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Varsha Deshpande Named Individual Laureate of 2025 UN Population Award

The honour highlights her pioneering work on sex-selection laws alongside community-driven programmes for women’s empowerment.

WHO Issues New Guidelines to Combat Medicalized Female Genital Mutilation

UN Report Highlights Global Backlash Against Women's Rights

UN Report: Women's Rights Regressed in One-Quarter of Countries in 2024

ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of Taliban Leaders for Gender-Based Crimes

Saudi Arabia Elected Chair of UN Women's Rights Forum Amid Criticism