News headlines for “Women’s Rights”, page 119
Fighting child marriage in India, thanks to school and a mobile phone
- UN News
With the help of an innovative mobile phone service, UN agencies are working with the Government of Rajasthan, India, to combat child marriage.
Mistreatment in childbirth, a human rights and healthcare problem, new study warns
- UN News
Women across the world face unacceptable mistreatment during childbirth, according to a new study from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Human Reproduction Programme (HRP) launched on Wednesday.
Taliban’s backtracking on girls’ education, ‘deeply damaging’
- UN News
Following a U-turn over re-opening girls’ secondary schools in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the UN human rights chief shared her “profound frustration and disappointment” that six months after the Taliban seized power, high school girls have yet to return to the classroom.
Women and girls deserve to live without violence in ‘safety, dignity and freedom’
- UN News
Violence against women and girls may be the world’s “longest, deadliest pandemic,” the UN chief said on Tuesday, during an event focused on the role boys and men need to play, to help eliminate gender-based violence.
South Sudan: ‘hellish existence’ for women and girls, new UN report reveals
- UN News
Widespread sexual violence against women and girls in conflict is being fueled by systemic impunity, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said on Monday.
Women Must be at the Centre of Africa's Transformative Free Trade Area
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 21 (IPS) - Ambassador Mathu Joyini began her role as the Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations in January 2021, becoming the first South African woman to hold the position.
Representing the African States Group, she is the Chair of the Bureau for the 2022 Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). She has championed causes related to Africa's peace and security, human rights, women’s empowerment, among others.
How Collective Action Can Move the Needle on Gender Equality
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 18 (IPS) - During this year’s sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66), we are eager to see the global community pivot towards more inclusive approaches to advocacy. It's imperative to put the spotlight on women’s rights and youth-led organizations in communities that are often left out of key discussions. By handing the mic over to advocates across all backgrounds and ages, we can shift to a model that enables all advocates to take a lead role in policy-making and ultimately translate promises and rhetoric into real impact and accountability.
Pandemic Pushes SDGs Further out of Reach of Asia and the Pacific
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Mar 17 (IPS) - 2022 marks the second anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, and while an end to the pandemic is in sight, it is far from over and the consequences will be felt for decades to come. At the same time, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is becoming increasingly distant. The region must use the 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a roadmap to a fairer recovery.
World must deliver support to Afghans: UN refugee chief
- UN News
UN Refugee Agency chief Filippo Grandi called on Thursday for sustained international support for Afghanistan’s people, where the country’s humanitarian crisis is worsening.
Gender equality ‘fundamental prerequisite’ for peaceful, sustainable world
- UN News
Gender equality is essentially “a question of power” that for millennia, has, “to the detriment of all”, been mostly in the hands of men, the UN chief told a town hall meeting on Wednesday, devoted to the issue.
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