Yemen & Around the World, Obstetric Fistula Strikes the Most Vulnerable Women
A woman recovers from obstetric fistula treatment surgery in Yemen. Obstetric fistula is almost entirely preventable. It’s occurrence is a sign of social injustice. Photo: UNFPA Yemen 22 May 2020 - AL HUDAYDAH, Yemen – Five years ago, Marwa* was a child bride living in the port city of Al Hudaydah. “I was almost 17 years old,... Learn More
Yemen & Around the World, Obstetric Fistula Strikes the Most Vulnerable Women
COVID-19: G7 Nations Need to Get Gender Equality Right for a Better Future for Women at Work
© ILOGENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization, UN Women and the European Union have called on G7 nations to put in place measures to promote gender equality amid the COVID-19 crisis . 14 May 2020 - At a virtual high-level meeting on COVID-19, bringing together government ministers, CEOs, business associations, trade unions, civil society, global... Learn More
COVID-19: G7 Nations Need to Get Gender Equality Right for a Better Future for Women at Work
Mexico - Despite the Coronavirus, Mexican Women Are Fighting Femicide
A student walks through the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California in Tijuana, Mexico, on March 9 during a day of national strike to denounce gender violence and the increasing toll of femicide. GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES BY ANN DESLANDES May 20, 2020 - On March 8, International Women’s Day, an estimated 100,000 women of all walks of... Learn More
Mexico - Despite the Coronavirus, Mexican Women Are Fighting Femicide
Somalia - Huge FGM Rise Recorded in Somalia During the Coronavirus Lockdown
Women at a cemetery in Mogadishu, Somalia, where years of instability and poverty have left people ill-equipped to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP Reuters - 18 May 2020 - Somalia’s coronavirus lockdown has led to a huge increase in female genital mutilation (FGM), with circumcisers going door to door offering to cut girls stuck... Learn More
Somalia - Huge FGM Rise Recorded in Somalia During the Coronavirus Lockdown
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Yemen & Around the World, Obstetric Fistula Strikes the Most Vulnerable Women A woman recovers from obstetric fistula treatment surgery in Yemen. Obstetric fistula is almost entirely preventable. It’s occurrence is a Learn More
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COVID-19: G7 Nations Need to Get Gender Equality Right for a Better Future for Women at Work
© ILOGENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization, UN Women and the European Union have called on G7 nations Learn More
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Mexico – Despite the Coronavirus, Mexican Women Are Fighting Femicide
A student walks through the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California in Tijuana, Mexico, on March 9 during a day of Learn More
