The Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) and United Nations agencies jointly launched the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign with a dynamic high-level event on “Smart Cities and Technology for Digital Safety: Ending Digital Violence Against Women and Girls.” In line with this year’s 16 Days theme, which shines a spotlight on […]
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Combating Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence in Pakistan
Technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) is an emerging and deeply concerning dimension of gender-based violence in Pakistan. While GBV has long been recognised as a societal problem, the rise of digital technologies has created new spaces in which women, girls, and gender minorities experience harassment, coercion, exploitation, and abuse. Social media, messaging platforms, AI-driven tools, and […]
UNFPA-led huddle pushes for ethical reporting on gender-based violence
A UNFPA-led initiative, funded by the Embassy of the Netherlands and implemented by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) on Monday brought together journalists from print, electronic, digital and social media platforms in Lahore to strengthen responsible media practices on gender-based violence (GBV), reproductive health (RH), and family planning (FP). At the Punjab Media Coalition […]