News headlines for “Women’s Rights”, page 124
Safe Space to Express, Share and Grow
- Inter Press Service
New York, Mar 02 (IPS) - Manjo Sheik, a 25-year-old entrepreneur from India, says women have multiple obstacles to overcome.
Protecting Workers & Enabling a Green Recovery from COVID-19
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 01 (IPS) - 2022 is a decisive year for all of us as recovery prospects remain highly uncertain.
Global human development has witnessed a decline for the first time since the measurement began in 1990. As UNDP’s new Special Report on Human Security also reveals, 6 in 7 people worldwide are plagued by feelings of insecurity.
Concern for women and children caught up in Ukraine conflict
- UN News
The intensification of the Russian offensive in Ukraine is having devastating consequences on women and children, senior UN officials have reported.
Women building a sustainable future: India’s rural energy pioneers
- UN News
A UN project, in association with one of India’s leading clean energy companies, is training women salt farmers in the Indian state of Gujarat to work in the solar power industry, and build a better life.
Women building a sustainable future: the Kenyan engineer fighting for equality
- UN News
Norah Magero, a Mechanical Engineer and Renewable Energy Expert from Kenya, is helping communities adapt to the changing climate, in the face of gender discrimination.
Pandemic Hit Domestic Workers Especially Hard in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 24 (IPS) - "Woman, poor, black and illiterate" - most domestic workers suffer quadruple discrimination in Brazil, which made them more vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic, says one of their leaders, Gloria Rejane Santos.
Women's Voices Raised Against Hate in India
- Inter Press Service
Lucknow, Feb 24 (IPS) - More and more women from different walks of life and corners of the world are raising their voices against the treatment of minorities in India today.
Baby formula marketing ‘pervasive, misleading and aggressive’ – UN report
- UN News
Parents and pregnant women globally are exposed to aggressive marketing for baby formula milk, according to a report launched jointly by two UN agencies on Tuesday.
Arc of History Bending Towards (Ab) Using Democracy & Human Rights: A Plea for Multi-Religious Civil Accountability
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Feb 21 (IPS) - A “Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China, issued on February 4, 2020 on International Relations Entering a New Era and the Global Sustainable Development”, contains laudable and strong language about commitment to democracy and human rights:
Women building a sustainable future: fighting back the desert, amid Niger’s refugee and climate crises
- UN News
Internal displacement, regional instability, and climate change have created a refugee crisis in Niger, but an initiative in the town of Ouallam is showing how different communities can work together to survive, and improve the local environment.
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