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Farhan Akhtar appointed as first-ever male UN Women Goodwill Ambassador

The ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ star known for his work as an actor, filmmaker and singer, will devote his efforts to promoting the empowerment of women and girls acro...

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Thought Factory

A Thought for Children’s Day

“There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that the...

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Sustainable Development

Building a lasting peace: where are the women?

Fourteen years ago, the UN Security Council officially recognised the importance of fully-involving women in all peace and security efforts in Resolution 1325. But when we ...

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Health

Progress on Family Planning Means Progress for All

Family Planning 2020 launched Partnership in Progress, a report on global efforts to fulfill the ambitious goal set at the 2012 London Summit on Family Planning: deliver li...

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Sustainable Development

Gender equality creates sustainable development

The recent UN report called World Survey on the Role of Women in Development 2014: Gender Equality and Sustainable Development, which focuses on women’s rights, capab...

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Thought Factory

The Subjectivity Of Madness

“Those who were dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music” is a quote often attributed to Friedrich Nietzsche, although is the sub...

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Health

Dr. Harshad Sanghvi: Reducing Maternal and Child Deaths Requires Better Trained, Empowered Health Workers

Technological solutions, like improved equipment and logistical tools, have been trumpeted as keys to finally ending preventable maternal and child deaths. ??ut it?? not ju...

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Bollywood

Vogue India’s Women’s Empowerment Sees Worthy Pledges

The world is becoming a better place to live in for the women, thanks to the numerous causes of women’s empowerment undertaken by well-known personalities across the ...

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Hollywood

Viola Davis honored for ‘Hunger Is’ charity work, opens up about impoverished childhood

Film and television star Viola Davis told a crowd of Hollywood luminaries that her drive to end childhood hunger is fueled by memories of growing up in “abject povert...

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Sustainable Development

Economists fear changes to NREGA but fund squeeze is already curtailing its operations

State governments are beginning to feel the pinch of the Ministry of Rural Development's cap on spending on the employment guarantee scheme. In its bid to streamline the Ma...

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