8 Pages Price Rs 40 ABC Certified Published from Islamabad Fortnightly Edition#0038 30 JULY - 13th AUGUST 2020 The Dayspring Youth Centric Newspaper of Pakistan Editor: Asim Nawaz Abbasi www.thedayspring.com.pk thedayspringnews dayspring_news Women’s leadership: Education can make Women & Girls play a driving force for their role in countering violent extremism, change; Gulmina Youth Leader Aygun Bayramova, Azerbaijan Imran & Mohsin Overwhelmed with great hospitality of Baig Pakistani people See Page 6 See Page 6 Pakistan gets perma- Youth Olympic nent membership of SCO Pakistan meets UN climate Youth Council change goal a decade ahead Games postponed, ISLAMABAD: (Our Corresp.) and will give them exposure of deadline to the best international op- confirms POA Pakistan has attained perma- portunities,” By: Our Correspondent nent membership Shanghai Pakistani youth would be Cooperation Organisation given training as per the in- LAHORE - The International Olympic IOC, the National Olympic Commit- (SCO) Youth Council. Accord- ternational level to improve Committee (IOC), in its 136th Ses- tees and the International Federa- ing to the details, The SCO in- their skills for operating their - tions to better balance our activities. formed the Pakistani Foreign own business. He said youth pone the 4th Youth Olympic Games We have been strongly affected by would be offered job oppor- Dakarsion, confirmed to be held the in decision 2022 to to 2026.post the postponement of the Olympic Special Assistant to Prime tunities across the globe in The proposal to postpone the Sum- Games Tokyo 2020 and by the sub- Office in this regard. Minister Usman Dar also re- various sectors with the as- mer Youth Olympic Games was made sequent rescheduling of a number leased a video statement in sistance of Shanghai Cooper- by Senegalese partners and friends, of major international sports events, this regard. He said Today, ation Organisation (SCO). which was welcomed by the IOC, said resulting in a very crowded interna- Pakistan has been made a SCO would select young peo- Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) tional sports calendar between 2022 permanent member of the ple from the country to make Secretary M Khalid Mehmood here and 2024. “One of the consequences SCO, it was made possible by them successful entrepre- on Saturday. He said the IOC Pres- of the postponement of the Olym- the tireless efforts of Prime neurs. ident stated: “It allows all of us, the pic Games Tokyo 2020 was that we Minister. SCO would empower the our country has secured per- maximum youth of Pakistani manentIt is for membershipthe first time of thatSCO youth by providing diverse which would help empower ‘Youth alliance on family planning’ job opportunities across the youth socially and econom- ically. urges govt. to work for mental globe. “SCO will benefit youth and reproductive health E-Con. held on socio econom- ic impacts of COVID-19 on Population & Youth To assess socio economic gaps are vital ISLAMABAD(APP): Pakistan has passed a 13 by the country and that, too, well before crucial milestone on the road to environ- the 2030 deadline, a landmark achievement for the government to determine future mental protection by meeting the overarch- for pursuing the other goals, including pov- discourse; Dr Nousheen Hamid ing United Nations Sustainable Development erty and hunger elimination, provision of Goal 13, which calls for urgent actions to quality healthcare, education, clean water ISLAMABAD: To assess the socio-economic impacts of combat climate change and its impacts, 10 and sanitation services to people, gender COVID-19 on population and young people International years ahead of the deadline, reveals the UN equality and justice, and peace. E-Conference was held. The online session was organized by Sustainable Development Report 2020. “With the achieving of the Climate Action Youth Advocacy Network and attended by Dr. Nausheen Ha- The report, which was previously called the SDG 13, Pakistan has proved that it is com- PHOTO: UNFPA Pakistan/Asad Zaidi mid – Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of National Health SDG Index & Dashboards, is an annual global mitted to global efforts against the challenge assessment of the countries’ progress to- of climate change to protect life on the planet By: Our Correspondent ning. Alliance, Chonghee C. Hwang – Senior Manager Asia, Family wards meeting the SDGs. It is a complement earth,” he told reporters here. Referring to the UNICEF report re- PlanningServices, Alexandra2020, Bakhtior Johns Kadirov– Executive – Deputy Director, Representative Asia Pacific - Highlighting the government’s initiatives ISLAMABAD: National Youth Alli- garding 05 million expected births UNFPA, Elmaddin Mehdiyev – Director General ICYF-ERC and tary national reviews. against climate change, Malik Amin said ance on Family Planning (NYAFP) in in Pakistan during the pandemic, to the official SDG indicators and the volun representatives of other international organizations. Adviser to the P.M on climate change Malik adoption and implementation of different a statement showed great concerns the alliance urged the government to In her opening remarks Dr. Nausheen Hamid – Parliamenta- Amin Aslam declared the meeting of the SDG low carbon growth trajectory, mitigation and - start a massive awareness campaign ry Secretary, Ministry of National Health Services enclosed a ple, transgender community, women and take measures on urgent basis. bounce compliment support in correlation to alliance and pro- andover risingpeople difficulties with disabilities. for young peoThe National Youth Alliance on Family claimed that, “The socio economic gaps are vital for the gov- alliance feared that the prolonged Planning (NYAFP) is a consortium ernment to determine, because the response that government New class of Women Deliver disruption of education could lead of various youth-led organizations will determine in coming days, depends upon how we assess to a rise in child labour and child including Youth Advocacy Network, the socio economic effects.” Young Leaders marriages. Lauding the efforts of the The Dayspring, CHANAN Develop- Pakistani government during the shared that in relation to pandemic that, “COVID’19 has great- Women’s leadership: a driving force for pandemic it also urged the govern- Activists Alliance, iHelp and others. lyAlexandra impacted Johns young – girlsExecutive as they Director, are at the Asia higher Pacific risk Alliance of dis- ment to work more for vulnerable Itment, works Kafka to engage Welfare young Society, people SSDO, for continuation of education, which will eventually lead towards change says Gulmina Imran & Mohsin Baig communities and to curb the rising meaningful youth participation and having more cases of child marriages”. problems related to mental health, suggest government institutions to By: Asim Nawaz/Editor reproductive health and family plan- works on areas that can curb issues The response of girls, women, and young Baig , terming the women a driving force for Fsahat Ul-Hassan – Chief Executive Officer, Youth Advocacy people during COVID-19 has further un- change shared their views and ambitions folded their potential and increases the with the ‘The Dayspring’. Ban on e-cigarettes demand to work for their rights and well- Gulmina Imran has long been involved in Three decades of captivity; being. In a bid to polish their skills and social welfare activities through her initia- urged to protect youth amplify their voices Women Deliver — a tive Let’s Empower Her, she aims to pro- Board sits down for Kaavan from its harmful effects leading global advocate for gender equality - and the health and rights of girls and wom- pendence of women. release to sanctuary By: Our Correspondent en — announced a diverse new class of “Imote am verythe normalisation much excited toof becomefinancial part Inde of Women Deliver Young Leaders: 300 young Women Deliver Young Leaders Program, ISLAMABAD: General Secre- also the sick society, which will change-makers from 96 countries around being selected for such a prestigious pro- tary of Pakistan National Heart degrade the country instead of the world who are committed to advancing Association (PANAH) Sana developing it, he added. gender equality and sexual and reproduc- and enthusiasm to work for gender equal gram will definitely boost my confidence Ullah Ghuman said that the ef- The nicotine in E-cigarettes is tive health and rights. world” said Gulmina. fects of E-cigarettes on the hu- causing heart illness, the chem- The class of 300 young change makers also Telling about what motivated her to work man body are more dangerous icals utilized in it crush white includes 6 young leaders from Pakistan. for women and pursuit of gender equality than smoking. blood cells, the utilize of e-cig- From Paksitan; Nalemy, Gulmina Imran, she said that it was instigated by her moth- In a statement, Ghuman said arettes influences DNA, preg- Hadiqa Bashir, Haris Amir, Mohsin Baig, er’s incomplete education, which rendered that the use of e-cigarettes nancy and human cells as well Asma Parvez and Sarah Imran were able to causes various diseases in the as cancer, respiratory malady, make it to the list of young leaders. life. This, coupled with the struggle of the her financially dependent on the men in her human body, including heart, neurological impairment. “The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the numerous females in her life victim to do- respiratory, cancer, lung and However, the utilize of E-cig- world that if we truly want to deliver