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Rape Survivor Testifies Publicly in Guinea Massacre Trial

Victim of 2009 Stadium Attack Wants Justice “I prefer to come in public to testify, in front of my nation.” With those words, rejecting the option of a closed session, Fatoumata Barry took the stand this March in Guinea and shared with the world the horrors that she – and hundreds of others – experienced […]

Ending Discrimination Against Women in Family Law is Vital for Economic Progress

  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Apr 3 2023 (IPS) – Discriminatory family laws and policies that restrict women’s access to educational opportunities, employment, inheritance, property ownership and equal pay, are making women disproportionately vulnerable to the impacts of the global economic downturn. Not only is it unjust to deny women equal economic rights, but it is […]

Better access to fertility care essential for global health: WHO

One in six people worldwide is affected by infertility and access to affordable care is insufficient, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday, in a major new report. Infertility, which affects men and women, is a reproductive condition defined by the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular […]

New agenda sets sail with bold action as UN Water Conference closes

The UN 2023 Water Conference closed on Friday with the adoption of the Water Action Agenda, a “milestone” action plan containing almost 700 commitments to protect “humanity’s most precious global common good”. The Agenda sets out a series of action-oriented game changing commitments, from making smarter food choices to re-evaluating water as a powerful economic […]

Accelerating Gender Equality: Let’s Make Digital Technology Work for All

In the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, when lockdowns shut markets and schools, digital technologies became vital for businesses to maintain their activities and for governments to provide services. Financial services grew online and new digital commerce platforms helped better connect farmers with consumers to reduce waste and keep food affordable. But more often […]

Ghana: Time to Adopt Parliamentary Quota System for Women

A parliamentary quota system for women is defined as a tool used by countries and parties to in­crease women’s representation in legislature. It is generally understood that women are largely un­derrepresented in parliaments and account for a 25.8 per cent average in parliaments globally. As of November 2021, gender quotas have been adopted in 132 […]

UN Chief Warns Equality Among the Sexes 300 Years Away

By Margaret Besheer United Nations — The United Nations secretary-general warned Monday at the start of a major women’s conference that at the current pace, gender equality is projected to be 300 years away. “Progress won over decades is vanishing before our eyes,” Antonio Guterres said at the start of the Commission on the Status […]