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Yasmin Gul’s youngest daughter can now complete her studies. Photo credit: UN Women Pakistan, 2024
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Breaking tradition to end child marriage in Pakistan’s remote village
A child looks at the camera during a UN Women event in Pakistan
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Pakistan midwife training programme addresses maternal mortality
Ayesha Amin, from Pakistan, is a tech and gender activist and the founder Baithak—Challenging Taboos. Photo courtesy of Ayesha Amin.
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Expanding FemTech to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights
A view of a flood-damaged dwelling in Pakistan, August 2022. Photo courtesy of Rozan
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Stepping up for women and girls during the flood crisis in Pakistan
Shamim Awan, an artist from Karachi speaks in front of the murals she helped design, depicting a more tolerant, peaceful society. Photo: PAIMAN
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In Pakistan, artists and peace activists empower women and girls to address violent extremism
Two female police officers of Dhaka Metropolitan Police patrolling streets in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The visible presence of female police officers makes women feel safer. Taken on 3 June 2020.
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Supported by UN Women, police forces are becoming more responsive to survivors of violence
Speech
Remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and UN Women Executive Director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, at the Community Dialogue on Ending Child Marriages in Sindh, Pakistan
UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka calls upon the community to end child marriage in Mithi, Pakistan. Photo: UN Women/Asif Ali
News
Coverage: UN Women Executive Director takes #HearMeToo to Pakistan
Announcement
UN Women Executive Director to visit Pakistan during the 16 Days of Activism
Female dump-truck drivers are breaking stereotypes by driving 60-tonne trucks for Engro’s powerplant. Photo: UN Women/Anam Abbas
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UN Women champions empowerment for desert women amid energy boom in Thar
Aleeza Hafeez Photo: Baidarie/Gohar Zaman
From where I stand
From where I stand: “I realized for the first time that female workers also have rights”
Portrait of Beena Pallical, India, National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR), 2017. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown.
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Take Five: "We are seeking nothing more than our due share of services and opportunities"