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‘A New era for girls: Taking stock on 25 years of progress’ report released
‘A New era for girls: Taking stock on 25 years of progress’ is a report recently unveiled by UNICEF, Plan International and United Nations Women. The report reveals that though the rate of drop-outs for girls in schools has decreased ..
Home Ministry, UN Women Launches Campaign to End Violence Against Women
Union Ministry of Home Affairs in collaboration with UN Women launched an awareness campaign to end violence against women. As part of campaign a ‘UNiTE to End Violence Against Women’ Metro was flagged of at the Sultanpur Metro station in ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Indian-origin Anita Bhatia appointed UN Deputy Executive Director
United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres recently appointed Indian-origin Anita Bhatia as Deputy Executive Director of United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) for Resource Management, Sustainability and Partnerships. Key Highlights Earlier Lakshmi Puri, Veteran ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Anita Bhatia appointed as UN-Women Deputy Executive Director
Indian-origin Anita Bhatia has been the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) for Resource Management, Sustainability and Partnerships. The key appointment comes less than a week after UN Secretary-General ..
Indian-origin Anita Bhatia Appointed as UN-Women s Deputy Executive Director
Indian-origin Anita Bhatia has been appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as the Deputy Executive Director of UN Women. UN Women United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) is dedicated to gender equality and the ..
India wins six elections in UNECOSOC bodies
India has won six elections to United Nations (UN) Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) bodies, five of them unanimously. In these polls, India won places on executive boards of four UN bodies, three commissions and committee. NGO Committee India faced ..