Insult To Islamic Values
The Taliban government's morality police said it would not cooperate with the United Nation's mission in Afghanistan, calling it "an opposing side".
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1.4 Million Afghan Girls Banned From Schools Since Taliban Return To Power
At least 1.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, with the future of an entire generation now "in jeopardy", the United Nations' cultural agency said Thursday.
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Taliban Told To "Include Women" In Public Life At Their First UN Meet
Taliban authorities were told women must be included in public life, UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo said on Monday as she defended a decision to sideline civil society groups at official talks in Doha.
