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1. Women

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Created on 25 December 2015

2. UN Women

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UN Women, UN Women is the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their ...

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3. Inge Missmahl

(Contacts / Writers)

... suffering from depressive symptoms and traumatic experiences. In response, she founded the psychosocial Project Kabul for Caritas Germany, a project that trained Afghan men and women to offer psychosocial ...

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4. 'If We Are Serious About Peace, We Must Take Women Seriously

(OPINION)

... at the Special Meeting of the Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality of the Israeli Knesset marking the 20th anniversary of UNSC Resolution 1325 with focus on the challenges, progress made, ...

Created on 16 December 2020

5. African Women Stress the Need for a Horn of Africa Peace Initiative

(Horn of Africa)

... has appointed three special envoys to mediate in the conflict. "Unfortunately, the envoys have not been able to meet with the parties involved and no mediation has happened," states the African Women Appeal ...

Created on 15 December 2020

6. Three Women: Stories of Indian Trafficked Brides

(South Asia)

... from other states due to the “male marriage squeeze”: there is an excess of eligible men but not enough local women for marriage. This is caused by an imbalanced child sex ratio caused by sex-selective ...

Created on 03 October 2020

7. Beijing +25: Overcoming 21st Century Challenges to Deliver for Africa's Wome

(OPINION)

... the world to end discrimination, promoting women’s rights and advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment. This Platform for Action remains a guiding framework for realizing women’s rights. African ...

Created on 28 September 2020

8. Let us draw on the activist spirit of the Beijing Conference on Women

(OPINION)

By Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka The writer is UN Women Executive Director. The following is her statement for the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Fourth World Conference on Women on September 4, 1995. ...

Created on 04 September 2020

9. African Women's Groups Decry Spike in Sexual Violence Tied to Pandemi

(Africa)

... Liberia, Morocco and South Africa, protestors have been taking to the streets demanding urgent action against the surge in rape and sexual violence against women. But it is hardly an African problem.  ...

Created on 31 August 2020

10. Helping Women Entrepreneurs in Asia and Europe to Thrive Under Lockdown

(UN INSIDER)

Viewpoint by UN Women, Bopinc and The DO School NEW YORK (IDN) – The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the critical role of collaboration in creating gender-inclusive ecosystems where women can emerge ...

Created on 20 August 2020

11. India's COVID-19 Experience May Usher in a More Humane World for Women and Informal Sector Worker

(OPINION)

Viewpoint by Lakshmi Lingam*, Tata Institute of Social Studies MUMBAI (IDN) – Women in India spend 297 minutes on unpaid domestic work each day, 245 minutes more than men who contribute only 52 minutes. ...

Created on 19 August 2020

12. UN Women Bashed for Indiscriminate Partnership with Unilever

(OPINION)

... have stood out of the fray—even organizations as powerful as the United Nations’ Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, known as UN Women. Over the last few months, the international ...

Created on 13 August 2020

13. "Target Women in All Aspects of Economic Recovery and Stimulus Plans in Southeast Asia

(OPINION)

... violence against women and children. The region has much work to do – but has formidable capacities at its disposal. Looking ahead, four areas will be critical in the region’s plans for recovery. First, ...

Created on 30 July 2020

14. 'Heart-Breaking' Accounts of Women Detained in DPR

(UN INSIDER)

By Jaya Ramachandran GENEVA | SEOUL (IDN) – A new UN report says that women forcibly returned to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are subjected to torture, ill treatment, sexual abuse, ...

Created on 30 July 2020

15. Indigenous Communities of Guyana and Women in Togo Fight Forest Degradation

(OPINION)

... SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (IDN) –  The discussion on “Income Opportunities for Women" in the Togolese Republic in West Africa, reported in IDN on July 6, provides an opportunity to share some aspects ...

Created on 28 July 2020

16. Put Women at The Centre of Syria Crisis Response

(OPINION)

... UN Women. NEW YORK (IDN) – As the Syria crisis enters its 10th year, the situation is especially dire for women and girls, with the effects of COVID-19 compounding the risks and hardships for millions ...

Created on 01 July 2020

17. Arab Women's Organizations Join the UN Chief Urging a Global Ceasefire in the Face Of COVID-19 ...

(Gender Equality)

By Caroline Mwanga NEW YORK (IDN) – In a joint statement, ninety-one women's organizations from Iraq, Libya, Palestine, Syria and Yemen have joined a global appeal issued by UN Secretary-General António ...

Created on 17 June 2020

18. South African Leader Condemns Latest Surge of Violence Against Women

(Gender Equality)

By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – Calling it a “dark and shameful week,” South African president Cyril Ramaphosa denounced the latest surge in violence against women, including ...

Created on 16 June 2020

19. African Women Respond to Covid-19 Hunger Emergency

(OPINION)

Viewpoint by Linda Eckerbom Cole The writer is Director/Founder, African Women Rising, shuttles between Santa Barbara, California and Gulu, Uganda. SANTA BARBARA, California (IDN) – African Women Rising ...

Created on 13 June 2020

20. Women in The Pacific Confront the Dual Impact of a Pandemic and A Tropical Cyclone

(Health & Well Being)

By UN Women NEW YORK (IDN) – Although the Pacific has largely been spared by the spread of the disease relative to other regions around the world – with Fiji hardest hit of the six countries the UN Women’s ...

Created on 12 June 2020

21. US Coercive Measures Against Iran Hurting Women

(Gender Equality)

... with Iran, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo launched Washington’s “New Iran Strategy” before an audience at the Heritage Foundation. In his remarks, he insisted that Iranian women’s long struggle for inclusion ...

Created on 02 May 2020

22. Women Leaders Rise in Solidarity to Save Lives and Protect Livelihoods

(Gender Equality)

By UN Women "Rise for All" calls on all leaders to meet the human crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic and fully fund the UN Response and Recovery Trust Fund NEW YORK (IDN) – Supporting the UN Secretary-General' ...

Created on 27 April 2020

23. Violence Against Women Is the Growing Shadow Pandemic

(OPINION)

Viewpoint by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Following is the statement by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women on 6 April 2020. NEW YORK (IDN) – With 90 countries in lockdown, four billion ...

Created on 09 April 2020

24. Women Peace and Security in the Time of Corona

(OPINION)

Viewpoint by Sanam Naraghi Anderlini MBE* With over 70% of the global healthcare workforce made up of women and many more shouldering caregiving roles, women are at the forefront of the fight against ...

Created on 31 March 2020

25. Too Few Women in Power 25 Years After Beijing Declaration

(UN INSIDER)

By UN Women GENEVA | NEW YORK (IDN) — Women's representation in political decision-making continues to increase but at a dragging pace, with three-quarters of parliamentary seats still held by men, according ...

Created on 10 March 2020

26. The Spiritual and Socialist Start of International Women's Da

(UN INSIDER)

Viewpoint by Rene Wadlow, President, Association of World Citizens GENEVA (IDN) – March 8 is the International Day of Women and thus a time to highlight the specific role of women in local, national ...

Created on 07 March 2020

27. New UN Women Report Warns That Gender Equality Is Under Threat — Major Women Conference Falls Prey to Coronavirus

(UN INSIDER)

By Caroline Mwanga NEW YORK (IDN) —While a new UN Women report warns that progress towards gender equality is faltering and hard-won advances are being reversed, the 64th session of the UN Commission ...

Created on 05 March 2020

28. Women In Malawi In Day of Action for 'She Decides Day

(Africa)

... around the world. This year, wearing red t-shirts, some 90 young women took to the streets in a silent march through Lilongwe, Malawi's capital. This year's theme was ending sexual violence after a series ...

Created on 03 March 2020

29. Mauritanian Anti-Slavery and Iranian Women Rights Activist Presented Awards

(Peace & Justice)

By Jamshed Baruah GENEVA (IDN) – Biram Dah Abeid, a descendant of former slaves who has been called "the Nelson Mandela of Mauritania", and Shaparak Shajarizadeh, a prominent Iranian women's rights activist ...

Created on 20 February 2020

30. Strengthening Women & Girls Participation in Ocean Science

(UN INSIDER)

... – As we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11 February 2020, we are reminded of the need to renew our commitments to improve access for women from developing States to education ...

Created on 10 February 2020

31. Emergency World Bank Meeting on Tanzania Focuses on Women’s Rights

(Africa)

... girls must be protected from," said Rwandan feminist Dinah Musindarwezo of the Kenya-based FEMNET – African Women’s Development and Communication Network. A World Bank spokesman said that a reworked ...

Created on 30 January 2020

32. Chilean Women Fight for Genuine Gender Equality

(Latin America & the Caribbean)

... with a lot of discretion. In the afternoon, women over 40 years of age massively attended the performance “A rapist in my path” in front of one of the most iconic places of repression during the years ...

Created on 08 December 2019

33. ICPD25 Outlines Pathway for Attaining the Rights of Women and Girls

(Gender Equality)

... in Cairo, Egypt, ended with bold commitments towards attainment of the rights of women and girls. The conference, attended by more than 6,000 world leaders, scholars, rights advocates and faith leaders ...

Created on 17 November 2019

34. Bring Women at the Peace Table, Build from the Grassroots to the Tree Tops

(OPINION)

... (IDN) – The UN Security Council Resolution 1325 of 2000  is a commitment to work resolutely toward greater protection of women and girls in conflict zones, to appoint more women in UN peacekeeping operations ...

Created on 30 October 2019

35. UN Women Is Criticized for Appearing to Take Sides on Decriminalizing ‘Sex Work’

(Gender Equality)

... more, not less, violence against the world's most vulnerable women and girls. The critics are petitioning UN Women, which is leading a review of the results of the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women, ...

Created on 20 October 2019

36. UN Focuses on Rural Women’s Role in Ensuring Food Security

(Poverty)

By Santo D. Banerjee NEW YORK (IDN) – Since the first International Day of Rural Women was observed on October 15, 2008, there is agreement that rural women and girls, including indigenous women, play ...

Created on 13 October 2019

37. UNAI Promotes Political Empowerment of Women in Sudan

(Middle East)

By UN Academic Impact NEW YORK (IDN) – Throughout Sudan’s tumultuous history of revolutions against dictatorships, racism, and war, Sudanese women have long been held back from actively participating ...

Created on 11 October 2019

38. Women and Girls Severely Impacted by Crises

(UN INSIDER)

... disaster, disease and violent persecution have forced more than 70 million people from their homes, notes UN Women. While women and girls are often severely impacted by crises, they are also leaders ...

Created on 17 August 2019

39. Too Many Taboos Hinder Progress of Young Pakistani Women

(Asia-Pacific)

... rising religious extremism is still hampering women's progress in a country that elected a woman Prime Minister 30 years ago. “A girl should not speak much, and she should always say yes to whatever is ...

Created on 01 July 2019

40. Ghana’s President Stuns Women with Demeaning Remarks

(Africa)

... Nana Akufo-Addo demean his country’s working women as insufficiently activist and dynamic enough to obtain better leadership jobs. Did he really say this at the Women Deliver 2019 Conference from June ...

Created on 11 June 2019

41. Women's Peace Hut Develops into a Driver of Economic Growt

(Gender Equality)

A UN Women News Feature This feature first appeared on May 7, 2019 with the headline A place of peace, reconciliation and growth. NEW YORK (IDN-INPS) – The air is dry and hot in Gao. Here, in the north ...

Created on 20 May 2019

42. Women in Politics: Miles to Go Before Parity Is Achieved

(Africa)

By Zipporah Musau NEW YORK (IDN-INPS) – In the fight for gender equality, women around the world have advanced in small and large ways. Yet for women in Africa, progress is measured in micro steps, and ...

Created on 19 April 2019

43. Young Botswana Minister Is Opening Doors for Women and Girls

(Africa)

... trade and industry – a move gender activists in the country considered a well-deserved promotion. As a parliamentarian, Kenewendo advocated on behalf of children and women, paying particular attention ...

Created on 18 April 2019

44. Women’s Unpaid Work Needs Factoring In for Fairer ASEAN Economies

(Asia-Pacific)

By Jose Ramon Albert This article is abridged from a version that appears in the latest issue of East Asia Forum Quarterly, 'Investing in Women'. Jose Ramon Albert is a Senior Research Fellow at the Philippine ...

Created on 25 March 2019

45. A 'Level Playing Field' for Women and Girls Key to Achieving Sustainable Development Goal

(Gender Equality)

By Caroline Mwanga New York (IDN) – UN Member States have agreed to safeguard and improve women's and girls' access to social protection systems, public services and sustainable infrastructure, ensuring ...

Created on 23 March 2019

46. Women Leaders Call for Gender Equality and Inclusion

(Gender Equality)

By Caroline Mwanga NEW YORK (IDN) – In the lead up to International Women’s Day on March 8, twenty-six high ranking female officials who have worked across the United Nations have penned an open letter ...

Created on 02 March 2019

47. 'Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change' on International Women's D

(UN INSIDER)

By Caroline Mwanga NEW YORK (IDN) – UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has stressed the need for "transformative shifts, integrated approaches and new solutions" to achieve gender equality, ...

Created on 01 March 2019

48. Women and Girls Can Help Tackle Some of The World’s Biggest Challenges

(United Nations)

... analysis, software development and data visualization. The United Nations is concerned that women and girls will not be in a position to benefit from emerging opportunities because too many of them are ...

Created on 18 February 2019

49. Women To March For Gender Equality Around The World

(Gender Equality)

By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – Building on the vision and mission of the 2017 National Women’s March in the U.S., women around the world will mark January 19 with marches ...

Created on 15 January 2019

50. Survivors and Activists Spotlight Solutions to End Violence Against Women

(UN INSIDER)

By UN Women LOS ANGELES (IDN-INPS) – Commemorating Human Rights Day and the global advocacy campaign “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence”, the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women ...

Created on 11 December 2018

51. Women Medics Pitch for Effective Role in Decision Making on Health Issues

(Africa)

... in the Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA) Regional Conference 2018, that was held in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, from November 11-15, noted that achieving UHC can aid in tackling the growing ...

Created on 26 November 2018

52. Stop Preventable Scourge of Violence Against Women

(OPINION)

By UN Women NEW YORK (IDN-INPS) – To commemorate this year's International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the Secretary-General's UNiTE Campaign is calling upon us to stand in solidarity with survivors ...

Created on 25 November 2018

53. Violence Against Women – Never Acceptable, Never Ending

(Gender Equality)

... against Women (November 25) and the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (November 25-December 10) – “Orange the World: #HearMeToo” – aims to support women and girls around the world. In ...

Created on 20 November 2018

54. UN Women

(Tags)

UN Women

Created on 08 March 2016