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Afghanistan: OHCHR alarm over arrests of activists speaking up for women and girls

·March 30, 2023·1 min read

Since the beginning of the year, several civil society activists and journalists have been detained for speaking out against Taliban policies that restrict women and girls’ access to education, work, and most other areas of public life. “No one should be detained for speaking out in defence of their fundamental...

LDC5 spotlights contributions of women and girls in tech, despite tough odds and nagging barriers

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·March 9, 2023·7 min read

At noon on Wednesday, LDC5 held a moment of celebration near Maman, the iconic bronze and stainless-steel sculpture by the artist Louise Bourgeois that towers over the main atrium at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Qatar, where the Conference has been under way since last Sunday. A celebration of...

‘More women and girls in science equals better science’, UN chief declares

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·February 11, 2023·3 min read

That’s the message from UN Secretary-General António Guterres for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, observed this Saturday, who appealed for concrete action to increase their ranks. Diversity and fresh perspectives “On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we highlight a simple equation: More...

Around 4.2 million girls at risk for Female Genital Mutilation says Guterres, stressing men must also speak out

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·February 6, 2023·3 min read

António Guterres said that the practice of genital cutting, prevalent in some cultures for more than a thousand years, causes lifelong damage to both the physical and mental health of women and girls. ‘Vicious manifestation of the patriarchy’ “It is one of the most vicious manifestations of the patriarchy that...

Afghan girls and women made focus of International Education Day: UNESCO

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·January 20, 2023·2 min read

The agency announced on Thursday that it was dedicating the International Day of Education on 24 January, to the country’s women and girls. “No country in the world should bar women and girls from receiving an education. Education is a universal human right that must be respected,” said Director-General Audrey...

Unity in Security Council essential, in face of Taliban rights violations against women and girls

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·January 14, 2023·2 min read

Addressing a private meeting of the Council, Roza Otunbayeva reiterated to ambassadors that Taliban decisions including the ban on girls attending high school, preventing women from going to university, and barring them from doing humanitarian work, are all “grave violations of fundamental rights”, according to UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric. He told...

UN reproductive health agency appeals for $1.2 billion to support crisis-affected women and girls

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·December 14, 2022·2 min read

The 2023 Humanitarian Action Overview is UNFPA’s largest appeal ever and includes $289 million in Afghanistan, $70 million in Ukraine, $62 million in Somalia, and $23 million in Haiti. As the world faces multiple, intersecting crises, the agency calls for predictable and flexible humanitarian funding to save lives and ensure...

Home is a deadly place for many women and girls, UN report reveals

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·November 28, 2022·4 min read

The study by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women was issued ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, observed annually on 25 November. Of the 81,000 women and girls intentionally killed last year, 45,000 – around 56 per cent –...

Consign violence against women and girls, ‘to the history books’: UN chief

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·November 23, 2022·3 min read

Additionally, this violence continues hamper equality, development, peace and the fulfillment of women and girls’ human rights – preventing the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to leave no one behind. 16 days of activism The International Day also kicks off the UNiTE campaign, an initiative of 16 days of activism that runs...

Horn of Africa: UNFPA launches $113 million appeal for drought-impacted women and girls |

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·November 17, 2022·2 min read

The funding will be used to scale-up life-saving reproductive health and protection services, including establishment of mobile and static clinics in locations such as displacement sites. Overall, more than 36 million people across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya require humanitarian assistance because of the drought. Safeguarding critical services Conflict, locust infestations...

UNFPA global innovation awards: 10 projects that will change lives of women and girls |

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·August 8, 2022·2 min read

The challenge was financed by UNFPA’s Equalizer Accelerator Fund, and implemented in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the International Trade Centre. Entrants were given the incentive of a cash prize which would allow them to expand their ideas from the test stage, to...

Actions to stem violence against women and girls ‘needed now more than ever’ |

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·June 24, 2022·3 min read

“Nearly one in two women reported that they, or a woman they know, experienced some form of violence,” Amina Mohammed said at the Commonwealth says No More Violence Against Women event, taking place as the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) gets underway in the Rwandan capital. Pointing to rising...