World migration report 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
With 73% Of The Region
India has the maximum number of women dying in the Asia-Pacific region because of discriminatory treatment in access to health and nutrition and sex-selective abortion, according to a report prepared by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) that reveals shocking levels of gender disparity in the country.
Patralekha Chatterjee The new UNDP report flags three key areas where policy interventions are needed to promote gender equality -building economic power, promoting political voice and advancing legal rights
The annual GDP growth rate of the country would increase by two to four per cent if nearly 70 per cent of the women were part of the work force, says a UN report.
Women, it is said, hold up half the sky. Forget the sky. In India, women most often don
Present in every village, anganwadi workers have a standing that is turning them into a reforming force
<p>Three out of four poor people in the developing world live in rural areas, and most of them depend—directly or indirectly—on agriculture for their livelihoods. Providing economic services, such as agricultural extension, is essential for using agriculture for development.
The Seventh Traditional Food Festival reaffirmed the growing demand for traditional food items and organic products: coupled with a sustainable lifestyle. About forty thousand visitors thronged not only around the food counters, but also shopped to see different innovations and gadgets promoting a healthy lifestyle.
Food sovereignty encompasses many of the measures that are needed for women to achieve their full human rights, including the right to food.
Every morning and evening, millions of women in India spend an hour or two cooking their rice, dal, curry, and roti or other flat bread. Most will prepare their meals over a smoky, 3-stone open fire or a traditional clay or brick cook stove called a chulha.