UN report says that biased social norms and broader human-development crisis heightened by Covid, when many women lost their income, have stalled progress on inequality.
The role of seafood in helping feed our population has been overlooked by governments in favour of land-based solutions such as starchy vegetables and red meat.
The Soviet-era dam was damaged in an explosion Tuesday and its collapse led to the flooding of dozens of towns and villages, forcing thousands to leave their homes.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Twitter for the release of anyone detained for 'exercising freedom of expression and peaceful assembly'.
UN committee said while representation of women in political and public life has increased, women only represent 26.54% of deputies to 14th National People's Congress.
The recommendations for China by the UN were made alongside findings on Germany, Iceland, Sao Tome and Principe, Slovakia, Spain, Timor-Leste and Venezuela.
The candidates are IOM deputy director Amy Pope, a former White House advisor personally backed by Joe Biden, and her boss António Vitorino who has run the organisation since 2018.
For Palestinians, commemoration and remembrance of the Nakba is not about marking a historical event. It’s about the need to continue telling their stories.
The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.
Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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