As we embark on the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, Oxfam is compelled to address the upcoming 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai. There can be no doubt that the world finds itself at a pivotal moment that demands our collective action. Gender-based violence and the climate crisis are all firmly...
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Last to Eat, Last to Learn
Book Review Last to Eat, Last to Learn My Life in Afghanistan Fighting to Educate Women by Pashtana Durrani; Tamara Bralo Published by Kensington Books Last to Eat, Last to Learn, My Life in Afghanistan Fighting to Educate Women is a candid narrative from a girl who was born and raised in a refugee camp...
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176 People Reported Killed in UNRWA Shelters Since Beginning of Gaza Siege
November 19th, 2023 (Amman, Jordan): I watched with sheer horror reports from an attack on the al-Fakhoura UNRWA school-turned-shelter in northern Gaza. It is just cruel, said UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini Classrooms sheltering displaced families were hit and at least 24 people were reported killed in the strike. Up to 7,000 people were in the school...
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Education Above All Foundation Attack on UNRWA Schools, Children’s Murders
Education Above All Foundation (EAA) unequivocally condemns the deliberate attacks on Al Fakhoora UNRWA school on Saturday, 18 November, and the similarly devastating assault on the Al-Falah school on Friday, 17 November. These reprehensible attacks have resulted in the tragic loss of dozens of lives of women, children, and displaced civilians, with many others injured...
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Opinion: Wretched Humanity
Ashen faces of children not opening their once sparkle-filled eyes, ashen faces of mothers who have lost their babies, fathers desperately digging to find life underneath the rubble. Only to find muffled screams, lifeless bodies passing on, leaving hell in the hopes to find heaven? A land they might hopefully finally call home, where...
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Lila Ali Aldakheel: Rising Above and Beyond Challenges
The LOréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Middle East Regional Young Talents Program, in partnership with Khalifa University of Science and Technology, earlier celebrated a decade of empowering female scientists from the GCC in the fields of Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science, who have blazed trails and are changing the landscape of scientific...
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Women in Law Initiative Pakistan releases draft for Global Call for Action for Ceasefire, Lasting Peace in Palestine
Lahore, Pakistan: The Women in Law Initiative Pakistan has released a draft call for action for ceasefire and lasting peace in Palestine. This draft has been prepared as a follow up endeavour out of the conference on Women in Times of War: The Role of Female Lawyers held last year on December 13, 2022 in...
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Supporting the protection of Palestinian lives does not equal being antisemitic or pro-terrorism: Queen Rania
Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan has called for a ceasefire in Israels war against Hamas, saying that supporting the protection of Palestinian lives does not equal being antisemitic or pro-terrorism. There has to be a collective call for a ceasefire, Rania told CNNs Becky Anderson. I know that some who are against the ceasefire argue that...
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100+ attacks on Gaza Healthcare, 88 UNRWA killed, Unconditional Release of Hostages, Immediate Humanitarian Ceasefire Called
New York City/Geneva/Rome: For almost a month, the world has been watching the unfolding situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory in shock and horror at the spiralling numbers of lives lost and torn apart. In Israel, some 1,400 people have been killed and thousands have been injured, according to the Israeli authorities. More...
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Pakistani digital platform offers women avenues to report, seek advice related to GBV
November 2nd, 2023 (Lahore, Pakistan): Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) Pakistan is relaunching Ab Aur Nahin, a pro bono online portal for women seeking legal representation and psychological counselling in cases of harassment and gender-based violence. The website works by linking victims/survivors to helpful resources and connecting them with qualified and experienced pro bono lawyers so...