November 29, 2022
Africa: Gender Inequalities Hampering Global Efforts to End AIDS - Report
Inequalities will prevent the world from meeting agreed global targets on AIDS, but a "feminist route map" can get countries back on track, the UN agency leading the fight against… Read more »
November 23, 2022
Africa: Consign Violence Against Women and Girls, 'To the History Books' - UN Chief
Every 11 minutes, a woman or girl is killed by an intimate partner or family member, the UN chief said ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women,… Read more »
November 22, 2022
Africa: Home Is a Deadly Place for Many Women and Girls, UN Report Reveals
On average, more than five women or girls were killed every hour in 2021 by someone in their own family, two UN agencies said in a report published on Wednesday. Read more »
November 16, 2022
East Africa: Horn of Africa - UNFPA Launches $113 Million Appeal for Drought-Impacted Women and Girls
The unprecedented drought in the Horn of Africa is affecting whole communities, but it is women and girls who are paying "an unacceptably high price", the UN Population Fund… Read more »
November 14, 2022
Africa: COP27 - Week Two Opens With Focus On Water, Women and More Negotiations On 'Loss and Damage'
On 'Women and Water' Day at COP27, the power of women as key drivers of climate solutions, and the crucial impact that the climate crisis is having on our water supply took centre… Read more »
October 23, 2022
Kenya: UN Steps up Protection for Drought-Hit Women and Girls
Women and girls are bearing the brunt of the worst drought experienced in Kenya for 40 years, which is exacerbating the risk of sexual exploitation, violence, and abuse. Read more »
October 18, 2022
Africa: Global Health - Women And Children Pay Heaviest Price For 'Gaping Inequities'
A new UN report shows that women's and children's health has suffered globally, as the impacts of conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change converge, with devastating… Read more »
September 20, 2022
Africa: New Platform Highlights Women's Leadership in Tackling Global Challenges
Women Heads of State and Government meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Tuesday have highlighted how women's full and effective participation… Read more »
September 14, 2022
Africa: Girls 'Failed By Discrimination' and Stereotyping in Maths Class - UNICEF
Solving the equation: Helping girls and boys learn mathematics, a new report published on Wednesday by UN Children's Fund UNICEF, has revealed a growing worldwide disparity in… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Africa: Without Investment, Gender Equality Will Take Nearly 300 Years - UN Report
Achieving full gender equality, one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), could take close to 300 years if the current rate of progress continues, according to a report… Read more »
August 29, 2022
West Africa: Burkinabé Peacekeeper in Mali Is UN Woman Police Officer of the Year
A peacekeeper from Burkina Faso serving in Mali has been honoured for her work to boost trust between the authorities and local communities, including survivors of gender-based… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Sierra Leone: Female Genital Mutilation 'Amounts to Torture,' Impunity Must End - UN Experts
UN-appointed independent human rights experts called on Wednesday for stronger measures to prevent and penalize female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone. Read more »