Today, 31 July 2024, the African community celebrates African Women’s Day. This day provides African women with an opportunity to discuss with their governments the major constraints on their social and economic well-being and on the continent’s development. WiLDAF-AO joins the African community in celebrating the achievements, resilience and ongoing struggles of women across the […]
Among adolescent girls who have been in a relationship, nearly a quarter (24%) – close to 19 million – will have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence by the time they turn 20 years old, as highlighted by a new analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO) published today in The Lancet Child & […]
Rapid Support Forces Main Perpetrators; Attacks on Aid, Health Care Harm Survivors Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan have committed widespread acts of sexual violence in areas of Khartoum over which they exercise control, acts that constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity. Both the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have attacked healthcare […]
15 Years On, Victims Deserve Justice (Brussels) – A domestic court in Guinea is scheduled to deliver a verdict, including on reparations claims, on July 31, 2024, in the landmark trial of 11 men accused of responsibility for the country’s horrific 2009 stadium massacre, Human Rights Watch said today. The organization has released an updated […]
Questions and Answers What happened on September 28, 2009, and the following days in Conakry, Guinea? When did the landmark trial for the crimes start and why is the trial so significant? How many accused are on trial, who are they, and what are they charged with? What is the current political situation in Guinea, […]
TESSAOUA DEPARTMENT, Niger – “Every young girl must have an economic activity. It’s humiliating to ask for money: You have to look out for yourself,” said 17-year-old Maimounatou, who lives in Tessaoua, in Niger’s south-central Maradi region. A rural and generally calm area, Tessaoua is frequently hit by intense flooding. As many in the community […]
BALTI, Republic of Moldova/TAIZZ, Yemen/Port-au-Prince, Haiti/UNFPA, New York – “I caught the last evacuation train, and the next day the train station was bombed,” Katya told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Seven months pregnant and suffering from kidney stones, she fled Ukraine for Moldova. There, she received UNFPA-supported maternity services and gave […]
DARFUR/KHARTOUM, Sudan – Aisha* lost both her parents last year, aged just 17. “I was left alone at home. I couldn’t reach out to any of my relatives because the situation was extremely tense,” she told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. “Then an armed militia took over my neighbourhood [in Khartoum], turning […]
Held under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the Forum took place from 8 to 17 July. This year’s theme was Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions. The session included a three-day ministerial segment from 15 to 17 July as part of the High-Level […]
Five senior UN officials have welcomed the decision by The Gambia to uphold its ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), calling it a critical win for women’s and girls’ rights. Parliamentarians in the West African country voted on Monday to reject a bill that sought to overturn a 2015 law against the harmful practice, which […]
