The Union government has reaffirmed the expansive scope of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, stating that the law applies to all women regardless of age, employment status, or sector of work. The clarification was provided in the Rajya Sabha by Minister of State for Women and Child […]
For over a decade, Yemen has endured conflict between Houthi rebels and government forces. Millions of lives and livelihoods remain at risk, and the conflict shows no sign of ending. “The appetite for a military escalation remains,” Hans Grundberg, UN Special Envoy for Yemen, told ambassadors. While violence remains an immediate threat, he noted that […]
Speaking to journalists in Gaza City, Jonathan Whittall, OCHA‘s local Head of Office, painted a dire picture of life under what he called a “total and complete blockade” now approaching its third month. “The coming days in Gaza are going to be critical. Today people are not surviving in Gaza, those that aren’t being killed […]