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 […]
The United Nations marked 15 years of its mandate on sexual violence and conflict with a commemoration ceremony held in New York on Wednesday october 23, 2024. The mandate was established through Security Council resolution 1888 (2009) which called for appointing a Special Representative to lead UN efforts to address rape during conflict, among other […]
The proportion of women killed in armed conflicts doubled last year compared to 2022, accounting for 40 per cent of all deaths in war, while UN-verified cases of conflict-related sexual violence increased by 50 per cent. The findings come in the Secretary-General’s latest annual report on women, peace, and security. The rise in death and […]
Ongoing conflicts in Gaza, Haiti, Sudan and Ukraine and beyond reveal that females are disproportionately affected – from gender-based violence to rape used as a tool of war – but the UN chief’s newly released report suggests eight ways for policymakers and interested parties to advance women’s role in peace and security. Right now, the […]
