Supporting inspiring mountain women as they overcome discrimination, livelihood disruptions and climate challenges to carve out new futures For many cultures, mountains recall spirituality and the divine. With majestic peaks piercing clouds and touching the sky, it is easy to make a connection between mountains and a higher power. For the millions of people around […]
May I express gratitude to the Women in Law and Development in Africa- WEST AFRICA (WiLDAF-AO) for organising this event and extending an invitation to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, through the Mechanism of the Special Rapporteur of the Rights of Women in Africa, to convey a solidarity message to the women […]
We, the participants of the webinar organised by WiLDAF-AO on December 5, 2022, on the theme « “SOLIDARITY WITH THE WOMEN OF GUINEA: AFRICAN FEMINISTS DEMAND JUSTICE FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN GUINEA » ;After listening to the interventions of the Chair of the Association of Victims and Relatives of Victims of the Events of September […]
More than one in five people employed – almost 23 per cent – have experienced violence and harassment in the workplace, whether physical, psychological or sexual, according to the first ever joint analysis of data worldwide carried out by the UN International Labour Organization (ILO), the independent global charity Lloyd’s Register Foundation (LRF) and analytics […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) published a report on Friday 2 december 2022 aimed at helping stakeholders worldwide end the growing scourge of violence online against children. In its new report, What works to prevent online violence against children, WHO focuses on ways of curbing the grooming of youngsters via the Internet, sexual image abuse – […]
A slowdown in the progress made during the past decade against maternal and infant mortality is projected in the African region, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report released today finds. The Atlas of African Health Statistics 2022 assessed the nine targets related to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on health and found that at […]
The annual UN forum on Internet governance is under way this week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, aiming to deliver bold solutions for an open, free, inclusive and secure digital future for all, in particular for the 2.7 billion people with no Internet access. “With the right policies in place, digital technology can give an unprecedented […]
Inequalities will prevent the world from meeting agreed global targets on AIDS, but a “feminist route map” can get countries back on track, the UN agency leading the fight against the disease said in a report published on Tuesday November 29th, 2022. The study shows how gender inequalities and harmful gender norms are blocking the […]
Some 110,00 youth under age 19 died last year from AIDS-related causes, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday november 25th 2022, noting that coupled with 310,000 newly infected, the total number of young people living with HIV stands at 2.7 million. Three years of flatlined progress on HIV treatment and prevention affect 2.7 […]
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is not only one of the worst forms of discrimination but also remains the most widespread and pervasive human rights violations in the world, 11 UN entities said on Friday november 25th, 2022, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. In a statement kicking off the […]
