Source: Unicef
Making sure girls and women have equal access to quality education is key to sustainable economic development, UNICEF said today, as the world celebrates Global Action Week on Education.
Source: New Democrat
Vast majority of rural women remain outside the mainstream of the economy and audit shows they continue to be cheatedDemocrat
Vast majority of rural women remain outside the mainstream of the economy and audit shows they continue to be cheatedDemocrat
Source: France24
More than 1,100 women are raped every day in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a US medical report released Wednesday says. More than 400,000 women and girls were raped over a 12-month period, more than 26 times the number reported by the UN.
Source: IPS
As controversy mounts over the efficacy of microfinance as a global poverty-alleviation effort, the 15th Global Microcredit Summit, scheduled to kick off on Nov. 14 in Valladolid, Spain, will be forced to answer critical questions about poverty, resources and tactics.
As controversy mounts over the efficacy of microfinance as a global poverty-alleviation effort, the 15th Global Microcredit Summit, scheduled to kick off on Nov. 14 in Valladolid, Spain, will be forced to answer critical questions about poverty, resources and tactics.
Source: IPS
Sub-Saharan African countries have claimed nine of the ten bottom places in a ranking of maternal health around the world. "The Mothers' Index", a new survey of motherhood by Save the Children, analyses health, education and economic conditions for women and children in 164 countries.
Sub-Saharan African countries have claimed nine of the ten bottom places in a ranking of maternal health around the world. "The Mothers' Index", a new survey of motherhood by Save the Children, analyses health, education and economic conditions for women and children in 164 countries.
Source: UN WOMEN
Speech delivered by UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet at the High-Level Meeting on Investment and Partnerships, Global Business Partnership Forum Event, Fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Istanbul, 9 May 2011.
Speech delivered by UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet at the High-Level Meeting on Investment and Partnerships, Global Business Partnership Forum Event, Fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Istanbul, 9 May 2011.
Source: UN WOMEN
During a high-level meeting on investment and partnerships at the Fourth UN Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDCIV) on 9 May, more than 450 Heads of State and Government, chief executives and global leader
During a high-level meeting on investment and partnerships at the Fourth UN Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDCIV) on 9 May, more than 450 Heads of State and Government, chief executives and global leader
Source: The EastAfrica
Increasing urbanisation, level of education and income tend to reduce family size, thus large families in East Africa tend to be rural and poor; among all demographics, men consistently want more children than women do.
Increasing urbanisation, level of education and income tend to reduce family size, thus large families in East Africa tend to be rural and poor; among all demographics, men consistently want more children than women do.
Source: IEWS Nesw
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Global Summit of Women, in Istanbul on 7 May:
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Global Summit of Women, in Istanbul on 7 May:
Source: NewVision
FEMALE legislators have asked president Yoweri Museveni to increase the number of women in the Cabinet.
FEMALE legislators have asked president Yoweri Museveni to increase the number of women in the Cabinet.
Source: IRIN
Uganda is short on data on HIV among the country's sex workers, but a new study shows that in the capital, Kampala, HIV prevalence among female sex workers could be more than four times the city's average prevalence.
Uganda is short on data on HIV among the country's sex workers, but a new study shows that in the capital, Kampala, HIV prevalence among female sex workers could be more than four times the city's average prevalence.
Source:IRIN
Queen Tinyiko Nwamitwa-Shilubana has often found herself at the crossroads of South African history and has helped usher in democracy and expand women's rights. She has also helped define the role of traditional leaders in the fight against HIV.
Source: Times Live
Chief electoral officer Pansy Tlakula called on Friday for a quota system to improve women's representation in the public and private sector.
Chief electoral officer Pansy Tlakula called on Friday for a quota system to improve women's representation in the public and private sector.
Source: The New York Times
Here’s a Mother’s Day thought: There’s a way to save many of the world’s 350,000 women who die in childbirth each year. But it’s very controversial, for it’s called family planning.
Source: Enough Project
A credible international certification system is badly needed to ensure that minerals used to make tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold are not fueling rape and violence in Congo, the Enough Project said in a report released today.
Source: PR-USA.net
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Dr. Jean Ping, has today, 04 May 2011, met in his office at the AUC Headquarters in Addis Ababa, with 7 of fourteen Women Ambassadors accredited to the African Union who visited Sudan from 13 – 17 April 2011 on a solidarity mission with Sudanese women. They have briefed the chairperson about their visit.
Source: UN News Centre
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today challenged men to champion the cause for the empowerment of women, saying they remained “second-class citizens”, often subjected to violence in many societies, despite the important gains made in improving their participation in social, economic and political affairs.
Source: UN News Centre
United Nations officials today hailed the significant impact of midwives on the health of women and newborns, and called for greater investment to ensure their life-saving services are available to all who need them around the world.
United Nations officials today hailed the significant impact of midwives on the health of women and newborns, and called for greater investment to ensure their life-saving services are available to all who need them around the world.
Source: IRIN
Queen Tinyiko Nwamitwa-Shilubana has often found herself at the crossroads of South African history and has helped usher in democracy and expand women's rights. She has also helped define the role of traditional leaders in the fight against HIV.
Queen Tinyiko Nwamitwa-Shilubana has often found herself at the crossroads of South African history and has helped usher in democracy and expand women's rights. She has also helped define the role of traditional leaders in the fight against HIV.
Source: UN News Centre
Senior United Nations officials today stressed the need to promote the participation of women in decision-making, noting that democracy and gender equality are interlinked and mutually reinforcing.
Senior United Nations officials today stressed the need to promote the participation of women in decision-making, noting that democracy and gender equality are interlinked and mutually reinforcing.