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
Women
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Menstrual hygiene, management, and waste disposal: Practices and challenges faced by girls/women of developing countries
<p>Menstruation and menstrual practices still face many social, cultural, and religious restrictions which are a big barrier in the path of menstrual hygiene management. In many parts of the country especially
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State gets ready for national nutrition mission launch
Jaipur: Stage is all set for launch of national nutrition mission (NNM) in the state. It will come as a hope for under-5 children of a state having 39 per cent of stunted growth, 23 per cent wasted growth
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Clean energy project to benefit female refugees in northwest Kenya
NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Female refugees residing in Kakuma refugee camp situated in northwest Kenya are set to benefit from a clean energy project following the installation of Information, Communication and
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Turning promises into action: Gender equality in the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development
<p>Gender equality is a goal in its own right and a powerful force for upholding the main promise of the 2030 Agenda: to leave no one behind says this UN report. It takes stock of where we stand on key aspects of gender equality globally; tells us what is needed to monitor progress meaningfully; and provides wide ranging recommendations for change.</p>
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Africa: High Level Event on Empowering Women in Agriculture in Addis Ababa
A High Level Breakfast Meeting was organized on January 27, 2018, by Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS) on the theme Empowering Women in Agriculture (EWA) at the margins of the 30th African Union Summit of
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Health Alert! Cervical cancer kills 200 women every day in India
Cervical cancer kills nearly 200 women in India every day. Looking at the figures, it clearly shows that it has become one of the common fatal diseases in India. The figures are alarming, however what
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Gender equality results case study: India- enhancing energy-based livelihoods for women micro-entrepreneurs
This gender equality case study presents the contributions of the ADB-India project in providing 24-hour power supply to rural households in Madhya Pradesh and how it has opened opportunities for women
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Gender equality and social inclusion assessment of the energy sector: enhancing social sustainability of energy development in Nepal
In Nepal, deeply embedded structural conditions determined by gender, caste or ethnicity, religion, language, and even geography have made access to and benefits from energy resources highly uneven. Women,
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Report of the Committee on Doubling Farmers’ Income: Volume IX- Farm linked Activities and Secondary Agriculture (Ashok Dalwai Committee)
The ninth volume of the Report of the Committee on Doubling Farmers’ Income (DFI) examines the need and the scope to develop additional economic activities in the agrarian rural economy. Such farm-linked
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Report of the Committee on Doubling Farmers’ Income: Volume IX- Farm linked Activities and Secondary Agriculture (Ashok Dalwai Committee)
The ninth volume of the Report of the Committee on Doubling Farmers’ Income (DFI) examines the need and the scope to develop additional economic activities in the agrarian rural economy. Such farm-linked