'COVID-19 pandemic increases levels of violence against women'.

ISLAMABAD -- COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased levels of violence against women and girls, said an official of the Ministry of Huaman Rights here on Wednesday.

Talking to reporter, he said that new human rights challenges were emerging from the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. "We are only beginning to grasp the threat posed to human rights by some new technologies.", he said.

He said that this vision was reflected in his report on Our Common Agenda, which called...

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