Global Issues
News headlines for “Women’s Rights”
‘Seven Million People Have Taken to the Streets to Stand up for Democracy’
- Inter Press Service
CIVICUS discusses US civil society action under the second Trump administration with Bridget Moix, General Secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, the oldest faith-based lobbying organisation in the USA, advocating for peace, justice and environmental stewardship. Bridget has participated in the No Kings movement, a nationwide grassroots response to democratic backsliding and attacks on rights.
What Daily Life Looks Like for Afghan Women Now
- Inter Press Service
I am an educated Afghan woman and a former government employee. I have long been active in women’s rights struggles, education, and community development. For me, living in Afghanistan is fraught with dangers and difficulties. In a context where women are denied the right to study, work, or participate in public life, my previous roles in government institutions and international organizations, and my afvocacy for women’s rights, place me at particular risk.
Authorities Urged to Take Lawful Measures to Mass Abductions in Nigeria
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, November 28 (IPS) - On the morning of 17 November 2025, darkness cloaked Maga town in the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, Kebbi State, until gunfire shattered the silence. It was around 4 am when armed attackers stormed the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, firing into the air to terrify residents before heading to the staff quarters. There, they killed two, including Hassan Yakubu, the school’s Chief Security Officer and then abducted 26 female students.
Trump’s Threat of ‘Military Action’ in Nigeria Stokes Religious Tensions
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Nigeria, November 26 (IPS) - Diplomatic relations between Nigeria and the US have continued to sour after US President Donald Trump threatened ‘military’ intervention over what some American lawmakers have called “Christian genocide” in Africa’s most populous country.
Over 600 million children exposed to violence at home, UNICEF warns
- UN News
More than one in four children globally – around 610 million – live with mothers who have experienced physical, emotional or sexual abuse by an intimate partner in the past year, making violence a part of their everyday lives, according to new data released by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday.
Violence against women: UN sheds light on global femicide crisis, digital abuse
- UN News
For three years, thousands of angry messages poured into American actress Azie Tesfai’s phone from a man she’d never seen nor met.
Why a woman is killed every 10 minutes; the rising wave of global femicide
- UN News
Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2024 and that trend is growing, according to the UN.
Despite ongoing discrimination, women entrepreneurs are reshaping the Global South, with crucial support from the UN
- UN News
Exceptional women business leaders such as African engineer-turned-entrepreneur Norah Magero are demonstrating how lived experience and ingenuity, backed by United Nations support, can turn promising ideas into successful companies, even in societies where their voices have long been sidelined.
Gaza women are ‘last line of protection’ for their families amid attacks, hunger and harsh winter
- UN News
Women in Gaza are ensuring their families’ survival “with nothing but courage and exhausted hands” while violence continues and essentials remain in short supply, the UN’s gender equality agency warned on Tuesday.
COP30 Was Diplomacy in Action as Cooperation Deepens—Says Climate Talks Observer
- Inter Press Service
BELÉM, Brazil, November 24 (IPS) - As observers at the Conference of Parties closely monitored proceedings in Belém, many, such as Yamide Dagnet, approached the UN Climate Summit as an implementation COP. They are advocating for tangible signals to ignite crucial climate action before the climate crisis reaches irreversible levels.
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