News headlines for “Women’s Rights”, page 10
Are Youth-led Revolutions in South Asia a Cause for Concern?
- Inter Press Service
ROME, October 2 (IPS) - In the Global South, where people under the age of 18 comprise more than 50 percent of the population, youth activism is increasing rapidly. Youngsters are more agile and volatile than older people, less restrained by family, prestige and work. However, many suffer from marginalisation, lack of employment, and poverty. Furthermore, insecurity and limited life experience make young people an easy target for manipulating and unscrupulous politicians, criminal networks, and religious fanatics.
International Community, Civil Society Urge Minority Rights and Accountability Amid Ongoing Violence Against Rohingyas in Myanmar
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, October 1 (IPS) - On September 30, the United Nations (UN) convened a high-level meeting on the situation of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar shortly following the end of the 80th session of the General Assembly (UNGA80). The conference was an opportunity to draw global attention once more to the Rohingya refugee situation with dialogue from UN officials, world representatives and civil society organizations.
UN Conference Recommits to Solidarity With Rohingyas, People of Myanmar
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, October 1 (IPS) - The international community convened for a high-level meeting at UN Headquarters, this time to mobilize political support for the ongoing issue of the persecution of the Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar.
Beijing+30: A Culmination of International, Intergenerational Dialogue
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, September 30 (IPS) - Thirty years since the UN Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, the resolve that defined and united the world toward a global agenda for gender equality make it just as relevant in 2025.
‘The North Korean human rights movement is facing its greatest crisis since it began in the 1990s’
- Inter Press Service
CIVICUS discusses North Korea’s closed civic space with Hanna Song, Executive Director of the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB). Based in Seoul, South Korea, NKDB documents systematic human rights violations in North Korea through testimonies from escapees, and has built the world’s largest private database of such abuses.
Empower Her, Empower Us: A Call to Empower UN Women Now
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, September 29 (IPS) - In her opening statement, Annalena Baerbock (Germany), President of the 80th UN General Assembly, only the fifth female to hold this position over 80 years, stated, “Our future as an institution will also be shaped by the selection of the next Secretary-General. And here we must pause and reflect. In nearly eighty years, this Organization has never chosen a woman for that role. One might wonder how out of four billion potential candidates, there could not be found a single one. … Like 80 years ago, we are standing at a crossroads.”
African Voices at UNGA80: Building Sustainable and Self-Reliant Systems Through Innovation
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, September 26 (IPS) - On September 24, African-led organizations convened a high-level side event during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80). The event – African-led Innovation: Shaping Sustainable Futures With or Without Aid – was organized in partnership with eHealth Africa, Population Services International (PSI), Population Council, and Reach Digital Health. The dialogue amplified voices from African-led organizations and highlighted the importance of homegrown innovations for sustainability—regardless of the availability of foreign aid—amid shrinking donor funding and widening global inequalities.
‘The extraordinary power of ordinary people’: World leaders spotlight youth as agents of progress
- UN News
Young people are at the heart of the world’s most urgent challenges, and on Friday, their role in shaping solutions took centre stage at the UN General Assembly. World leaders spoke of the remarkable promise held by today’s generation, even as they acknowledged the persistent barriers millions of children and youth face in accessing education, healthcare and political voice.
Ending Child Marriage Needs a Culture of Accountability, Respect for the Rule of Law
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, September 26 (IPS) - Global leaders came together at the sidelines of this year’s UN General Assembly to commit to ending child marriage, calling on all world leaders to make concerted efforts to ensure accountability and enforce the laws that prohibit it.
Record Number of Women Living Within Striking Distance of Military Conflicts
- Inter Press Service
OSLO, Norway, September 25 (IPS) - The battlefield is no longer distant; for millions of women, it’s next door. An estimated 676 million women – nearly 17 percent of the global female population – lived within 50 kilometres of a deadly conflict last year, according to a new report from the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). That is the highest figure recorded since the end of the Cold War.
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