News headlines for “Women’s Rights”, page 118
Wake-Up Call as Millions of Africa’s Children at Risk of Missing Out on Education – Report
- Inter Press Service
Nairobi, Kenya, Apr 07 (IPS) - Marisol Ntalami is one of 747,161 candidates who sat for the national Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in 2020.
Chinas Entry into the Muslim World
- Inter Press Service
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Apr 07 (IPS) - The retrenchment of American power in the Middle East and the larger Muslim world, coupled with the war in Ukraine, has provided a geopolitical breather for China. Beijing is effectively deploying this to make strategic inroads into the region, given this vacuum and focus on Europe.
Youth Icon's Fight for Rights Among India's Destitute
- Inter Press Service
Lucknow, India, Apr 04 (IPS) - Pooja Shukla, 25, a socialist candidate, has lost her maiden elections to the provincial parliament in Uttar Pradesh (UP), India. But Shukla is no loser.
Can Legal Action Alone Put an End to Child Marriage?
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Apr 01 (IPS) - On December 22, 2021, the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which seeks to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21, was sent to a parliamentary standing committee for further discussion.
The key to climate action and sustainable peace? Women’s full and equal participation
- UN News
Women and children increasingly bear the brunt of climate change, which deepens the inequalities and vulnerabilities they already face, such as poverty, violence, lack of opportunities and basic human rights. Yet women are not victims; they are survivors, innovators and solution-multipliers who deserve a real seat at the table. Two Colombian activists tell us why this is true.
Profound Effect of Covid Pandemic on Women and Girls in Asia-Pacific Documented
- Inter Press Service
Tokyo, Mar 31 (IPS) - Women and girls in the Asia-Pacific region were adversely impacted due to COVID-19 pandemic responses – with marginalized women and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) and gender-based violence (GBV) services profoundly affected.
Ukrainian Women, Children Fleeing War Vulnerable to Human Trafficking
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Mar 30 (IPS) - States must do more to protect women and children fleeing war in Ukraine, rights groups have urged, amid growing concerns they are falling prey to trafficking and sexual violence.
‘Staggering number’ of unintended pregnancies reveals failure to uphold women’s rights
- UN News
Nearly half of all pregnancies, totalling 121 million each year worldwide, are unintended, according to a new report published on Wednesday by the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA.
South Sudan: Oil Underground, Blood on the Surface
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Mar 29 (IPS) - While several politicians -and media– have been viewing the ongoing armed conflict in South Sudan as a “civil war” between rival ethnic groups, so nothing to worry about, there are some key facts that should be considered for the sake of having a wider, more accurate panorama. One of them is that this country is rich in oil.
Afghanistan’s Girls’ Education is a Women’s Rights Issue
- Inter Press Service
New York, Mar 28 (IPS) - The late-night reversal of a decision by Taliban authorities in Afghanistan to allow girls from grades 7 to 12 to return to school has been met with distress from within the country and internationally – and fear that it could herald further restrictions.
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