Today an estimated 122 million youth are illiterate globally, out of which 60.7 percent are young women according to a UNESCO report. More than 1.3 billion people live in abject poverty and then there is also the current devastating refugee situation the world over from Syria to Burma, among the numerous issues afflicting mankind. All...
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Eliminating Child Marriages
A resolution on child, early and forced marriage is being considered in the UN Human Rights Council in the coming week. The alliance to end early and forced marriages KP/FATA is urging the Pakistan government to support the forthcoming resolution in the UN, and to co-sponsor the Human Rights Council resolution. The broad co-sponsorship of...