Date: Thursday, 20 July 2023
Child marriage takes away a girl’s right to safe and healthy childhood, quality and complete education that can lead to decent economic opportunities, and social and political empowerment.
To generate awareness and support for passing laws to protect children from harmful practices, UN Women Pakistan has launched #ChildWeddingCard campaign. The campaign gets…
Women and Girls: Front and Center in Climate Justice
Date: Monday, 17 July 2023
The catastrophic effects of climate change are on full display in Pakistan. Recent floods affected, more than 33 million people. Per the Post Disaster Need Assessment, Pakistan is paying the price of climate change and floods again proving that women and girls are most vulnerable during the crisis. In addition, they are also least heard during the relief and rehabilitation process. The call for climate justice highlights the need for action to address the causes and impacts of climate change…
Date: Monday, 17 July 2023
An increasing number of Pakistanis, including women and girls, are facing cyber harassment online. Through the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016 as well as other concerted initiatives by relevant authorities and many international and national partners, we collectively aim to significantly curb and ultimately eliminate violence against women online.
Date: Monday, 17 July 2023
UN Women Pakistan’s new ‘#BeatMe’ campaign brings an unconventional twist to advocacy on women’s rights. In a compelling paradox, the campaign showcases a woman inviting a man to beat her - but at things she is good at. The campaign, aims to inspire women to reaffirm that they are stronger than they are made to believe, and aims to shatter the perception that a woman is weak,…
Iqra's story | International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Date: Monday, 17 July 2023
On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we give you Iqra’s story. Women with disabilities are more vulnerable to face violence in all its forms; be it physical, emotional, psychological or verbal. This year’s theme is ‘Transformation towards sustainable and resilient society for all', and at UN Women Pakistan we are committed to increasing our focus on ensuring that women with disabilities are included in all our programmes, especially on economic empowerment, prevention of…
Date: Monday, 17 July 2023
The Bridal Couture Week was much the same as previous years, where bride after bride walked out on the ramp wearing magnificently extravagant outfits. However, right at the end of the bridal week, one specific outfit caught everyone’s attention. It was a school uniform, embellished with heavy motifs, worn by a girl. A striking symbol to raise awareness and highlight something that is still a grave issue in Pakistan. The horrible trade-off that takes place when a child is deprived of her…
End Violence against Gender Minorities
Date: Monday, 17 July 2023
Gender minorities face a higher rate of discrimination and violence than the male and female gender due to social norms and beliefs. Many are deprived of their rights to health care, education, employment, political participation and inheritance. Today is the International Human Rights Day. Human rights are inherent to all human beings, regardless of their race, gender, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. Everyone is entitled to these rights, without…
Date: Friday, 14 July 2023
SEVEN is based on the real-life stories of seven women's rights activist from Nigeria, Afghanistan, Guatemala, Russia, Pakistan, Northern Ireland and Cambodia. By mixing decision makers such as politicians and government officials with actors, media profiles and activists to portray the seven women, the tour, now into its tenth year, has reached over 50 000 people in more than 38 countries. Over 700 men and women have stepped on stage to lend their voice to these marginalized women.
Human Rights Day 2018 in Pakistan
Date: Friday, 14 July 2023
Every year, we celebrate Human Rights Day to honour our commitment to uplift humanity in all spheres of life. But, as we inch towards our goal, we see how difficult it is to challenge the preconceived notions and stereotypes that have clouded our vision on the rights and abilities of a certain segment of society. This time, join us in challenging the stereotypes we have of women who are differently-abled. The word ‘disabled’ generally implies “a physical or mental handicap, especially one…
Community Focused Radio Project (CFRP)
Date: Friday, 14 July 2023
UN Women Pakistan has implemented a project 'Community Focused Radio Project(CFRP)', mobilizing youth from Quetta, provincial headquarter of Balochistan province in Pakistan. The project was aiming to identify social issues and develop radio programmes to highlight those issues and stimulate actions to resolve the problems they face. 60 young volunteers, male and female, were selected and given capacities to conceptualize, direct and produce radio programme. UN Volunteer was the partner…
Wonder Women of Pakistan: Anita Karim
Date: Friday, 14 July 2023
Anita Karim is the only woman among the more than 300 professional MMA fighters in Pakistan. She was born in Hunza in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Balistan region. She comes from a family of MMA fighters and trains at a MMA training centre founded by her brothers in Islamabad. Her first professional fight was in 2018.
Wonder Women of Pakistan: Razia Sultana
Date: Friday, 14 July 2023
Razia Sultana, 47, had only a high school education. In 2016, she started Spiza Sports Co. in Sialkot city of Pakistan’s Punjab province. In 2017, Sultana attended a training organized by UN Women and funded by Proctor & Gamble, called Stimulating Equal Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs. There she learned about garment-making, online marketing and the use of social media for taking orders. For helping herself and many other workers, she was featured in the Wonder Women…
Date: Friday, 14 July 2023
This video is part of the campaign ‘Dil Walon ka Des’ which highlights diversity, tolerance, peaceful co-existence, and advocates for women as the leading voice for peace and social cohesion in Pakistan. It was launched under the project, “Building Social Cohesion Through Effective Women’s Leadership” in which UN Women Pakistan, collaboration with the European Union has been implemented to capacitate women as leaders in advancing social cohesion at various platforms.
Economic Empowerment of Women Home-Based Workers and Excluded Groups
Date: Friday, 14 July 2023
Women from marginalized social classes face multiple challenges and are often only able to work from home. These women engaged in the informal sector of the economy are called Home-Based Workers (HBWs). Of the estimated 20 million HBWs in Pakistan, 12 million are women. According to UN Women’s Status Report, 2016 on Women’s Economic Participation and Empowerment in Pakistan, women account for 65 per cent of the PKR 400 billion (USD 2.8 billion) that HBWs contribute to Pakistan’s economy.…
Women and Girls: Front and Centre in Climate Justice
Date: Friday, 14 July 2023
The catastrophic effects of climate change are on full display in Pakistan. Recent floods affected, more than 33 million people. Per the Post Disaster Need Assessment, Pakistan is paying the price of climate change and floods again proving that women and girls are most vulnerable during the crisis. In addition, they are also least heard during the relief and rehabilitation process. The call for climate justice highlights the need for action to address the causes and impacts of climate change…