Confronting backlash against women’s rights, 193 nations commit to speed action on gender equality
The U.N.’s 193 member nations have made a commitment to accelerate action on more than a dozen fronts to achieve gender ...
UN Tells Afghan Rulers: No Peace and Prosperity Until They Reverse Bans on Women and Girls
The U.N. Security Council is telling Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers that peace and prosperity are “unattainable” until they ...
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Joining forces for women’s rights at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
A delegation of women education unionists from 12 countries represented the millions of women who power education around the ...
The United Nations is an enabler of Saudi Arabia’s oppression of women
Women have no rights in Saudi Arabia. As Rahaf puts it, in Saudi “a woman is a nullity.” It’s hard to overstate the level of ...
Iran is using drones and apps to catch women who aren’t wearing hijabs, says UN report
The report highlights Iran’s escalating reliance on technology to monitor and punish women defying the mandatory dress code.
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Beijing foundation chief leads delegation to UN conference on women
Zhang Yinjun, founder and chairperson of the Beijing Changier Education Foundation, led a delegation to the conference and ...
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UN says renewed Gaza violence makes hostage return more distant The United Nations said that each day ... warning that women refugees are already at greater risk of rape and that children are ...
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Ghanaian peacekeepers empower women in unity state through vocational training
The Ghanaian peacekeepers’ commitment to community engagement extends beyond vocational training. Their peacebuilding efforts ...
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Local Girl Scouts represent at the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women
Local Girl Scouts attend the United Nation's 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women during Women's History ...