On April 23rd, 2024, the fourth edition of Anankes Women in Literature Festival will celebrate and showcase how collective efforts enable positive narratives, mobilize change through dialogue and engagement. Happening in the month of World Book Day, the three-day event strives to create a space, a collective, where diverse set of voices especially from...
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Catalysing a Revolutionary, Inclusive and Feminist Future for Africas Extractive Industry
As the worlds biggest mining companies of some of the worst emitters of carbon – converge in Cape Town, South Africa to deliberate multi-billion dollar mining deals, Oxfam joins progressive organisations and movements from across the world for the 2024 Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI2024), which kicked off February 5th, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. Oxfams...
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Two mothers are killed in Gaza every hour as fighting exceeds 100 days
New York City: The Gaza crisis is impacting women and girls at unprecedented levels with loss of life and catastrophic levels of humanitarian needs. This is the main conclusion of the “Gender Alert: The Gendered Impact of the Crisis in Gaza” issued by UN Women. At least 24,620 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, about 16,000 of...
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GBV, Inequality, and the Climate are inextricable crises: Oxfam
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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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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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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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...
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340 million females will live in extreme poverty by 2030 with continuing trends: UN Report
September 8th, 2023, (New York, USA): Despite global efforts, the world is falling short of achieving gender equality. This year’s edition of the UN Women and UN DESA Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2023, launched today, paints a worrisome picture halfway through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Gender Snapshot...
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HHS Launches Innovation Challenge to Prevent Human Trafficking Among Women and Girls
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) Office on Womens Health (OWH), is launching a new challenge worth up to $1.8 million to organizations with successful innovative and life-changing approaches to address human trafficking prevention among women and girls in the United States. The...
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IWMF Selects UAE-based journalist Anjana Sankar as 2024 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow
August 2nd, 2023 (WASHINGTON, DC, USA): The International Womens Media Foundation (IWMF) today announced print journalist Anjana Sankar as the organizations 2024 IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow. A veteran journalist, Sankar was chosen by a selection committee from more than 160 applicants across 59 countries. In its 19th year, the fellowship awards one journalist the opportunity to study and report...