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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 ...

More women open bank accounts to access social aid: ministry

More women opened bank accounts during the pandemic due to social aid disbursal by the government, assistant deputy for ...

Women's life quality, prosperity not yet equal to men: Ministry

Women's prosperity and quality of life are not yet equal to those of men, Women's Empowerment and Child ...

Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator announces partnership with Commonwealth to drive change for women entrepreneurs in 54 countries

The Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator (WEA), a strategic multi-partnership convening five UN agencies and Mary ...

Poverty reduction not attainable solely through social aid: VP

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin believes that extreme poverty cannot be reduced merely by offering social ...

Govt surpasses national child protection and fulfillment index targets

Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Bintang Puspayoga affirmed that the national Child Protection ...

Death penalty is worst-case scenario of discrimination against women

Death penalty on women is one of the catalysts of violence and gender-based discrimination against womankind, ...