https://www.scmp.com/rss/501664/feed Mohammad Naciri is the regional director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women for Asia and the Pacific. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Violence against women is a global crisis. In all our neighbourhoods, there are women and girls living in danger. Around the world, conflict, climate-related natural disasters, food insecurity and human rights violations are exacerbating violence against women. More than 70 per cent of women have experienced gender-based violence in a crisis setting. And in countries, both rich and poor, gender prejudice has fuelled acts of violence towards women and girls. Covid-19 has presented new challenges... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/world/article/3157083/how-covid-19-lockdowns-and-isolation-have-enabled-shadow?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/world/article/3157083/how-covid-19-lockdowns-and-isolation-have-enabled-shadow?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Nov 2021 00:45:15 +0000 With Covid-19’s devastating effects on our lives and livelihoods, it has been easy to overlook its impacts on the natural environment. Mountains of personal protective equipment have piled up in landfills. Other plastic waste has proliferated with our changes in lifestyle. Much of it has floated out to sea. We’ve also seen what ostensibly looks like good news for the environment. Clear Venetian canals and blue Manila skies showed nature’s ability to self-heal with humans locked away. But we will... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3135737/why-women-should-be-forefront-worlds-sustainable-covid-19?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3135737/why-women-should-be-forefront-worlds-sustainable-covid-19?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Jun 2021 00:00:14 +0000 The growing and ageing economies of Southeast Asia provide increasing demand for migrant labour. But as more migrants seize this opportunity to improve their lives, women in particular can find themselves at increased risk of exploitation and abuse, including trafficking. The World Day against Trafficking in Persons this week gave us an occasion to remind governments and other actors of what still needs to be done to put an end to it. Currently there are around 10 million migrant workers in the... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3020777/migration-asia-should-be-opportunity-workers-not-traffickers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3020777/migration-asia-should-be-opportunity-workers-not-traffickers?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jul 2019 06:11:36 +0000