Taliban Decrees on Clothing & Male Guardians Leave Afghan Women Scared to Go Out Alone, UN Says February 17, 2024 - ASSOCIATED PRESS ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Afghan women feel scared or unsafe leaving their homes alone because of Taliban decrees and enforcement campaigns on clothing and male guardians, according to a report from the United . Learn More
Gaza – Crises for Unclean Water & Untreated Sewage
Water Crisis & Untreated Sewage Could Kill More Gaza Palestinians than Bombs: Threat of Infant Mortality JUAN COLE - 02/16/2024 Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Al-Arabi al-Jadid reports, “The streets of the Gaza Strip are witnessing a catastrophic environmental crisis due to the mixing of rainwater with sewage water, which is now flooding . Learn More
Africa – Gender-Based Wage Violations, Unpaid Work & Inequality – Analysis
Gender-Based Wage Violations, Unpaid Work & Inequality in Africa : A Deeper Nexus By Bin Joachem Meh Introduction The African Development Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to reduce poverty, inequality, and promote decent work in Africa. Gender equality and women’s empowerment are critical components of these . Learn More
Village Savings & Loan – Women
VSL Associates – Village Savings & Loan VSLA’s are comprised of between 10 and 25 members and offer self-managed savings, insurance and credit services in urban slums and remote rural areas. The model has spread to 77 countries with over 20 million active participants worldwide. VSL Associates is a group of independent practitioners, . Learn More
Sudan – Conflict-Ridden, Acute Hunger, Health Crisis, Regional Risks
Sudan - Conflict-Ridden, Acute Hunger, Health Crisis, Regional Risks By Lisa Schlein FEBRUARY 3, 2024 - GENEVA — The World Food Program is calling for immediate, unimpeded and safe access to conflict-hit areas of Sudan to provide food to millions of displaced people facing acute hunger, amid warnings that this “forgotten war” has potential . Learn More
Violence Against Women Is the Cause & Effect of Gender Inequality: Analysis
Violence against women in the world and its naked and impudent face in Iran By Elahe Amani 22 November 2023 - Despite the fact that sixty-three years after the Mirabal sisters were killed during the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic – which marked the political violence against women and the subsequent adoption of this . Learn More
Sudan – People Dying of Starvation & Hunger – Aid Often Blocked
SUDAN – PEOPLE DYING OF STARVATION & HUNGER – AID OFTEN BLOCKED DUBAI, Feb 2, 2024 - (Reuters) - The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday it was receiving reports of people dying of starvation in Sudan and that the number of hungry people has doubled over the past year as a war has cut off civilians from aid. WFP called on . Learn More
International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, 6 February To promote the elimination of female genital mutilation, coordinated and systematic efforts are needed, and they must engage whole communities and focus on human rights, gender equality, sexual education and attention to the needs of women and girls who suffer from its . Learn More
Women in Black: Silent Vigils Against War, for Peace
Women in Black Stand for Peace in Palestine + Women in Black have been holding silent vigils around the world to call for peace in the Middle East for 35 years. On 4 October, thousands of women met in Jerusalem at an event led by the Israel-based Women Wage Peace and the Palestine-based Women of the Sun to discuss how to bring peace to the . Learn More
USA – Black Americans’ Challenge for Racial Equity & Outcomes
USA - Black Americans' Challenge for Racial Equity & Outcomes February 1, 2024 - At the current pace of change, it could take decades to improve outcomes for Black Americans and more than three centuries to get to racial parity. How can different types of communities move closer to delivering a better quality of life . Learn More
International Women’s Day 2024-March 8-Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress
International Women’s Day 2024 – March 8 - Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress In a world facing multiple crises that are putting immense pressure on communities, achieving gender equality is more vital than ever. Ensuring women’s and girls’ rights across all aspects of life is the only way to secure prosperous and just economies, and a healthy . Learn More
Kenya – Thousands Protest on Femicide & Violence Against Women
Kenya – Thousands Protest on Femicide & Violence Against Women By Mercy Juma & Anthony Irungu - BBC News, Nairobi Demonstrations are taking place across major cities in Kenya to protest against the rising cases of femicide and other violence against women. Hundreds have gathered in Nairobi, Nakuru, Mombasa, Nyeri and Lodwar, some . Learn More
UN Team to Study Reports of Sexual Violence During Israel-Gaza Conflict
UN TEAM ARRIVES TO STUDY REPORTS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE DURING ISRAEL-GAZA CONFLICT A team from the United Nations has arrived in Israel to examine multiple reports of sexual violence during the Hamas-led attack. By Jeffrey Gettleman, Anat Schwartz and Adam Sella January 29, 2024 - A United Nations team has arrived in Israel to examine reports . Learn More
USA – Teens, Social Media & Technology 2023
WUNRN https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2023/12/11/teens-social-media-and-technology-2023/ Teens, Social Media and Technology 2023 | Pew Research Center . Learn More
British Parliamentarians Examine Gender Apartheid In Afghanistan & Iran
Scroll down for: Call for Written Submissions Format. British Parliamentarians Examine Gender Apartheid In Afghanistan & Iran By Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab On January 8, 2024, a group of British Parliamentarians, led by prominent lawyer and Peer at the U.K. House of Lords, Baroness Helena Kennedy KC, launched an inquiry into the situation of . Learn More
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