Recent poll by gender experts rate Egypt as unfit for women

As per a poll of gender experts, Egypt has been rated as the worst country in terms of women’s
rights, reasons that have been stated range from sexual harassment...

‘Fandry’ all set to create a stir at the 18th International Children’s Film Festival

Director Nagraj Manjule marks an exceptional debut with Marathi movie ‘Fandry’. Fandry is a story of a ‘Dalit’ boy trying to impress his socially su...

Europe?s leaders to take up youth employment crisis in Paris today

Leaders of Europe assemble in Paris today to discuss ways of dealing with youth employment crisis
after German leader Angela Merkel highlighted it as a major issue tha...

UN Environment Programme states an increase in global green house gas emissions by 2020 (Emissions Gap report 2013)

The United Nations says it is “less and less likely” that global greenhouse gas emissions will be low enough by 2020 to stop the atmosphere warming beyond the i...

4 Assam schools show way to protect nature

GUWAHATI: Respect for nature and environment cannot be inculcated in a day. But if ingrained from childhood, an individual can grow up to become a responsible citizen.

BLOOD ON THE DIGITAL DANCE FLOOR

It’s hard to steer clear from the political process in India any longer, hard to ignore the shrill cacophony that dominates as well as overpowers sensibilities and wi...

In 2000, the UN set eight goals that changed the world. They expire in 2015, what next?

AN UNCERTAIN BEGINNING

Although it was several years ago, I still remember how Melinda and I felt when we learned about the Millennium Development Goals. We were ho...

Violence versus Women is an everyday occurrence in cities. Learn what the UN is doing 2 make cities safer

Sexual harassment and other forms of sexual violence in public spaces are an everyday occurrence for women and girls around the world—in urban and rural areas, in dev...

BCC aims to better position, represent women in programming

She is one of the BBC’s most senior female executives, and although this in itself wouldn’t necessarily mean that Liliane Landor is particularly concerned about...