Some 230 million girls in more than 90 countries – predominantly in Africa and Asia – have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) and can suffer lifelong physical, emotional and psychological scars, an issue that the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency has been tackling with the support of the international community including the United States. […]
As the world marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation on Thursday February 6th, 2025, the United Nations is warning that without urgent action, a staggering 27 million more girls could undergo the procedure by 2030. Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) refers to all procedures involving the partial or total removal of female […]
“I still see the knife, and the lady who held me down,” said Hawa’a Mohamed Kamil, a peer educator in Djibouti, who was subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) at just six years old, an experience that left both physical and psychological scars. “I’m afraid of men, of everyone, of everything,” she told the United […]
Women are still routinely being cut out of their parents’ inheritance in parts of south-eastern Nigeria, despite a Supreme Court ruling that it is discriminatory. After Onyinye Igwe lost her father two years ago, life became financially difficult for her even though he was a relatively wealthy man, leaving behind houses, land and money in […]
Gang violence in Haiti continues to have a devastating impact on the population, according to a new report from the UN office in the country (BINUH) on human rights violations recorded during the last quarter of 2024. Released on Tuesday february 4th, 2025 the new report highlights that at least 5,626 people have been killed […]
Expedite Legal, Policy Reforms Recommended by African Child Rights Body (Nairobi) – Tanzania’s government has not adopted adequate legal and policy measures needed to protect pregnant girls and adolescent mothers’ right to education and reverse decades of systemic exclusion in schools, Human Rights Watch said today on the International Day of Education. Tanzanian girls remain at […]
#ForAllWomenAndGirls is a rallying call for action on the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda from Zimbabwe, UN Women Deputy Executive Director, reflects about her experience at the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995 and how the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action remains relevant today. Image UN […]
Ghana’s new President John Mahama and his government must seize the opportunity of his mandate to ensure the promotion and protection of human rights including gender equality and women’s rights, the right to freedom of peaceful assembly, and the right to a healthy environment for everyone in the country, Amnesty International said today, as he […]
When Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang was sworn in as Ghana’s first female vice-president on Jan. 7, it marked the latest barrier shattered by the York University alumna. Her inauguration is another milestone in her journey from distinguished academic to national leader. Long before entering the political arena, she achieved historic firsts as the first female vice-chancellor […]
On 8 March 2025, join us to celebrate International Women’s Day under the theme, “For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” This year’s theme calls for action that can unlock equal rights, power and opportunities for all and a feminist future where no one is left behind. Central to this vision is empowering the next […]
