Viewpoint by Azadeh Moaveni and Ali Vaez The two writers are affiliated to the Crisis Group: Azadeh Moaveni is Project Director, Gender; and Ali Vaez is Iran Project Director. This commentary is being republished by courtesy of the Brussels-based Crisis Group which first carried it on 6 March 2020. BRUSELS (IDN) – On 21 May […]
Women Leaders Rise in Solidarity to Save Lives and Protect Livelihoods
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’s call for solidarity and urgent action in response to the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19, an initial group of […]
End Rape and Usher in A Far-Reaching Shift for Our Society
Viewpoint by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka The following statement by Executive Director of UN Women is for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November 2019. [Also available in ar, es, fr, ru] NEW YORK (IDN) – If I could have one wish granted, it might well be a total end to […]
ICPD25 Outlines Pathway for Attaining the Rights of Women and Girls
By Justus Wanzala NAIRBI (IDN) – ICPD25, held in the Kenyan capital Nairobi from November 12-14 and marking the 25th anniversary of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) 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 […]
UN Women Is Criticized for Appearing to Take Sides on Decriminalizing ‘Sex Work’
By Barbara Crossette, PassBlue NEW YORK (IDN) – A group of civil society organizations is warning that a growing global movement to decriminalize and rebrand prostitution as “sex work” could lead to more, not less, violence against the world’s most vulnerable women and girls. The critics are petitioning UN Women, which is leading a review […]
Human Trafficking Is A Crime, Deserves Zero Tolerance
By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) – “On this World Day against Trafficking in Persons, let us reaffirm our commitment to stop criminals from ruthlessly exploiting people for profit and to help victims rebuild their lives,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message for the July 30 World Day against Trafficking in Persons. “Armed […]
Inclusion, Empowerment and Equality the Core of Sustainable Development
By Sean Buchanan NEW YORK (IDN) – The world’s people are demanding “transformative change that is fair and sustainable,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said July 16, calling on government leaders to use key United Nations meetings in September to “kickstart a decade of delivery and action for people and planet.” The key meetings are the Climate […]
UN Study Urges a More Gender-Equal Digital Space
Flays Feminization of Voice Assistants By Rita Joshi BERLIN | PARIS (IDN) – “I think if we wake up 20 years from now and we see the lack of diversity in our tech and leaders and practitioners [that we see today], that would be my doomsday scenario,” said Li Fei-Fei, co-director of Stanford University’s Human-Centered […]
Women’s Peace Hut Develops into a Driver of Economic Growth
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 of Mali, the temperatures rarely fall below 30 degrees even in colder months. Around 1 million […]
A ‘Level Playing Field’ for Women and Girls Key to Achieving Sustainable Development Goals
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 that their design and delivery is transformed to prevent discrimination and create a “level playing field” for women and girls. This is the upshot of […]