Global Issues
News headlines for “Women’s Rights”, page 87
Somalia: UN official underlines need to advance women’s participation in public life
- UN News
Despite many challenges, Somalia has made significant progress in advancing key national priorities, but enhancing women’s political participation remains critical, UN Deputy Special Representative in the country, Anita Kiki Gbeho, told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Independent UN experts laud Spain for enacting new feminist laws
- UN News
Independent UN experts on Tuesday welcomed Spain’s adoption of new comprehensive anti-discrimination and feminist legislation.
Taking a Stance on Feminists Prejudice Against Religious Minority Women
- Inter Press Service
BRIGHTON, UK, Feb 17 (IPS) - Since researching the experiences of gender discrimination against women in poverty who belong to religious minorities, many fellow feminists have turned their back on me.
Venezuela: The End of Civil Society as We Know It?
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Feb 16 (IPS) - In late January, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, finished an official visit to Venezuela. He said he’d found a fragmented society in great need of bridging its divides and encouraged the government to take the lead in listening to civil society concerns and responding to victims of rights violations.
78 million children don’t go to school at all, warns UN chief in call for action
- UN News
A staggering 78 million girls and boys around the world today “don’t go to school at all” because of conflict, climate disasters and displacement – while tens of millions more receive only sporadic teaching - UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.
Driven by the War, Russian Women Arrive en Masse to Give Birth in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 16 (IPS) - They began to arrive en masse in Argentina in the second half of 2022, a few months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They are pregnant Russian women who land in the capital to give birth, with the hope of gaining an Argentine passport, given the fact that so many countries refuse to let in people with Russian passports today.
Equality drive launched by African women leaders at landmark conference
- UN News
Women leaders called for swift, concerted action to advance gender rights at the first International Conference on Women’s Transformational Leadership, in Juba, South Sudan on Tuesday.
Sierra Leone's Gender Law Boosts Women's Participation in Politics, Business
- Inter Press Service
FREETOWN, Feb 13 (IPS) - Sierra Leone's new gender equality law will benefit women with political aspirations – as well as stimulate development, say analysts.
Pakistan Floods: Need for Tackling Development from a Different Perspective
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Feb 13 (IPS) - Last year’s devastating floods in Pakistan cost the country more than US$30 billion, about 6.4 trillion rupees.
The entire Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for 2021-2022 was valued at 900 billion rupees. This means that the floods wiped out development gains worth more than six PSDPs. This disproportionately affects the vulnerable segments of society, especially women, girls, the elderly and persons with disabilities.
‘More women and girls in science equals better science’, UN chief declares
- UN News
Gender bias in science has resulted in drug tests that treat the female body as an aberration, and search algorithms that perpetuate discrimination, but the solution is simple: increase the numbers of women working in the field and support the girls hoping to join them one day.
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