Source: EIN News
The first edition of the African Development Bank's Gender Forum was held in Tunis on May 10, 2013, with women stressing the need to integrate institutional recognition, leadership, resource mobilization, capacity building and expertise development, "if we want to effectively change the state of gender equality in Africa."
On Monday, Kenyans who acknowledge Mother's Day will mark the occasion in a country ranked as one of the worst places on earth to be born.
Source: GAVI Alliance
A new record low price for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines will help ensure millions of girls in developing countries can be protected against cervical cancer. Thanks to the GAVI Alliance, the poorest countries will now have access to a sustainable supply of HPV vaccines for as low as US$ 4.50 per dose. The same vaccines can cost more than $100 in developed countries and the previous lowest public sector price was $13 per dose.
Source: The Herald
Women have been called upon to take advantage of the new Constitution to campaign for posts in the impending harmonised polls. This was said during the launch of the Vote For a Woman campaign, an initiative of the Women In Politics Support Network, on Thursday.
Source: The Herald
I have been following media reports recently and it is now common to read stories of men being yanked to court to take care of their own flesh and blood. In some cases, it is men who we do not know, men who are struggling to make ends meet, which may be the reason why things end up becoming messy.
However, in some instances it is men society looks up to; the well-heeled who drive around in flashy cars who find themselves being dragged to court to fulfil their fatherly roles.
We’ve read the stories: From bedridden patients sending text messages to their health workers, to young people receiving HIV prevention messages via SMS, the mobile phone seems to have morphed from communications device to essential life-saver. But is the evidence there yet that mHealth is an effective and suitable health delivery intervention in the developing world?
Mr Claude Maerten, Head of European Union (EU) delegation to Ghana, has said the low representation of women in politics was an indication that Ghana was not maximizing its full potential for development.
Source: The Blaze
Egyptian women have been slowly losing what few rights they had as Islamists cement their rule in the country, but in a recent interview, one female television host wasn’t having any of it.
Kenya’s nominees for cabinet secretary positions, who include an unprecedented number of women – six out of 18 – will undergo a gruelling public vetting process by the Parliamentary Committee on Appointments Thursday.
Source: United Nations
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks at a special event on "Meeting the Challenges of the Health Millennium Development Goals and Beyond", in New York, 6 May:
UNAIDS has commended the government of Rwanda for its leadership in the national AIDS response. The country has made significant progress in its HIV response and is on track to meet national and global HIV related goals.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted the role that the private sector can play in contributing to improve maternal health services across the world through the United Nations Every Woman Every Child initiative.
Women must play a greater role in South Sudan’s political life, from drawing up the country’s constitution to translating it into law, a United Nations official has urged, as the African nation prepares to draft its first legal framework.
Source: Bikya.news
Egyptian women are livid after an advisor to President Mohamed Morsi said that statistics on sexual harassment and sexual violence in the country are “exaggerated.” Omaima Kamel, on the Board for Women’s Affairs, said on Wednesday that the Interior Ministry should “provide realistic numbers” on violence against women in the country.
The United Nations has asked member states to step up their efforts in fighting violence against women and girls.
Source: Sudan Vision
This part is from a report “Ending Violence against Women: A Challenge for Development”, the report was written by Francine Pickup with Suzanne Williams and Caroline Sweetman and published by OXFAM GB.
Researchers in Africa are collaborating on a project that aims reveal the barriers affecting women who run micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
Source: Sierra Leone Government
On behalf of the people of Sierra Leone, and in my own name, I welcome you all to Sierra Leone. We feel very honored to be hosts of this seminal Mano River Union Conference on Energy and Gender. I am glad that we are focusing on Women's empowerment through access to energy.Women's Empowerment and Energy Access are two major national priorities for me and my Government.
The Place, Tokeh Village, Western Rural District, 7th May, 2013/ His Excellency Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has said that women's empowerment and access to energy are two main priorities for him personally and his government as a whole.
Source: Front Page Africa
The Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated proudly and resolutely joins the Ministry of Gender and Development, the Gender-Based Taskforce, and the leadership of the Republic of Liberia in the fight against sexual assault and rape perpetuated against our women and girls.