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'Women’s right across the world remain fragile and easy to reverse': UN Women mission head Nishtha Satyam
September 20, 2022 12:30 pm
"Gender equality is a real possibility for nations and India could emerge as the lighthouse of the South," said Satyam, mission head, UN (United Nations) Women in Timor Leste
India elected to three bodies of UN Economic and Social Council
April 21, 2021 1:54 pm
India was elected by acclamation to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2022.
'Art for Freedom’ invites people’s participation in nationwide challenge
March 09, 2021 12:44 am
The initiative seeks to transform the way our society deals with survivors of rape and sexual violence, shifting the accountability from the survivor to the perpetrator.
UN Women takes down Valentine's Day image featuring lone black woman after backlash
February 16, 2021 11:22 am
"We posted an illustration on Valentine’s Day, depicting love in all its diversity. We listened to what you said in the comments & decided to take it down," UN Women wrote
Guterres appoints Indian-origin Anita Bhatia as UN-Women's deputy executive director
May 31, 2019 1:17 pm
Bhatia holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Calcutta University, a Master of Arts in Political Science from Yale University and a Juris Doctor in Law from Georgetown University.
Indian national employed in UN Women dismissed following probe into sexual misconduct allegations
September 19, 2018 2:40 pm
The staff was under investigation for sexual misconduct after at least eight men had accused him of using his prestige and position to sexually harass them, five sources with knowledge of the investigation had told Newsweek
India’s child sex ratio worsened in last 60 yrs: UN
July 23, 2014 2:21 am
States like Punjab and Haryana, which had low ratios, showed improvement
Trafficked 5 years ago, two girls rescued from Delhi-NCR homes
February 14, 2014 2:54 am
After the cases were registered last year, it was found that Rathi was sent to Tihar jail in a murder case.
India women migrants vulnerable to exploitation in Gulf: UN
June 04, 2012 10:20 pm
Indian women form the third largest female migrant workforce from South Asia in the Gulf but often end up in vulnerable situations while working for employers there as justice is out of their reach,a latest U N report has said.
'Equality for women can up GDP 4%'
July 07, 2011 6:23 pm
Women can make a huge difference to India's growth rate,a senior UN official today.
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