UN Women Executive Director calls for action to step up leadership of women in all areas of peace and security at the Women, Peace and Security Focal Points meeting in Namibia UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is visiting Namibia this week to attend the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Focal Points Network meeting being...Read More

Iran female chess player runner up in Sri Lanka champs   Iranian teenage girl Parnian Qomi ranked second in the 2019 Asian Youth Chess Championship held in Sri Lanka. In the final match, Qomi tied with her rival and received a silver medal. Meanwhile, Iranian male teenage Sina Movahed was overpowered by India and snatched...Read More

Four apps for kids, developed by Iranian companies, were selected on Sunday as the best at the closing ceremony of Koodakonline, a festival on creating appropriate content for children and young adults. The kids’ launcher Nabat, children messaging app Medad, story and song application Touchstan and the application for children animation Aio Tune were named...Read More

Iran Fails to Qualify for Women’s Olympic Qualifiers Round 3   Iran’s women’s football team lost to Chinese Taipei and failed to seal ticket to Round 3 of the AFC Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Qualifiers. On Tuesday, Maryam Azmoun’s side lost to its rival 4-1 in Doha’s Grand Hamad Stadium. Iran knew a win would...Read More

100 female rescuers helping flood-stricken people in Khuzestan   A number of one hundred female rescuers are helping people in flood-stricken areas of the southwestern province of Khuzestan, said Hamid Qavidel, a representative for the Relief and Rescue Organization of the Red Crescent Society. he female rescue team provides the vulnerable flood-stricken women and children...Read More