More than 600 million women and girls lived in conflict-affected countries in 2022, a 50 per cent increase since 2017. Civilians around the world need greater humanitarian aid than ever before—but countries are instead increasing military spending, which topped USD 2.2 trillion in 2022. That is the picture painted by a new report by UN […]
UNFPA Harmful Practices Innovation Summit PRESS RELEASE Nairobi, 20 October 2023 – In a powerful gathering of innovative minds, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, in collaboration with the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation and the Spotlight Initiative, hosted a three-day summit to address the deeply entrenched […]
Twenty-three years after the adoption of a landmark UN Security Council resolution on women, peace and security, their presence is still woefully lacking at negotiation tables, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday october 25, 2023. Addressing the Council’s annual debate on resolution 1325, he appealed for countries to “urgently bridge the gap between rhetoric and […]
Twenty-three years after a landmark UN Security Council agreement focusing on women, peace and security, women and girls continue to bear the brunt of conflicts and remain under-represented in decisions concerning their needs and rights. On 25 October 2023, the United Nations will mark the adoption in 2000 of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) […]
NAIROBI, Oct 20 2023 (IPS) – The tips of our fingers have densely packed nerve endings. That is why a miniscule paper cut activates our pain receptors and causes stubborn pain for a day or two. Now consider that a clitoris has over 10,000 nerve endings. It is the human female’s most sensitive erogenous zone, […]
UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday called for progress on the ‘unfinished agenda’ of women’s sexual and reproductive health rights at an event in Geneva to mark the 30th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). Countries attending the landmark Conference, held in Cairo, agreed a Programme of Action which […]
11th October 2023 in Lome: On the occasion of International Day of the Girls Child (IDGC) 2023, Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF) Afrique de l’Ouest or WiLDAF-AO as sub-regional network recognizes the rights of girls and the challenges girls face around the sub-region and Africa. International Day of the Girls Child reminds […]
Continuing violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations, a UN-appointed independent expert said on Tuesday october 3, 2023. “Women and girls continue to be killed on the basis of their sex and gender, rendered more vulnerable to femicide when being women and girls intersect with […]
As of 15 September 2023, 28 women around the world serve as heads of state or government. On Wednesday, 20 September 2023, a group of those leaders gathered during the UN General Assembly in New York to discuss the challenges faced by women and girls around the world. The Platform of Women Leaders, established in 2022, is […]
14 Years On, Over 50 Victims Finally Heard; International Support Needed In the past year, more than 50 victims of Guinea’s 2009 brutal stadium massacre have been heard by judges in front of 11 accused, including Guinea’s former president. The trial is a rare current example of domestic accountability involving high-level suspects and should inspire […]
