The Emirate of Sharjah, UAE, welcomed an incredible assembly of global publishing industry experts, literary agents and thought leaders during the three-day event: The Publishers Conference. The 13th edition of the conference offered a unique space for professionals across the publishing landscape to not just examine some of the most significant industry challenges; but also...
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Hunger, Desperation Magnify Amid Gaza Siege
Cairo, Egypt: Thousands of civilians on Sunday morning stormed a UN-run warehouse in Gazas middle area, where the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is storing some food commodities. The mornings events followed a harrowing 24-hour communication blackout and persistent access challenges that brought all WFP operations to a halt, leaving staff and partners incommunicado....
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Digital Rights Foundation Pakistans Executive Director Joins UN Secretary Generals High-level Advisory Board on AI
Digital Rights Foundations (DRF) Pakistans Executive Director Nighat Dad has joined the United Nations Secretary General’s high-level advisory board on Artificial Intelligence (AI) along with esteemed distinguished individuals from across the globe. The board will address the overarching theme of addressing global governance of AI. The AI advisory bodys interim recommendations by the end of...
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Opinion: Decolonizing Empathy
They fear love because it creates a world they can’t control. George Orwell, 1984 Power has always been an enforcer of fear, hate, division, polarization in order to control. The narrative has always been about us versus them. With the influx of information, spiced with dis-info, mis-info, propaganda and linguistic manipulation across mass media, the cacophonic...
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Women are increasingly at-risk in conflict and underrepresented in peace processes: UN report
New York City, USA: More than 600 million women and girls lived in conflict-affected countries in 2022, a 50 per cent increase since 2017. Civilians around the world need greater humanitarian aid than ever beforebut countries are instead increasing military spending, which topped USD 2.2 trillion in 2022. That is the picture painted by the...
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WFP Calls for Sustained Access To Gaza as Humanitarian Convoy Brings First Food Supplies
Rome, Italy: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed the opening of the border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, which enabled a first convoy of trucks to bring in urgently needed food, water and other supplies provided by the Egyptian Red Crescent and the United Nations for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who have been...
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UN Women report reveals devastating impact of the crisis in Gaza on women, girls
New York City: UN Womens Rapid Assessment and Humanitarian Response in the Occupied Palestinian Territory sheds light on the profound impact of the ongoing conflict on the people in Gaza, including on women and girls. Following the 7 October attack by Hamas on Israel and the ensuing Israeli attacks on Gaza, UN Women has analyzed the differentiated...
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No Funeral for Nazia: Traversing Across Traditional Rites of Farewell
Taha Kehars No Funeral for Nazia published by Neem Tree Press is a witty tale that challenges social conventions and narrates the story of Nazia Sami, a celebrated author who in her final days, wields pen one last time and leaves a trail of instructions for her sister, Naureen. It is a striking and inventive...
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Dr. Fatma H. Al-Awadhi: Leveraging Potential for Biomedical Development
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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The Crisis of Hunger in South Africa Requires Urgent Attention
October 16, 2023: Oxfam South Africa has learnt from its programmatic and advocacy work with communities in South Africa and the SADC that the pandemic and subsequent austerity measures have worsened inequality and food insecurity, catalysing an urgent need for concerted efforts to address the crisis. The pandemic has exacerbated extreme inequality and has pushed...