April 8th, 2020, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia): The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking (NCCHT), in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the International Organization of Migration (IOM), has launched a “National Referral Mechanism,” which outlines best practices for handling cases of trafficking in persons, specifying the...
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Report Focusing Racism, Intolerance, Domestic Violence in Bulgaria calls for cultural, political shift
April 2nd, 2020, Strasbourg (France): Today the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatovi?, published a report on the visit to Bulgaria she carried out in November 2019. The report focuses on racism, intolerance and discrimination; violence against women and domestic violence; and media freedom. The Commissioner considers that there is a need...
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Calls for greater inclusion in all travel companies is championed by industry leaders
March 12th, 2020, Dubai (UAE): Fifty-four per cent of women make up the global tourism workforce compared to thirty-nine per cent in the broader economy and yet many still struggle to follow a clear leadership track to senior positions and so remain in lower-level employment. In travel, specifically, the overall percentage of women in executive...
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International General Insurance teams up with Career Excel to empower female employees
March 3rd, 2020, London (GB): International General Insurance Holdings Limited (IGI), the international specialist commercial insurer and reinsurer, today announced plans to support the women in its organization on International Womens Day by investing in their personal and professional development. As part of its ongoing Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) initiative, IGI will offer Career Excel...
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Nurturing Womens Economic Empowerment
March 10th, 2020, Ras Al Khaimah (UAE): Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) has celebrated this year’s International Women’s Day with a Business High Tea & Networking event exclusive for UAE businesswomen. Attended by women business leaders, the event held in Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah served as an excellent platform to connect and learn...
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Womens Rights Progressive Blueprint Unfinished, Opportunity Remains
March 7th, 2020, New York (USA): Women Deliver, a global advocate for gender equality and the health and rights of girls and women, welcomes new research launched today by Equal Measures 2030 (EM2030) and UN Women that reveals progress and gaps in the work to advance gender equality. The analyses show that the agenda laid...
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QIDZ Celebrates IWD by Lifting Aspiring Entrepreneurs
March 4th, 2020, Dubai (UAE): To mark the celebration of International Womens Day (IWD), female-founded startup QiDZ, the go-to mobile application for family activities in the UAE, Bahrain and KSA, launches an initiative dedicated to women who want to disrupt the status quo with their own startup idea. QiDZ will host a series of events...
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Investing in culture to strengthen communications
March 4th, 2020, Sharjah (UAE): To explore the impact of cross-cultural communication on culture and its impact , the ninth edition of the International Government Communication Forum (IGCF 2020) being held at Expo Centre Sharjah, hosted on its inaugural day a dialogue with HE Irina Bokova, President of the Academy for Cultural Diplomacy in Berlin...
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The Catalysts #BiasCorrect Returns Marking Womens Day
March 4th, 2020, New York (USA): Catalyst is celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) 2020 with a reboot of its successful #BiasCorrect campaign to interrupt unconscious bias by highlighting the power of words used to describe women in the workplace. Building on its 2019 IWD #BiasCorrect campaign success which featured images of women leaders and influencers like Hillary Clinton and Sheryl Sandberg sharing biased words used to describe them...
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Innovate for Good
March 2nd, 2020, Abu Dhabi (UAE): The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) has announced its support for Innovate4Good (I4G), a purpose-driven startup community platform and thought leadership forum committed to accelerating social innovation and transformational entrepreneurship in the MENA region and beyond. As part of its involvement, MOCCAE intends to work with I4G strategic...