At a virtual panel discussion organized by The Big Heart Foundation in collaboration with UNHCR as a follow-up to the fifth Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support The three non-profits, RefuSHE, INARA and The Lotus Flower, were awarded a special AED 1.1 million grant instituted by TBHF-NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) for demonstrating...
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Leaders Summit Calls For Sustainable Recovery
More than 20,000 business leaders joined Heads of State, civil society leaders and UN Chiefs to call for increased corporate ambition to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 and net-zero by 2050 during extraordinary Leaders Summit. UNITED NATIONS, New York, USA: UN Secretary-General António Guterres was joined by Heads of State...
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Dedicated Digital Assets, Baseline Study on the Status of Womens Representation in Law in Pakistan 2020-21 Launched
June 21st, 2021 (Islamabad, Pakistan): A one-stop dedicated digital portal and app titled, LawyHER.pk was launched earlier today. This portal/app is part of the Increasing Womens Representation in Law Project by the Federal Ministry of Law and Justice in partnership with Group Development Pakistan and Women in Law Initiative Pakistan supported by the Australian High Commission...
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Women uphold the burden of the war the most
A Syrian photographer who came to worldwide attention when he rescued a child injured in a devastating car bomb has released his first documentary. Abd Al-Kader Habaks 54-minute film, Her Stories, documents the struggles, successes and dreams of three women from Syria. It will premiere at the Oakville Festivals of Film and Art (Offa 2021)...
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One in 100 deaths is by suicide
Suicide remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, according to WHOs latest estimates, published today in Suicide worldwide in 2019. Every year, more people die as a result of suicide than HIV, malaria or breast cancer – or war and homicide. In 2019, more than 700 000 people died by suicide: one in...
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CodeGirls Pakistan makes it on the radar as a driving force for inclusion of women in tech
June 14th, 2021, (Karachi, Pakistan): CodeGirls held a digital event to mark three years of empowering girls through coding and business skills. The event was organized to reprise the purpose of the program, share the journey since its inception, and to gauge feedback from industry experts for further improvement. The event was hosted by Hasnain...
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Travel Ink set up by best-selling author Karen Osman celebrates 10-year anniversary with new division
June 13th, 2021 (Dubai, UAE): The homegrown UAE business, Travel Ink, which was set up in 2011 by number-one best-selling author, Karen Osman, has expanded its content writing offering with the opening of a new division dedicated to small and medium enterprises. While Travel Ink has built a reputation as the UAE’s most trusted content...
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RightCon2021 focuses on digital rights in pandemic recovery
June 7th, 2021: Access Now welcomes a timely new joint statement from U.N. Special Procedures emphasizing that digital rights are a top priority to rebuild civic space amid recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The nine experts are taking part in RightsCon 2021 (June 7-11), marking the third consecutive year that Special Rapporteurs have issued a statement in light of thematic discussions to...
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Lebanese amputee athlete breaks the Guinness World Records™ title to mark the launch of GWRs Impairment Records Initiative
MENA: Longest static wall sit (female) LA1 UK: Fastest accumulative time crossing the United Kingdom by tandem bicycle (male) - IS1 USA: Fastest 100 miles on a treadmill (female) - LA2 (not happening until July) June 5th, 2021, (Dubai, UAE): Darine Barbar, an inspirational amputee athlete who just made history by breaking the...
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Pakistans first graphic novel on an eastern marriage relays unspoken realities of a broken identity
June 5th, 2021, (Lahore, Pakistan): Grey Matter is Pakistans first graphic novel that tells the story about a marriage in Eastern society. Author Sabdezar Irfans debut novel is a compelling read that welcomes a unique, new genre in Pakistani storytelling. Sabdezar Irfan, a resident of Lahore tells the story of Fera, the breakdown of her...