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Erasure or empowerment? In Africa’s Sahel, women confront a stark choice

·August 7, 2025·2 min read

Risks to women and girls across this vast region are severe and systemic, as political instability, environmental collapse and a declining international presence take their toll. From abductions and child marriage to exclusion from schools and public life, their lives and opportunities are being steadily stripped away, Sima Bahous, Executive...

Seeding gender empowerment: Women farmers in Peru contend with climate change

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·July 16, 2025·5 min read

Ácora, located in the southeast corner of Peru almost 3,800 kilometres above sea level, is one of the Peruvian regions which has been most impacted by climate change – endangering crop production and biodiversity in addition to worsening food insecurity. “It was not like this before, the climate has changed...

‘We are women like you’: UN honours peacekeepers for work in gender empowerment

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·May 28, 2025·3 min read

There, alongside civilian gender units, Ms. Syme met a group of local community members – both men and women. Partway through, she realised something was different. “The women were not talking,” she told UN News. “They were very quiet.” Then she remembered that local cultural norms dictated women do not...

Updated family planning guide promotes empowerment, health and wellbeing – WHO |

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·November 15, 2022·3 min read

WHO’s updated landmark Family Planning Handbook, launched on Tuesday, informs health workers on protecting access to family planning services during emergencies, and provides policy makers with the most current information on contraceptive options. “Family planning promotes self-actualization, empowerment, as well as health and wellbeing, and reduces maternal and infant deaths...