January 15th, 2020, Washington (USA): The regulatory environment for womens economic participation has improved over the past two years, with 40 economies enacting 62 reforms that will help women half the worlds population realize their potential and contribute to economic growth and development, says a new World Bank study. Still, the results are...
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Burning Planet: Climate Fires and Political Flame Wars Rage
January 15th, 2020, London (United Kingdom): Economic and political polarization will rise this year, as collaboration between world leaders, businesses and policy-makers is needed more than ever to stop severe threats to our climate, environment, public health and technology systems. This points to a clear need for a multistakeholder approach to mitigating risk at a...
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Creating Livelihoods For Underserved Women in Asia-Pacific
Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)s award-winning Womens Livelihood BondTM Series (WLB Series) Asia-Pacifics first-ever multi-country gender bond series to be listed on a stock exchange – has gained new support the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the Rockefeller Foundation. IIX successfully closed...
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USD 70 Trillion in Investment Over the Next 10 Years For SDGs
December 30th, 2019, Abu Dhabi (UAE): Meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals with require up to USD 7 trillion of global investment each year till 2030, according to the United Nations own figures. In parallel, governments and the private sector will have to adopt new policies and business models to accommodate emerging technologies and...
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Capacity building camp empowers women
December 20th, 2019, Sharjah (UAE): Sajaya Young Ladies of Sharjah (SYL), a subsidiary of the Rubu Qarn Foundation for Creating Leaders and Innovators, concluded the 6th edition of Afaaq Leadership Camp on Thursday, which was organised to empower young women with the 21st Century skills of critical thinking and creativity, innovation and leadership skills, in...
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Gulf Businesses Encourage Inclusion
December 16th, 2019, Sharjah (UAE): Businesses across the Gulf Region are increasingly striving to empower women in the workforce, but key challenges persist and require immediate addressal to leverage the full power of women, according to newly unveiled survey results by the Pearl Initiative and NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA). The survey, titled Women in...
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Cyber Safety Ambassadors ready to educate their peers
December 16th, 2019, Sharjah (UAE): Following the conclusion of the training workshops for the Child Safety Department (CSD)s Cyber Safety Ambassadors initiative, which aims to provide children and youth with the skills and training to guide their peers towards best practices in online safety, its 24 participants have been certified as capable of conducting workshops...
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Womens Committee raise awareness, support women in the banking sector
December 16th, 2019, Dubai (UAE): The first-of-its-kind Womens Committee set up by the Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies (EIBFS), a regional leader in banking and finance education and training, met recently at an event titled, Her challenges Her ideas to discuss its agenda and objectives. Ms. Rafia Al Abbar, Vice President, Head...
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Be The Change To Empower Woman
December 11th, 2019, Sharjah (UAE): Be the change you want to see in the world, was the message from Philip Harding, CEO and Co-founder IMPACTJUNKIE, an organisation that brings together entrepreneurs and investors to solve global problems through entrepreneurship, on the second day of the Womens Economic Empowerment Global Summit (WEEGS 2019), being held in...
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Ruler of Sharjah Opens Womens Economic Empowerment Global Summit 2019
December 10th, 2019, Sharjah (UAE): His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, has asserted that he will personally support programmes and efforts to empower women around the world, particularly in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Sharjah Ruler also called on entities across Sharjah...