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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Education Above All Foundation Attack on UNRWA Schools, Children’s Murders
Education Above All Foundation (EAA) unequivocally condemns the deliberate attacks on Al Fakhoora UNRWA school on Saturday, 18 November, and the similarly devastating assault on the Al-Falah school on Friday, 17 November. These reprehensible attacks have resulted in the tragic loss of dozens of lives of women, children, and displaced civilians, with many others injured...
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176 People Reported Killed in UNRWA Shelters Since Beginning of Gaza Siege
November 19th, 2023 (Amman, Jordan): I watched with sheer horror reports from an attack on the al-Fakhoura UNRWA school-turned-shelter in northern Gaza. It is just cruel, said UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini Classrooms sheltering displaced families were hit and at least 24 people were reported killed in the strike. Up to 7,000 people were in the school...
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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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Supporting the protection of Palestinian lives does not equal being antisemitic or pro-terrorism: Queen Rania
Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan has called for a ceasefire in Israels war against Hamas, saying that supporting the protection of Palestinian lives does not equal being antisemitic or pro-terrorism. There has to be a collective call for a ceasefire, Rania told CNNs Becky Anderson. I know that some who are against the ceasefire argue that...
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100+ attacks on Gaza Healthcare, 88 UNRWA killed, Unconditional Release of Hostages, Immediate Humanitarian Ceasefire Called
New York City/Geneva/Rome: For almost a month, the world has been watching the unfolding situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory in shock and horror at the spiralling numbers of lives lost and torn apart. In Israel, some 1,400 people have been killed and thousands have been injured, according to the Israeli authorities. More...
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Pakistani digital platform offers women avenues to report, seek advice related to GBV
November 2nd, 2023 (Lahore, Pakistan): Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) Pakistan is relaunching Ab Aur Nahin, a pro bono online portal for women seeking legal representation and psychological counselling in cases of harassment and gender-based violence. The website works by linking victims/survivors to helpful resources and connecting them with qualified and experienced pro bono lawyers so...
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Hunger, Desperation Magnify Amid Gaza Siege
Cairo, Egypt: Thousands of civilians on Sunday morning stormed a UN-run warehouse in Gazas middle area, where the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is storing some food commodities. The mornings events followed a harrowing 24-hour communication blackout and persistent access challenges that brought all WFP operations to a halt, leaving staff and partners incommunicado....
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Digital Rights Foundation Pakistans Executive Director Joins UN Secretary Generals High-level Advisory Board on AI
Digital Rights Foundations (DRF) Pakistans Executive Director Nighat Dad has joined the United Nations Secretary General’s high-level advisory board on Artificial Intelligence (AI) along with esteemed distinguished individuals from across the globe. The board will address the overarching theme of addressing global governance of AI. The AI advisory bodys interim recommendations by the end of...
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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...