News headlines for “Women’s Rights”, page 72
More action needed to advance women’s role in global peace and security
- UN News
Twenty-three years after the adoption of a landmark UN Security Council resolution on women, peace and security, their presence is still woefully lacking at negotiation tables, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday.
How to Defend the Environment and Survive in the Attempt, as a Woman in Mexico
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Oct 24 (IPS) - The defense of the right to water led Gema Pacheco to become involved in environmental struggles in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, an area threatened by drought, land degradation, megaprojects, mining and deforestation.
Explainer: Why women’s role in sustaining peace is more critical than ever
- UN News
Twenty-three years after a landmark UN Security Council agreement focusing on women, peace and security, women and girls continue to bear the brunt of conflicts and remain under-represented in decisions concerning their needs and rights.
Nigeria to vaccinate 7.7 million girls against leading cause of cervical cancer
- UN News
Nigeria introduced the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its routine immunisation system on Tuesday, aiming to reach 7.7 million girls in the largest single round of HPV vaccinations across Africa.
Human right to food needs ‘massive investment’: Guterres
- UN News
With 735 million people going hungry last year and three billion unable to afford a healthy diet, the world is “going backwards on our goal of zero hunger by 2030”, the UN chief told the Committee on World Food Security on Monday.
To Attain the SDGs, We Must End Female Genital Mutilation
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Oct 20 (IPS) - The tips of our fingers have densely packed nerve endings. That is why a miniscule paper cut activates our pain receptors and causes stubborn pain for a day or two. Now consider that a clitoris has over 10,000 nerve endings. It is the human female’s most sensitive erogenous zone, explaining the sexual pleasure it elicits at the slightest touch. A paper cut on your clitoris would be agonizing yet does not compare to the pain of female genital mutilation – or FGM.
Afghanistan earthquakes: ‘Staggering’ health consequences
- UN News
Families in western Afghanistan, who have lost everything to a series of devastating earthquakes, need urgent assistance to withstand the harsh winter, the UN relief wing reported on Friday.
South Asian Community Health Workers Say Their Work is Work
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Oct 19 (IPS) - “Professionally, I am still where I was 23 years ago when I started working as a lady health worker (LHW),” said a disgruntled Yasmin Siddiq, 47, from Karachi. “I will probably retire in the same capacity, as a Grade 5 government servant, without any hope for upward mobility.”
Somalia: Insecurity worsens, civilians pay the price
- UN News
Insecurity persists in Somalia, with extremist group Al-Shabaab and fighting in the Laascaanood region taking a heavy toll on civilians, the UN envoy for the country told the Security Council on Thursday.
Women’s sexual and reproductive rights an ‘unfinished agenda’
- UN News
UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday called for progress on the ‘unfinished agenda’ of women’s sexual and reproductive health rights at an event in Geneva to mark the 30th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD).
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