Global Issues
News headlines for “Women’s Rights”, page 96
Making cities safer for women: UN report calls for radical rethink
- UN News
Cities have an in-built bias against women, who overwhelmingly describe them as unsafe and unwelcoming. A UN report released on Monday, calls for a complete overhaul of city design, and for women to be more closely involved in urban planning.
Public Development Banks Cant Drag Their Feet When It Comes to Building a Sustainable Future
- Inter Press Service
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Oct 21 (IPS) - A coalition of civil society organisations is demanding public development banks (PDBs) to take radical and innovative steps to tackle human rights violations and environmental destruction. No project funded by PDBs should come at the expenses of vulnerable groups, the environment and collective liberties, but should instead embody the voices of communities, democratic values and environmental justice.
Activists Call Out 11 Muslim Member States to Repeal Death Penalty for Blasphemy
- Inter Press Service
LOS ANGELES / WASHINGTON DC, Oct 21 (IPS) - Eleven out of 57 members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) still sanction the death penalty for blasphemy and apostasy, silencing their citizens and emboldening violence by non-state actors.
Saving Lives Cant Ever Be Divisive
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Oct 20 (IPS) - That’s why a new ship with a big white “E” will navigate the Mediterranean Sea. The vessel has a red hull, is more than fifty meters long and has low decks. Soon, it will leave the port of Genoa and go out into the open sea. If those living on the north shore of that ‘water cemetery’ bearing the name of Mediterranean had chosen life, the "Life Support" would not have been greeted by the applause of a people packed square, on a late summer night, in the Italian city of Reggio Emilia. It would not be ready to sail now; . if they had chosen life, that ship would have another job.
Slow progress for women helping forge peace, Security Council warned
- UN News
Protecting women’s rights and promoting greater inclusion is a proven strategy for peace and stability, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told the Security Council on Thursday.
Global health: Women and children pay heaviest price for ‘gaping inequities’
- UN News
A new UN report shows that women’s and children’s health has suffered globally, as the impacts of conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change converge, with devastating effects on prospects for children, young people and women.
Rural Women Work the Hardest, Produce the Most, Eat the Least
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Oct 17 (IPS) - Make no mistake. Violence against women has been perpetuated, especially when it comes to those who have already been deprived of their basic human rights, as is the case of rural women in over two-thirds of the world.
Local Solutions Boost Sustainable Micro-Mobility in Cuba
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Oct 17 (IPS) - The incorporation of small electric vehicles for public transport, together with initiatives that encourage the use of bicycles, represent opportunities and challenges for Cuba to sustainably and inclusively combat the chronic problems in urban mobility.
A new, financially independent life for former child brides in Mozambique
- UN News
In Mozambique, more than 20 per cent of girls aged between 13 and 17 have been married or live with someone as if they were married. Women’s support groups are putting thousands of them on the road to financial independence, making them less vulnerable to gender-based violence.
Millions of Girls Abused in the Name of Toxic Masculinity
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Oct 13 (IPS) - A common feature to religions – including the monotheistic ones – is that groups of males have self-proclaimed themselves as the source for interpreting the “Word of God,” shaping them, and spreading them among the peoples of good faith.
Powered by
