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Americans thought child labor was a travesty ‘over there.’ That myth has been shattered.
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Americans thought child labor was a travesty ‘over there.’ That myth has been shattered.

Child labor in palm oil industry in Southeast Asia tied to Girl Scout cookies In India, I have squatted with kids on towering heaps of smelly trash, helping as they picked through rubbish for the tiny items they think they can sell or use. In Congo, I have knelt at the 2-foot openings of unstable…

32 per cent women experience violence in Pakistan: UNFPA – Daily Times
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32 per cent women experience violence in Pakistan: UNFPA – Daily Times

Violence against women is one of the most prevalent human rights violation across the globe as it is a life-threatening health and protection issue. According to the statistics, 32 per cent of women have experienced violence in Pakistan. Half of these women never sought help or told anyone about the violence they had experienced. Gender-based…

Child marriage rears its ugly head in Rajasthan – The Hindu
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Child marriage rears its ugly head in Rajasthan – The Hindu

On a sunny November afternoon in Banjaras, a tribal hamlet in Rajasthan’s Alwar district, 17-year-old Pooja Banjara sports a smile when asked what she aspires to be in life. Seated on a cot laid out on the mud porch of her brick house, she picks up her cell phone and reveals her WhatsApp profile picture,…

Secondary education can reduce child marriage by 66%: UNICEF – Down To Earth
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Secondary education can reduce child marriage by 66%: UNICEF – Down To Earth

Secondary education stronger, more consistent protection against child marriage than primary school education Two of every three child marriages would be stopped in the world only if all girls could complete secondary school, a new UNICEf report claimed. The numbers would fall 80 per cent if all girls continued on to higher education, the report mentioned….

Gender Consultant advises families to raise boys to appreciate girls, women | News Ghana
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Gender Consultant advises families to raise boys to appreciate girls, women | News Ghana

Dr Miriam R. Iddrisu, a Social Development and Gender Consultant, has advised families to raise boys to appreciate and respect girls and women. She said it was important for boys to be trained to appreciate that girls and women were equal partners, had potentials, rights and entitlements to support their growth. Dr Iddrisu gave the…

Number of people emigrating from Kazakhstan goes down, according to latest data
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Number of people emigrating from Kazakhstan goes down, according to latest data

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – The number of people who emigrated from Kazakhstan is going down steadily. More about the migration processes in Kazakhstan is in the latest article of Kazinform. According to the Bureau of National Statistics, in 2021, 32,256 people emigrated from Kazakhstan, compared to 29,088 in 2020 and 45,225 in 2019. In terms of…

The Unseen, Untold Story of the 50% — Global Issues – My Droll
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The Unseen, Untold Story of the 50% — Global Issues – My Droll

“When nearly a third of all women in developing countries are becoming mothers during adolescence, it is clear the world is failing adolescent girls,” said UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem. Credit: Michael Duff/UNFPA by Baher Kamal (madrid), Friday, July 08, 2022, Inter Press Service Watch videos here. MADRID, Jul 08 (IPS) – While women and…

Child marriage: Some girls still being sold for cows in South Sudan
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Child marriage: Some girls still being sold for cows in South Sudan

Young girls are still being auctioned off into marriage in exchange for cows in South Sudan, activists have said. The issue was one they had hoped to raise with the Pope when he visited the country in two weeks – a trip that has now been postponed because he is not well enough to travel….