September 6th, 2022, (Mogadishu, Somalia): In Somalia, the United Nation World Food Programme is delivering life-saving assistance to more people than ever before, reaching 3.7 million people with relief and over 300,000 with nutrition support – but famine is now an imminent reality unless immediate and drastic action is taken. With the country gripped by a...
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Achieving full gender equality is still centuries away, warns the UN in new report
September 6th, 2022, (New York, USA): At the current rate of progress, it may take close to 300 years to achieve full gender equality, the Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG): The Gender Snapshot 2022 shows. Global challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath, violent conflict, climate change, and the backlash against...
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Clarion call that fight for womens rights in Afghanistan is a global fight: UN Women Rep
Press briefing: It has been 344 days since the Taliban took power. For most Afghan women and girls, almost each one of these days since 15 August has brought a deterioration in their rights, their condition, and their social and political status. When I briefed you in September, I told you that decades of progress...
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IMFs new gender strategy announced
Washington, DC: Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), made the following statement on July 22nd, 2022: I am most pleased and proud to announce that the Executive Board today approved the IMFs first Gender Strategy aimed at integrating gender into the Funds core activities surveillance, capacity development, and lending in...
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Reproductive rights are womens rights and human rights
Reproductive rights are integral to womens rights, a fact that is upheld by international agreements and reflected in law in different parts of the world. To be able to exercise their human rights and make essential decisions, women need to be able to decide freely and responsibly on the number and spacing of their children...
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Statement on Afghanistan, by Sima Bahous, UN Women Executive Director
May 9th, 2022, (New York, USA): I am gravely concerned by the Taliban’s announcement that all women must cover their faces in public, that women should only leave their homes in cases of necessity, and that violations of this directive will lead to the punishment of their male relatives. Freedom of movement is a fundamental human...
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International Womens Day celebrates the contribution of women and girls as climate solution multipliers
March 8th, 2022, (New York, USA): Advancing gender equality in the context of the climate crisis and disaster risk reduction is one of the greatest global challenges of the 21st century. This years theme for International Womens Day (8 March), Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow, explores the ways in which women and girls are...
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Slowly yet steadily, women are climbing the workforce ladder
Behind every successful man is a woman used to be a very common expression. These days, however, women across the globe are breaking glass ceilings and shattering stereotypes about a womans place in society, in the workplace specifically. The latest Lets Get Real About Equality: When Women Thrive report published by Mercer, a leading global...
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HRSA Updates the Affordable Care Act Preventive Health Care Guidelines to Improve Care for Women and Children
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced that the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has updated comprehensive preventive care and screening guidelines for women and for infants, children, and adolescents. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), certain group health plans and insurance issuers must provide coverage with no out-of-pocket cost for preventive health...
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New UN Women data confirms violence against women has worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic
November 24th, 2021, (New York, USA): On the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November), a new report released by UN Women highlights the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s safety at home and in public spaces. The report shows that women’s feelings of safety have been eroded, leading to...