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Collection of gender equality news, found 74 news.

House Speaker urges people to eradicate violence against women

House of Representatives (DPR RI) Speaker Puan Maharani urged all parties to promote the elimination of all forms of ...

Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator partners with the WE Empower UN SDG Challenge to maximize the development impact of women entrepreneurs

The Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator (WEA), a strategic multi-partnership convening five United Nations agencies ...

DRPPA program targets development at inclusive grassroots level

The Women and Child Friendly Village (DRPPA) Program aims for development at an inclusive grassroots level, Women ...

Encourage women's participation in national legislature: Congress

Indonesian Women's Congress (Kowani) Chairwoman Giwo Rubianto called to address the issue of low women's ...

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Highlighting Indonesia-Switzerland economic cooperation

Diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Switzerland have spanned decades, with the year 2021 marking the 70th ...

Indonesia,Canada complete regional development program

Indonesia and Canada have completed the second phase of the Responsive Innovation Fund (RIF) program, which aims to ...

Mary Kay celebrates 10-year anniversary of Women’s Empowerment Principles with a continued commitment to women’s leadership and inclusion

- According to World Economic Forum, at the current rate, it will take 140 years to achieve gender equality in top ...

Minister proposes minimum age of marriage at 20 years

Minister of Women`s Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) Yohana Yembise has proposed a minimum age of marriage, ...

Reduction of inequality still unachievable: Kalla

Vice President Jusuf Kalla said that one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which is still unachievable in ...

Sweden is Indonesia`s biggest trade partner in N Europe: President

President Joko Widodo stated that Sweden was Indonesias biggest trade partner in Northern Europe or the Nordic region. ...

EU supports gender equality in Indonesia

The European Union (EU) launched an "EU-Indonesia Blue Book 2017," having gender equality as its main theme, to ...

Jakarta Declaration highlights challenges posed to press freedom globally

Some 1,500 participants from 90 countries attended the World Press Freedom Day International Conference organized by ...

Indonesian women should unite to advance nation

Themed "Equality of Women and Men in Creating a Conducive Environment for the Protection of Women and Children," ...

President Jokowi discusses sustainable development goals with civil organizations

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) discussed sustainable development goals (SDGS) with a number of social civil ...

Int`l protocol launched to tackle sexual violence in conflict

British foreign secretary William Hague and United Nations special envoy Angelina Jolie on Wednesday launched a new ...