Gender and Feminisms
Gender Budgeting and Women’s Economic Empowerment: Opportunities and Challenges
By Rita Bhowmick (Dhaka Bureau) In anticipation of the upcoming 2026 national budget, leading economists and women’s rights activists have emphasized the critical need for effective gender budgeting and a transparent understanding of gender-related issues to ensure women’s economic empowerment.…
Uplifting Voices from Gaza, Iran, Lebanon, & West Bank
On Wednesday, April 29 at 12:00pm ET, please join us for an international webinar featuring the voices of women from Gaza, Iran, Lebanon, and the West Bank, who will speak about the widening war in the SWANA/Middle East region launched…
Climate Change: A Narrative of Global Injustice Hidden Behind Science
By Nazrul Islam (Dhaka Bureau) We generally measure climate change through carbon emission graphs, global warming statistics, or images of melting glaciers. However, in light of recent research by climate scientist Friederike Otto, published in the British media outlet The Guardian,…
An Integrated Network is Launched to Empower Women Economically
A Commitment to Building a Gender-Sensitive Society by Rita Bhowmick (Dhaka Bureau) A new integrated network and platform has been launched in Bangladesh to foster an inclusive and gender-sensitive economic environment and to ensure sustainable development and social justice. At…
As Pakistan Cracks Down on Toxic Beauty Products, EcoWaste Coalition Finds Mercury in Another Facial Cream
EcoWaste Coalition welcomes the crackdown on cosmetic quality and safety violators by the Government of Pakistan 16 April 2026, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition flagged the online sale of another skin lightening product from Pakistan that promises…
Empowering the Grassroots: Reviving Bhasani’s Ideals for an Inclusive Democratic Economy
by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Dr. Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, the Planning and Finance Adviser to the Prime Minister, has announced fundamental changes in the formulation of development projects under the new government. He stated that many past projects…
The Weight of a Small Hand
By: Angel de Castro III April 12, 2026. A Sunday like so many others. The day began the way resistance often does—not loudly, but quietly. A heaviness in the body. A reluctance not to the work itself, but to the…
Attacks on Media and Journalists: Strangling the Freedom of Expression
by Jag Mohan Thaken UNESCO Director-General, Khaled El-Enany, on April 8, 2026, while condemning the killing of journalist Juan David Gámez in Mexico, said, “I condemn the killing of Juan David Gámez and call for a thorough investigation into his…
Bicol youth tackle ASRH, GBV through creative campaigns amid rising adolescent health concerns
SORSOGON CITY, Philippines — Adolescents aged 10 to 19 from the province of Sorsogon are taking an active role in addressing adolescent sexual reproductive health (ASRH) challenges and gender-based violence (GBV) through a three-day creative workshop held in Sorsogon City,…
Groups Laud Bacoor, Imus, and Quezon Cities for Actions Protecting People from Dangerous Mercury-Contaminated Cosmetics
EcoWaste and CGC urge other LGUs to follow suit to curb the illegal trade of mercury-added cosmetics in their areas 11 April 2026, Quezon City. Environmental health groups EcoWaste Coalition and Cavite Green Coalition (CGC) commended three local government units…
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