Picture Credit: Balqees Shahin is a volunteer with HeforShe in Jordan Discussing gender equality in Jordan can lead to difficult conversations, as Balqees Shahin, a volunteer for the UN Women gender equality campaign HeforShe, has discovered. Marking International Day of The Girl Child on Monday, Ms. Shahin told UN News that online games can help young people to …
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A WHO report states that 13 people are dying per minute across the globe due to air pollution. (Picture credit: PTI) The WHO COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health, launched today in the lead-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, spells out the global health community’s prescription for …
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Picture Credit: SunBox is a Palestine-based start-up founded by Majd Mashharawi. Photo: Sunbox Majd Mashharawi’s inspiration for her start-up SunBox, which powers thousands of homes in Gaza city with cost-effective solar panels, stemmed from her own experience with the electricity crisis that mars the lives of those in the 365-kilometre blockaded enclave. Founded in 2018, …
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At this moment, we are perhaps witnessing a crisis like none other in history – a pandemic that brought countries and businesses to a halt and radically changed human behaviour. Even though the effects of the pandemic across industries continue to be profound, it is quite inspiring to witness how corporates across the world are …
Differently-abled daughter of daily wagers saved money and studied, and is now making fellow villagers literate, reports Mukesh Ranjan. JHARKHAND: Kalawati Kumari, 27, of Silafari village in Gumla can’t walk, but her morale is high. She never attended school due to her disability and poor financial condition, but managed to clear Class 10 and 12 exams …
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