UN sees no progress on biases against women in a decade

By Amin Ahmed Published in Dawn on June 14, 2023 ISLAMABAD: The 2023 Gender Social Norms Index’s (GSNI) report published by the United Nations has revealed no improvement in biases against women in a decade, with almost 9 out of 10 men and women worldwide still holding such biases today. Half of people worldwide still believe men […]

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A/HRC/53/26: How to expand and diversify regularization mechanisms and programmes to enhance the protection of the human rights of migrants – Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants

Published in www.ohchr.org on April 20, 2023 Summary The present report outlines the main activities undertaken by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Felipe González Morales, during the reporting period. In the report, the Special Rapporteur highlights the human rights challenges faced by migrants in an irregular situation by providing an analysis on how[…]

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Pakistan lost $3.7bn in remittances

By Shahid Iqbal Published in Dawn on June 14, 2023 KARACHI: The remittances sent by overseas Pakistani workers dipped month-on-month by 4 per cent and 10pc year-on-year to $2.1 billion in May. The latest data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday showed that the country lost $3.7bn in remittances during the first 11[…]

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