News stories by Selim Jahan

  1. Violence Against Women, a Cause and Consequence of Inequality

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Nov 23 (IPS) - Selim Jahan is Director of the Human Development Report Office, UNDP.

    The lack of women's empowerment is a critical form of inequality. And while there are many barriers to empowerment, violence against women and girls (VAW) is both a cause and a consequence of gender inequality.

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