Global Issues
News headlines for “Women’s Rights”, page 10
Sexual Violence Against Women, Children in War ‘Strategic’ and Growing
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 25 (IPS) - Sexual violence against women and children during wars should not be considered collateral damage. “It is strategy, it is systematic, and it is used more and more,” Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations (UN) Christina Markus Lassen said.
‘The Surge in Executions Shouldn’t Be Mistaken for Strength – It’s a Desperate Act of a Collapsing Dictatorship’
- Inter Press Service
CIVICUS speaks about the Iranian regime’s execution of political prisoners with Safora Sadidi, a human rights activist with the Women’s Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. Safora lost her father and six family members to the theocratic regime, and has dedicated over two decades to the Iranian Resistance’s international efforts.
Aid Funding Crisis Means Parliamentarians’ Visionary Leadership Even More Crucial
- Inter Press Service
YOKOHAMA CITY, Japan & JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, August 25 (IPS) - As funding for sexual and reproductive health rights was on a “cliff edge,” parliamentarians now needed to play a “visionary” leadership role because “financing strong, resilient health systems for all their people rests with governments,” said Dr. Alvaro Bermejo, Director General of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF).
Zanzibar’s Blue Economy Offers Hope Amid Rising Seas and Gender Inequity
- Inter Press Service
JAMBIANI, Zanzibar, August 25 (IPS) - At dawn on the white-sand shores of Jambiani, 45-year-old Saada Juma braces herself against the pull of the tide, wrangling ropes laced with seaweed. Her hands, hardened by decades of labor, move instinctively as she secures her aquatic crop.
UNICEF to Deliver 1.4 million Cholera Vaccines to Sudan Amid Supply Chain Breakdowns
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 25 (IPS) - In Tawila, North Darfur State in Sudan, more than 1,180 cholera cases, including 300 cases in children, and at least 20 deaths have been reported since the first case was detected on June 21. Tawila has absorbed 500,000 internally displaced people who are escaping violence, many of them fleeing about seventy kilometers from the state capital of Al Fasher, making this rapid surge in cases a major health concern amidst worsening hygiene, medical, and food supply chain deteriorations.
Sexual Exploitation & Abuse at UN Reveals “Significant Underreporting”
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 22 (IPS) - A system-wide UN survey of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), described as “grave violations of human rights”, has revealed that in 2024, there were 675 allegations reported.A UN message to staffers last week says this is “widely believed” to be “significant underreporting” because the real numbers may be much higher.
Accountability on Trial: UN’s Unabated SEA Crisis Erodes Trust in World Body’s Leadership
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, August 21 (IPS) - After taking oath of office in December 2016 as Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres described the eradication of sexual offenses by UN peacekeeping and all other UN personnel as the first item on his reform agenda.
UN Report Uncovers “Systematic Torture” in Myanmar
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 19 (IPS) - Myanmar’s security situation has deteriorated significantly, with the nation still reeling from the devastating earthquake in March last year, and continued military offensives driven by the ongoing civil war. In 2025, the humanitarian crisis reached a critical turning point, with the United Nations (UN) underscoring a litany of severe human rights abuses inflicted on civilians by the military and armed groups.
UN Security Council Confronts South Sudan’s ‘Compounding Crises’
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 18 (IPS) - The UN Security Council convened today (August 18) to discuss South Sudan and the “interlinked challenges of climate change and conflict” affecting the region.
Sexual Health Rights: Contradictions in East African Laws, Policies
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, August 18 (IPS) - Sarah Namukisa nearly missed her final year exams earlier this year. She was subjected to a mandatory pregnancy test—the 25-year-old student at the Medical Laboratory Training School in Jinja was then expelled because she was pregnant.
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