Force and faith
IMAGINE a place so desolate that cries for help go unheard by millions around it. Imagine a place where inhabitants must bear their burdens of want with little hope of…
Accelerating action
‘Accelerate Action’ is the theme of International Women's Day 2025, emphasizing the urgency of achieving gender equality. This theme calls for greater participation, increased resource allocation and the development of…
Uplifting women for climate resilience
The world faces a significant global challenge in addressing climate change, which disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries. These countries are particularly vulnerable due to their limited resources and infrastructure,…
Climate and human rights
Climate change and human rights are deeply interconnected in numerous ways. Climate-induced disasters often create situations that foster human rights violations, disproportionately affecting vulnerable groups who become more prone to…
Population in 2024
Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world, bids farewell to 2024 – and yet the unfinished population growth business concerns politicians, leaders, academics, and development practitioners. As the…
Upended by climate
A NEW global stocktaking report released today by Unicef shows that climate change is impacting almost every aspect of child health and well-being, from pregnancy to adolescence. Nowhere is the…
No peace of mind
DOMESTIC violence in Pakistan is widespread and indicative of deep gender inequalities and socioeconomic instabilities that are, in turn, exacerbated by unemployment and community disorder. Collectively, these factors contribute to…
Achieving gender equality
SOCIAL inclusion is fundamental to attaining economic prosperity and sustainable development. Progress is unlikely to be achieved unless each individual contributes to society’s development. This is why gender-inclusive societies are…
Too young to wed
EVERY day we make hundreds of decisions. Most of them are trivial in nature, having no long-term impact on life. We forget such decisions soon. But there are certain matters…
Unsafe spaces
VIOLENCE against women takes many forms — including rape, murder, sexual harassment, domestic violence and child and forced marriages — and is prevalent in Pakistan. Women are not safe in…
