Globally, women’s rights have expanded significantly over the past decades. By 2023, 162 economies worldwide had enacted legislation protecting women against domestic violence. Despite this progress, women enjoy less than two-thirds of the legal rights available to men. Women continue to face significant legal and economic barriers, with many countries lacking essential protections and equal […]
We know that investing in education pays off in the long run—for individuals over their entire lives and for entire societies. But we also know that when it comes to financing education, the devil is in the details: governments need to invest in education adequately, efficiently and equitably to get the most value from what […]
Learning-adjusted years of schooling circa 2020 and GDP per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2022. Calculations using data from the World Development Indicators and the Human Capital Project “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” Nelson Mandela said. We agree, especially when that change is towards a world […]
There is an urgent need for reforms that go beyond individual cases This story was written by Wambui Mwaura, and originally published by Minority Africa on September 10, 2024. An abridged version is republished below as part of a content-sharing agreement. Across Africa, women are being murdered at alarming rates, often by intimate partners or a male family member. […]
One of the main messages conveyed by women leaders, activists, young people and others gathered for a discussion on Wednesday November 6, 2024 in Cairo at the World Urban Forum was that: “a city safe for women is a city safe for all.” As the twelfth edition of the Forum (WUF12) continued in the Egyptian […]
Nearly one in three students worldwide says they have been physically attacked at least once during the year, the UN educational and cultural organization UNESCO said on Wednesday November 6, 2024. The agency is calling for pupils to be better protected from physical, verbal and psychological aggression in a report published on the eve of […]
Escalating violence and new atrocities in Sudan have pushed the humanitarian crisis to unprecedented levels, with displacement now exceeding 11 million people amid reports of mass killings and systematic-sexual violence across multiple regions, UN officials said on Tuesday October 29, 2024 . “The situation in Sudan is catastrophic. There is simply no other way to […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) through its Gender Development Centre (EGDC) has launched the EGDC’s gender programmes for Togo on October 24, 2024, in Sokodé, Togo, as part of its commitment to ensure equal opportunities for all in the region. To implement EGDC’s Gender programmes, a cheque of USD245,000 was presented to […]
The UN Human Rights Council-appointed independent expert on torture has told UN News that sexual violence committed in wartime should be recognised within the framework of the Convention Against Torture to ensure prosecution benefits from a robust legal foundation. In an exclusive interview at UN Headquarters in New York with UN News’s Nargiz Shekinskaya, Alice […]
New targets aim to accelerate use of broadband internet, social protection programs, and capital by 2030 WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2024 – The World Bank Group today took the first steps toward implementing Gender Strategy 2030, announcing a set of actions and concrete goals that aim to boost economic opportunities for more women. The targets, unveiled at […]
