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2024-11-20 14:48
Iran aims to promote women’s economic, social empowerment: VP
TEHRAN – Zahra Behrouz-Azar, the Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, has stated that the current administration focuses on empowering women in social and economic areas, as well as improving their access to social services and facilities through implementing certain national programs.
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2024-11-18 15:53
Women hold over 24% share of inventions in Iran
TEHRAN –According to Zahra Behrouz-Azar, the Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, women account for more than 24 percent of inventions in the country, compared to the global average of 17 percent.
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2024-11-12 15:44
Bill on women's dignity yet to be approved
TEHRAN –It has been four years since a bill on protecting women’s dignity against violence was first submitted to the parliament for approval. However, the bill is still in the process of beig approved.
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2024-11-08 22:02
70% of Gaza dead are women, children: UN
The UN Human Rights Office said on Friday that nearly 70 percent of those killed in Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza are women and children, calling it “a systematic violation of the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law”.
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2024-10-22 16:46
Life expectancy reaches 78 years for Iranian women
TEHRAN – In the past four decades, women’s life expectancy has increased from 54 years to 78 years, Malihe Kianfar, an official with the health ministry, has announced.
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2024-10-15 15:38
National women’s health week being held
TEHRAN –National women's health week is being observed from October 15 to 21 across the country.
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2024-10-06 17:50
30% of Iran’s handicrafts made by nomadic communities
TEHRAN – Some 30% of Iran’s handicrafts are produced by its nomadic communities, according to Mojtaba Mizban, the deputy of infrastructure development at the Nomads Affairs Organization of Iran.
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2024-09-16 22:36
Nearly 100 Palestinian women held in Israeli prisons
At least 94 Palestinian women are behind bars in Israeli jail, according to the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society.
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2024-09-13 14:41
Women should be empowered through digital economy to solve social problems: VP
TEHRAN –Zahra Behrouz-Azar, the Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, has said that women should be empowered through the development of the digital economy to solve social problems.
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2024-09-11 22:47
Women, children are torn into pieces in attack on Gaza school
The Palestinian Civil Defence has said that at least 14 people, including women and children, were killed in an Israeli air attack on a school-turned-shelter in the Nuseirat school in central Gaza Strip.
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2024-09-10 19:25
Gaza is hell for aid workers – and it is doubly difficult if you are a woman
I will not hide from you that I suffer from anxiety. Like most humanitarian workers, I can’t sleep. I can’t have sound, uninterrupted sleep as a result of the fear. Fear haunts us in every step. I am one of the founders of the Wefaq Association. Since 2010, the most important work we do is provide protection, economic, legal and psychological support, for women who have been victims of violence and for children at risk.
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2024-08-14 15:54
VP pledges to pursue joining OIC Women's Development Organization
TEHRAN - Zahra Behrouz-Azar, the newly-appointed vice-president for Women and Family Affairs, has said the administration will follow up on a bill to join the Women's Development Organization of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), IRNA reported.
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2024-04-29 15:59
Oman calls for sharing experiences in women, family affairs with Iran
TEHRAN –Oman's Minister of Social Development, Laila Ahmed Al Najjar expressed interest in boosting ties and sharing experiences in women and family affairs with Iran.
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2024-04-22 15:10
Iran to use IORA potential to empower women
TEHRAN –Iran plans to benefit from the potential of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) to implement projects for empowering women in the country.
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2024-04-17 22:34
UN: Israel’s ‘war on women’ orphaned 19,000 Gaza kids
United Nations (UN) Women on Tuesday announced the deaths of more than 10,000 women in the Gaza Strip, which has been suffering a devastating Israeli war for more than six months.
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2024-03-27 14:16
UNDP takes significant steps in empowering Iranian women
TEHRAN - Over the years, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Iran, in collaboration with both national and international partners, has taken significant steps in empowering women economically through various initiatives.
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2024-03-17 22:25
Gaza women brave relentless nightmares, inspire world with their courage
Palestinian women in the Gaza Strip have disproportionately borne the brunt of Israel’s genocidal war on the tiny territory.
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2024-03-08 22:54
UNRWA: 63 women killed in Gaza per day
An average of 63 women are killed every day, with 37 of them being mothers “who leave their families behind” in the Gaza Strip, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said, Hurriyet Daily reported.
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2024-03-05 15:21
By Jong-Jin Kim, FAO Assistant Director-General
Time to recognize women’s critical role in agriculture – and invest in it!
Despite women's significant contributions to our agrifood systems in the Asia-Pacific region, women continue to face persistent obstacles, including limited access to resources, services, and discriminatory practices all along the food value chain. As we gather to celebrate this year’s International Women's Day (IWD), it is time for action, to fully recognize women's indispensable role in the fields, in the factories, and those running small and medium-sized companies, associations and cooperatives – all of which produce the nutritious food we eat each day.
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2024-03-02 22:23
UN Women calls war in Gaza "a war on women"
UN Women, a United Nations organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, has called the war in Gaza "also a war on women."
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2024-02-18 18:04
Women revive West Azarbaijan’s handicrafts
TEHRAN - Morteza Safari, who presides over the tourism directorate of West Azarbaijan province, highlighted a significant trend, stating that over 60% of the workforce in the province's handicraft industries comprises women.
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2024-01-07 18:21
By Afshin Majlesi
Interview: expert explores women’s role in Persian carpet weaving
ISFAHAN – The art of carpet weaving has been an integral part of Iranian culture and tradition with many women as its silent heroes for centuries.
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2023-12-02 17:49
By Afshin Majlesi
The necessity of community-based tourism development
For millennia, events have been an inseparable facet of the Iranian culture, predominantly when it comes to natural occurrences triggered by seasonal changes. Originating from small rural and tribal entities, such community-based reunions have expanded, thrived, and passed down from generation to generation to convey a message of warmth and kindness.
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2023-11-29 17:34
Qazvin craftswomen demonstrate skills
TEHRAN – On Wednesday, a local exhibit dedicated to craftswomen and female artisans was launched in the ancient city of Qazvin, which is situated in west-central Iran.
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2023/10/22
By Sara Atta
West angry with brilliant doing of Iranian veiled women
Women from the Leader's point of view - Part 42
TEHRAN – Iranian women while wearing hijab have many achievements in various economic, educational, sports, and health fields, which are growing according to international standards. The achievements that the enemies of the Iranian people are trying to deny with anti-Iranian propaganda.
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2023-10-11 17:02
Women hold flood rescue drill
Female members of the Iranian Red Crescent Society held a drill on Wednesday to assess preparedness in the event of a flood situation.
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2023/10/11
By Sara Atta
Broken Families, Broken Lives
Women from the Leader's point of view - Part 40
TEHRAN – The family in the West, as in the past decades, does not have its strong and former position, and this has even raised the concern of Western thinkers.
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2023-10-09 22:45
The West crushed the honor and dignity of women: Leader
TEHRAN – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, has criticized the West’s approach toward women, saying it destroyed the dignity and honor of women.
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2023-10-06 22:55
Iran urges the West to focus on strikes at home instead of Iranian women
TEHRAN - Instead of making interventionist remarks and expressing “insincere concern” about women in Iran, Tehran on Thursday urged the Western nations to be concerned about a wave of strikes that would harm their health sector.
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2023/10/04
By Sara Atta
Normalization and legalization of all sins!
Women from the Leader's point of view - Part 38
TEHRAN – With the spread of the wrong and illegitimate relationship of homosexuality, marriage as one of the most important principles of human society is abandoned, and the negative results of this issue spread to society.