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How COVID-19 is affecting progress on gender equality

On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, the UN General Assembly held a virtual multi-stakeholder hearing titled, “Accelerating the Realisation of Gender Equality and the Empowerment...

German cabinet passes first ever gender equality strategy

Germany’s cabinet on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 approved a strategy aimed at boosting efforts to achieve equality between men and women in all future...

Amid COVID-19, group mobilises young leaders to build gender-equal future

In claiming lives and wreaking economic havoc throughout Africa, COVID-19 is placing an especially heavy burden on girls and women, primarily because their prominent role...

Makoko fisherwomen seek gender equality

Makoko community is a slum neighbourhood on the mainland of Lagos State in Nigeria, where women eke out a living from fishing. The community...

Espinosa champions gender equality in climate action

In an apparent bid to improve gender equality in the field of climate action, the Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change...

Panelists demand equal opportunities for women in oil palm sector

Key players involved in oil palm in Indonesia have highlighted the need for equal rights and opportunities for women and men. Panelists at a...

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World Hand Hygiene Day: Govt urged to implement, disseminate hand hygiene roadmap

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation (FMWRS) has been urged to implement the National Roadmap to Hand...
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NABDA urges farmers to embrace biotechnology to boost productivity

Director General, National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. Mustapha Abdullahi, has urged farmers to embrace biotechnology to...

World Press Freedom Day: Minister calls for effective climate journalism

Minister of State for Environment, Dr Iziaq Salako, has called for effective climate journalism in order to address environmental...

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World Hand Hygiene Day: Govt urged to implement, disseminate hand hygiene roadmap

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NABDA urges farmers to embrace biotechnology to boost productivity

Director General, National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NABDA),...
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