News headlines for “Women’s Rights”, page 131
Ongoing Pandemic Push Africa's Children Out of School
- Inter Press Service
Nairobi, Nov 24 (IPS) - Kenya’s secondary schools’ administration has been in the eye of a storm since schools reopened in October 2021. Since then, students have set on fire 35 schools and counting, forcing the government to announce an unscheduled break from school – ahead of the planned December 23 closing.
Feminism Weaponized Against Trans People
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK / KAMPALA, Nov 24 (IPS) - There is a resurgence of anti-trans sentiment right now. It’s not only Dave Chapelle’s toxic rants in his most recent Netflix special: we see it across social, political and cultural arenas including in JK Rowling's ongoing embrace of trans exclusionary radical feminists (TERFs); the introduction of bills designed to harm trans kids in the US; Uganda's Sexual Offenses bill, which violates international human rights; and “gender-critical” academics like Kathleen Stock profiting from their inflammatory rhetoric.
Feature: Violence against women must stop; five stories of strength and survival
- UN News
Conflicts, humanitarian crises and increasing climate-related disasters have led to higher levels of violence against women and girls (VAWG), which has only intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing into sharp focus the urgent need to stem the scourge.
No Vaccine for the Pandemic of Violence Against Women in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Nov 24 (IPS) - Despite significant legal advances in Latin American countries to address gender-based violence, it continues to be a serious challenge, especially in a context of social crisis aggravated by the covid-19 pandemic, which hits women especially hard.
Yet Another Scourge: A Third of All Women are Subjected to Violence
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Nov 23 (IPS) - Thirty percent of women and girls suffered physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, most frequently by an intimate partner. And more than 70 percent of all sold, bought and enslaved victims of human smuggling and trafficking are women and girls -- three out of four of them are sexually exploited.
It's Time to Find Solutions to the Gendered Consequences of the Pandemic
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC/SAN DIEGO, Nov 22 (IPS) - The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects across the globe, but the data and evidence show that women have borne the brunt of the crisis. While inequalities in health, economic power, and other areas existed long before the pandemic began, the pandemic has widened these gaps.
Spotlight Initiative combats gender-based violence during COVID-19 pandemic
- UN News
Despite COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions, some 650,000 women and girls were provided with gender-based violence services through a joint UN and European Union (EU) programme working to stamp out what is arguably one of the most prevalent human rights violations.
WHO and partners unite for Day of Action for Cervical Cancer Elimination
- UN News
With more than 300,000 women dying from cervical cancer each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) is joining advocates from across the globe on Wednesday to commemorate a Day of Action against the disease.
In post-quake Haiti, rebuilding lives and welcoming new ones
- UN News
Three months after a devastating earthquake struck the south-west of Haiti, a hospital that was largely destroyed has continued to give mothers and their babies the care they need.
Education Cannot Wait Investments Change Lives for Children, Including At-Risk Girls, Children with Disabilities and Teachers in South Sudan
- Inter Press Service
Juba, South Sudan, Nov 10 (IPS) - Ayom Wol sits under a tree in South Sudan in the scorching midday sun. He is a newly-trained teacher, preparing for tomorrow’s lessons. His school principal says he has to prepare while at school because there is no electricity at home.
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