Source: Voice of America (Washington, DC)
The 1st International Conference on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in Africa got underway Thursday in Johannesburg. Organizers say while much has been done to reduce mortality rates, those rates still remain very high.
Source: The guardian.com
Improving girls' access to education has been on the mainstream development agenda for some time, largely because of the poverty reduction potential that education offers through increasing access to economic opportunity.
Source: South Africa.info
South Africa marked the start of Women's Month on Thursday, with the government set to host a variety of events to celebrate women's achievements in the country, along with dialogues on the opportunities and challenges facing women today.
Source: Angola Press
The secretary general of Inter African Coffee Commission, Josefa Sacko, recommended on Wednesday in Luanda the Pan African Women's Organisation (PAWO) for holding with member States seminars on drafting national programmes aimed at empowering African women.
Source: SciDev.Net
Further investment in agricultural research is essential if we are to avert a global famine caused by inadequate crop yields and a growing population in the coming decades, according to the director of the Global Wheat Program at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center.
Source: IT News Africa
On Friday 12 July 2013 the name Malala Yousafzai was etched into the annals of United Nations (UN) history.
Source: Vanguard
As a mother do you still enjoy the act of breastfeeding? Nothing can beat that feeling that you breast fed your own baby. From experience, breast feeding promotes bonding between you and your baby.
Source: AfriqueJet
Mercy Akide-Udoh, 1st African Women's Footballer of the Year, to run camp for girls in Nigeria - Nigeria's Mercy Akide-Udoh, one of Africa's first stars of women football, has announced a plan to run camps for girls in high school in her country, as part of efforts to discover new talents.
Source: Government of South Africa.
Source: UN Women
Ending violence against women and girls is a top priority for UN Women, which partners with governments, UN agencies and civil society organizations worldwide to mobilize efforts to address it.
Source: IDS
I'm currently undertaking a work-based learning placement as part of the IDS MA course in Participation, Power and Social Change and it has been one and a half months since I have started working at the Masala Center, or Spice Center, located in Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi.
Source: News24
South Africa is notorious for being the 'rape capital of the world.' 30 to 60% of rape cases are withdrawn and only 7% of reported rapes in South Africa result in a conviction after two years compared with 19% convictions in the United States and 10% in England & Wales.
Shame, stigma, devastating health repercussions, criminalization, decreased livelihood opportunities, and a lack of services are just some of the challenges in tackling conflict-related sexual violence against men and boys, participants at a United Nations meeting concluded.
Source: AllAfrica
TWENTY per cent of street children in Dar es Salaam have been emotionally and sexually abused by different people, a study by the Family Health International (FHI360) has revealed.
Source: AllAfrica
Zanzibar — IN a bid to prove their strength and determination,ten women in Kikungwi coastal Village, about 48 Kilometres, South of the Zanzibar stone town have constructed their own houses without any help from their husbands.
Source: AllAfrica
The recurrent conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) North Kivu province has led to an alarming rise in rapes and violence against women and girls, the United Nations refugee agency said today.
Source: Sudan Vision
Human rights and development responses to violence against women Ending Violence against Women: A Challenge for Development, this book was written by Francine Pickup with Suzanne Williams and Caroline Sweetman and published by OXFAM GB.
Source: BusinessGhana
The Microsoft Citizens Programme has donated computer software worth US$32,970.00 to the African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) to promote technological capacity of African Women's Movement.
Source: Global Development
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has just witnessed blatant sexism on her doorstep.
Source: Global Observatory
"While there has been quite a lot of progress in women, peace and security resolutions, I think there's still a long way to go in terms of actual implementation on the ground,"