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The Legal Defence and Assistance Project (a coalition partner to Advance Gender Equality) has demanded removing ‘he’ and ‘chairman’ from the Nigerian Constitution to reflect gender equality.

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Women’s Day: NLC kicks against gender-based violence in work places On Kindly Share This Story: The Nigeria Labour congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to domesticate the ILO Convention 190 (C190) to discourage Gender-Based Violence and Harassment (GBVH) in workplaces. The Head of Department, Women and Youth, NLC, Mrs Rita Goyit, made the appeal at a virtual workshop for Labour journalists on Sunday. Goyit expressed concern that Nigeria had not ratified or domesticated the convent...

Speaking at a virtual workshop in collaboration with Solidarity Centre AFL-CIO for labour correspondents at the weekend, in commemoration of International Women’s Day, the Head, Women and Youth Department of NLC, Rita Goyit, said ratification and domestication of the Convention 190 would make workplaces free from violence and harassment, boost productivity AND put Nigeria on the list of countries promoting human rights. Earlier, Deputy Chairperson, National Women Commission of NLC, Salamatu A...

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Date Time First Responders from Latin America and Caribbean Enhance Skills in Handling Chemical Incidents Emergency first responders from Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC) developed their knowledge of detection, sampling, and identification of chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals during an online workshop. The event was conducted from 1 to 5 March by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in partnership with the Colombian National Police and the...

Five public and private-sector parties are now working together in the transition to a sustainable ginger sector in Nigeria. They launched the National Sustainable Ginger Platform (NSGP)…

France Provides Additional USD 617,000 for UNMAS Activities in Iraq [EN/AR] Format Baghdad, 04 March 2021 – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq welcomes an additional contribution of EUR 505,000 (approximately USD 617,000) from the Government of France renewing its commitment in supporting the Government of Iraq to protect the populations threatened by the deadly explosive ordnance left behind by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). For the third consecutive yea...

Together against the catastrophe Award-winning photographer Noor Ahmed Gelal portrays people whose lives are threatened by climate change. And yet they are successfully resisting it—with a sense of community and respect for nature. This is the subject of a new book, a joint German-Bangladeshi project. Sven Wagner Sven Wagner The plains and river regions of Bangladesh bear witness to the fatal effects of excessive consumption, resource depletion, and misguided international climate policy. ...

unaids.org UNAIDS APCOM has also used the COVID-19 Effect Series to promote fundraising initiatives, such as #CoronaAPCOMpassion, an emergency fund started by APCOM staff donating their salaries. APCOM collaborated with SWING, the Thai Sex Workers Organization, based in Bangkok and Pattaya, and mobilized 20 000 baht (US$ 650) to purchase basic food and supplies for sex workers. Feature story Reporting the realities faced by LGBTI people and people living with HIV in Asia and the Pacific 01 Ma...