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UN underlines challenges to women's access to sustainable energy

Assistant secretary-general of the United Nations and deputy executive director of UN Women, Asa Regner, has underlined ...

Jambi BKKBN, 8 universities join hands to reduce stunting

The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) of Jambi and eight universities have agreed to work together ...

Women prone to violence due to gender inequality: Ministry

Gender inequality had made women prone to violence, discrimination, and other forms of mistreatment, according to ...

Gov't develops Export Village to improve people's economy

The Indonesian government has developed export villages to increase rural communities' self-reliance and welfare, ...

Disseminate more information on zakat empowerment to public: Ministry

The Religious Affairs Ministry urged its staff at regional offices to massively disseminate information on zakat (alms) ...

Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator welcomes International Telecommunication Union as new UN partner in bridging the digital gender divide

A landmark McKinsey Global Institute report finds that $12 trillion could be added to global GDP by 2025 if ...

Gov't to facilitate East Nusa Tenggara's post-disaster recovery

Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini spoke at length about strategic policies to drive recovery after the Seroja ...

Buol district government to protect women, children from violence

Buol  District Government, in Central Sulawesi, continues to protect women and children from all sorts of physical ...

Child marriage in 21 provinces above national rate: Ministry

Lenny N. Rosalin, Gender Equality Deputy at the Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection, said there are 21 ...

Higher Internet use has upped gender-based violence risk: minister

The increase in Internet use amid the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the risk of online gender-based violence (GBV), ...

Ministry to prioritize women's empowerment program in entrepreneurship

The Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry prioritizes women's empowerment programs in the ...

Ulemas should prioritize boosting Muslims' faith, economy: VP

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin urged Indonesian ulemas to prioritise boosting religious faith and economy among ...

Square, Inc. changes name to Block

Square, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) announced today that it is changing its name to Block. Block will be the name for the company ...

Govt urges religious leaders, scholars to support women's empowerment

Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Bintang Puspayoga has highlighted the important role ...

It is high time to digitalize villages: Minister

Home Affairs Minister Muhammad Tito Karnavian believes the time is ripe for villages to partake in digitalization, as ...