Japan - Demographic Woes Deepen as Birth Rate Hits Record Low By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO, June 2, 2023 (Reuters) - Japan's birth rate declined for the seventh consecutive year in 2022 to a record low, the health ministry said on Friday, underscoring the sense of crisis gripping the country as the population shrinks and ages rapidly. The . Learn More
Strong Is The New Pretty: Girls Empowerment – Video of CSW 67 Panel
WUNRN has received so much interest in this CSW 67 Panel on Girls: Strong Is The New Pretty. We have requests for the PANEL VIDEO and are sharing it with you now.: Girls Empowerment: Strong Is The New Pretty - https://youtu.be/srRJ-B9ounY WUNRN . Learn More
Decades of Hard-Won Gains for Women Are Unraveling Fast. How Can We Stop This?
Decades of Hard-Won Gains for Women Are Unraveling Fast. How Can We Stop This? By Natalie Samarasinghe May 15, 2023 - Nearly a quarter of women and girls cannot escape unwanted sex. Eleven percent are unable to make decisions on contraception. The recent report from the United Nations Population Fund is the latest source of grim statistics . Learn More
World Hunger Day – May 28 – Women & Hunger
WORLD HUNGER DAY – MAY 28 – WOMEN & HUNGER In countries facing conflict, famine and hunger, women and girls often eat last and least. Girls might be attracted or pushed into early marriage, while boys separated from their families during an economic migration might slide into malnutrition if they can't care for themselves. What Is . Learn More
Maldives – Tourist Paradise, But Local Women Outside Home, Face Sexism, Misogyny, Patriarchy, Violence
Maldives - Tourist Paradise, But Local Women Outside Home, Face Sexism, Misogyny, Patriarchy, Violence By Fathimath Uzma Naseem April 5, 2023 - When I walk it is with my head down, handbag clutched to my chest and my keys gripped in my palm as a weapon – always. Always I am on alert in case a man tries to overpower and attack me. The . Learn More
Mexico-US – Challenges of MIGRATION for Women. Families – Freight Train Risks
Thousands of migrants risk death on Mexico’s ‘Beast’ train to border By Isabel Vincent For more than a decade, desperate migrants crossing Mexico on their way to the US border have risked their lives to hop a series of fast-moving freight cars — referred to collectively as La Bestia or “the Beast” — that are so dangerous they are known as . Learn More
Egypt: Women Abused Over Alleged ISIS Ties
Egypt: Women Abused Over Alleged ISIS Ties Egyptian authorities have arbitrarily detained women and girls related to suspected members of the Islamic State (ISIS) affiliate in North Sinai, some for months or years. Some were themselves victims of abuses by the ISIS-linked group, including rape and forced marriage, and were detained after . Learn More
Cameroon – Aid Groups in Cameroon Urge Women With Obstetric Fistula to Seek Medical Treatment
Aid Groups in Cameroon Urge Women With Obstetric Fistula to Seek Medical Treatment FILE - Doctors perform a fistula repair surgery on a patient in Maiduguri, Nigeria, July 31, 2018. Tuesday is the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. By Moki Edwin Kindzeka MAY 22, 2023 - YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — As the International Day to End Obstetric . Learn More
Countries Which Offer Full LEGAL PROTECTIONS to Women
Countries Which Offer Full LEGAL PROTECTIONS to Women Katharina Buchholz What's the World Economic Forum doing to accelerate action on Gender Inequality? Explore and monitor how Gender Inequality is affecting economies, industries and global issues March 2023 - There are only 14 countries in the world which offer full legal . Learn More
Afghanistan – Women Protest in Defiance & Call on Foreign Nations Not to Recognize Taliban Government
Afghanistan - Women Protest in Defiance & Call on Foreign Nations Not to Recognize Taliban Government April 29, 2023 - Afghan women protested in Kabul on Saturday, defying a crackdown on dissent to urge foreign nations not to formally recognize the Taliban government ahead of a UN summit next week.Since the Taliban surged back to power in . Learn More
Canada & USA – Advocates Demand Action to Stop Violence Against Indigenous Women & Girls
Canada & USA - Advocates Demand Action to Stop Violence Against Indigenous Women & Girls Advocates demand urgent action on day commemorating missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in US and Canada. By Al Jazeera Staff May 5, 2023 - Calls are once again ringing out in Canada and the United States for action to stop violence . Learn More
India – Rise in Caste-Based Honour Killngs
India - Rise In Caste-Based Honour Killings Honour killings are registered as a homicide when in reality the intent behind the crime is much deeper than that. By Gia Alvares “Honour killing is defined as killing for honour, a death that is awarded to the women or men by their own family members for marrying against their wishes or having a . Learn More
The Disproportionate Impact of Climate Change on Women
The Disproportionate Impact of Climate Change on Women BY AKANKSHA KHULLAR Women’s participation in spaces of power is the need of the hour to solve the current climate crisis May 1, 2023 - The climate crisis—a planetary phenomenon that impacts all people—has become one of the most pressing global challenges of the 21st century. The . Learn More
Mauritania – Why do Mauritanian Women Celebrate Divorce?
Why do Mauritanian Women Celebrate Divorce? Moments after her divorce goes through, a Mauritanian woman often celebrates as she returns to her family’s home to ululating cries of joy and the steady beat of tambourines. Here’s everything you need to know. In a unique twist from the norm, Mauritanian women are increasingly celebrating their . Learn More
EU – Women in Decision-Making Positions
EU - Women in Decision-Making Positions April 23, 2023 - The good news: In November 2021, national governments (senior ministers) in the EU candidate countries and potential candidates included 33 % women. In the EU Member States, it’s 32% women. The mixed news: The representation of women at the central banks is higher in the candidate . Learn More
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