Source: United Nations News Centre
Despite commitments of the international community, inconsistent levels of political will, resourcing, accountability and gender expertise often hinder the full and meaningful inclusion of women in efforts to prevent conflict, the Security Council said today.
Source: allAfrica
What does it means to celebrate Youth Day in 2016, when many young South African women are little more than second-class citizens?
Young women are disproportionately exposed to gender-based violence. Women aged between 15 and 24 are four times as likely to contract HIV than men in the same age group. In 2013 99,000 female school pupils got pregnant and less than a third reentered school.
Source: The Point
A programme entitled "Gender Equality and Women Economic Empowerment, 2017-2021," was launched recently by the Gambia government and the UN System in the country.
Source: The Point
The dynamism of culture is articulated by the people's perceptions, attitudes and exposure to knowledge.
Source: The Point
Government representatives and experts recently concluded a high level consultation to share experiences on strategies used in the campaign to end Female Genital Mutilation in the Senegalese capital Dakar.
Source: The Herald
Women in film have been challenged to take challenging roles in the sector and contribute to the growth of the industry.
Source: Tanzania Daily News
GENDER-Based Violence (GBV) acts in Kilimanjaro region are said to be fuelled by superstitious beliefs and alcoholism, obstructing efforts by activists towards having an equitable society.
Source: Daily Monitor
The Speaker of Parliament has called for the appointment of more women to senior Cabinet positions.
Source: The New Times
The government needs to use its institutions to beef up efforts to educate Rwandans about women’s rights and appropriate family values to curb a trend where some men stray into polygamy.
Source: allAfrica
The Dutch minister for foreign trade and development cooperation Lilianne Ploumen says The Netherlands is looking forward to partnering Namibia in trade and all-inclusive development.
Source: allAfrica
The Dutch minister for foreign trade and development cooperation Lilianne Ploumen says The Netherlands is looking forward to partnering Namibia in trade and all-inclusive development.
Source: Big News Network
The UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS held from June at the UN headquarters in New York adopted an ambitious Political Declaration, committing to invest in gender equality and the empowerment of women, including young women and adolescent girls, to end the AIDS epidemic.
Source: TechPoint
While working at an I.T firm, a depressing and unfortunate situation involving a young girl evicted from her Uncle’s home inspired this intervention, which is imparting many, more girls.
Source:Ghana News
The ExLA Group Gender Programme has launched the YAWC Mentorship Programme to nurture young African women for global impact.
Source: US News
It's the middle of sex education class in Zola Business High School and 90 teenage boys and girls are laughing and talking through a presentation about birth control, condoms and HIV.
Source:Brookings
While stories of Boko Haram enslaving girls and burning down schools abound in Western media, counter-trends of local champions leading the way for girls’ education in the West African countries of Nigeria and Mali largely go unnoticed.
Source:News Deeply
Whiz Kids Workshop has captured the imagination of Ethiopia’s young people with its innovative TV and radio shows. The company’s Tinbit Daniel explains how they’re helping improve literacy rates and promoting health and confidence in girls.
SOURCE:IPS
Amid the hustle and bustle of downtown Hargeisa, Somaliland’s sun-blasted capital, women in various traditional Islamic modes of dress barter, argue and joke with men—much of it particularly volubly. Somaliland women are far from submissive and docile.
Source: UN Daily News Digest
New assessments of the protection risks faced by the affected people living in Nigeria’s restive north-eastern Borno state have concluded that women face a high risk of abuse in displacement sites, the United Nations humanitarian wing has reported.
Source: UN Daily News Digest
With the continuing rise in interlinked political crises and challenges around the world, United Nations Member States must draw on shared expertise supported by a multilateral peace and security architecture to attain a more peaceful future for all, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared today.