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Mahwish Gul

Mahwish Gul

mahwish.gul@gmail.com

is as a consultant from Pakistan who specialises in development management. She has recently moved to Nairobi.   

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Teenagers
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography

That masses of young people around the world only get information about sexuality online is dangerous.

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Demographics
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Family planning is a woman’s right

Smart family-planning policies support women’s rights and empower young people

Demographic change
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Slow decline of African birth rates

High fertility correlates with poverty – and compounds it

Poverty
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

School closures in pandemic showed multidimensional poverty

UNICEF reckons that one third of the world’s schoolchildren did not get formal lessons because of Covid-19

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Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Climate hazards are increasing fast

UNEP demands fast climate action to prevent even more extreme weather

Menstruation
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Biological facts every girl must know

A new digital app helps to break the taboo surrounding girls’ menstruation in Pakistan

Girls
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Pakistan is among the worst countries for girls

Where traditional norms prevail, girls’ rights tend to be neglected

Skin-whitening products
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Why lighter complexions are associated with higher status

The trade in skin-whitening creams is a sign of internalised racist ideas of beauty

Planetary boundaries
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Consumerism is unsustainable

Why other world regions must not copy western consumption patterns

Corruption
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Medical mystery

Thefts of Covid-19 medical supplies highlight Kenya’s corruption problem

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The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

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Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

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Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

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Soviet-era borders cause trouble today

Sustainability

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