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News headlines for “Women’s Rights”, page 73
MINUSCA chief to Security Council: Decade-long cycle of conflict can be broken
- UN News
Despite deteriorating border security, humanitarian and human rights challenges, the Central African Republic (CAR) is committed to a constitutional referendum and local elections, the Security Council heard on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban ‘may be responsible for gender apartheid’ says rights expert
- UN News
The plight of women and girls in Afghanistan featured prominently at the Human Rights Council on Monday where independent UN-appointed rights experts warned of systematic “gender apartheid” and “gender persecution”.
Women suffer disproportionately from ravages of drought, desertification
- UN News
Women’s land rights are in the spotlight ahead of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, observed on 17 June, at events around the world, from Kenya to Viet Nam, including a high-level event at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday.
Healthy Homes - A Right of Rural Families in Peru
- Inter Press Service
CUZCO, Peru, Jun 15 (IPS) - Adopting a “healthy housing” approach is improving the living conditions of rural Peruvian women like Martina Santa Cruz, a 34-year-old farmer who lives with her husband and two children in the village of Sacllo, 2,959 meters above sea level in the Andes highlands municipality of Calca.
No Peace Until Peace For All
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 14 (IPS) - As we head into June, we will commemorate a number of important international days that call for much-needed support to protect refugees, end child labour, stop sexual violence in conflict and ensure human rights for the innocent children victims of aggression.
Türk calls for action to enable ‘equal and meaningful’ participation of women in public life
- UN News
Urgent action is needed to end gender-based bias in public and political life against women which remain deeply entrenched around the world, said the UN human rights chief on Wednesday.
New UN report reveals chronic bias against women over last decade
- UN News
A new UN report launched on Monday revealed no improvement in the level of prejudice shown against women over the past decade, with almost nine out of 10 men and women worldwide, still holding such biases.
Cyclone Freddy has put Women & Girls in Malawi at Greater Risk of Sexual Abuse & Exploitation
- Inter Press Service
BLANTYRE, Malawi, Jun 12 (IPS) - “Cyclone Freddy was a terrible experience, and now many women who lost their homes and their livelihoods are at increased risk of sexual exploitation and abuse,” warns Caleb Ng'ombo, Director of People Serving Girls at Risk (PSGR), a frontline NGO in Malawi that supports vulnerable women whose lives have been devastated by the record-breaking tropical storm.
What Sub-Saharan African Nations Can Teach the U.S. About Black Maternal Health
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Jun 02 (IPS) - New research shows that Black mothers in the United States disproportionately live in counties with higher maternal vulnerability and face greater risk of preterm death for the fetus, greater risk of low birth weight for a baby, and a higher number of maternal deaths.
Hopes for Renewal Dashed in Turkey
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jun 01 (IPS) - Turkey’s election hasn’t produced the change many thought was on the cards. Now women’s groups, LGBTQI+ people and independent journalists are among those fearing the worse.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has led the country for two decades, first as prime minister and then as president, prevailed in the 28 May runoff poll, taking around 52.2 per cent of the vote, with his opponent, Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu, on 47.8 per cent.
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