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Sep

UN Gender Snapshot Report 2024: Global gender gaps remain wide

Published in The Express Tribune on September 17, 2024 A new United Nations report titled ‘The Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2024’ has highlighted that despite global progress on gender equality and women’s empowerment, significant gaps persist across all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aim to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace […]

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Sep

EDUCATION: THE STATE OF SCHOOLING IN PAKISTAN

By Rafiullah Kakar Published in Dawn on September 15, 2024 With nearly 67 percent of its population below the age of 30, Pakistan stands as one of the youngest nations in the world. This vast youth bulge presents us with a golden opportunity to capitalise on a potential “demographic dividend,” while also presenting the challenge of providing[…]

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Sep

The need for social development

By Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri Published in The News on September 15, 2024 D emocracy has long been heralded as the political system best suited to prioritise citizens’ needs, particularly in the realm of social development. This belief is supported by growing evidence that democracies outperform autocracies in critical areas such as healthcare, education, peacebuilding and economic[…]