South Korea - Court Rules in Favor of ‘Comfort Women’ Sex Slaves from World War II Ordered Compensation from Japan By Noël James, Guest Contributor Last week, a South Korean appellate court ordered Japan to compensate the remaining Korean ‘comfort women’ who were forced to work in military brothels during World War II. These women, who had . Learn More
Ending Discrimination Against Women in Family Law Is Vital
ENDING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN IN FAMILY LAW IS VITAL FOR ECONOMIC PROGRESS By Hyshyama Hamin April 3, 2023 - Discriminatory family laws and policies that restrict women’s access to educational opportunities, employment, inheritance, property ownership and equal pay are making women disproportionately vulnerable to the impacts of the . Learn More
Women’s Leadership at the COP 28 Clima te Conference
Women’s Leadership at the COP 28 Climate Conference 22 November 2023 - At this year’s UN Climate Change Conference, COP 28, UN Women will ensure that women and girls’ rights, abilities, and needs are taken into account in climate debates and incorporated into government policies. Women and girls have been at the forefront of climate activism . Learn More
Advancing Gender-Responsive Climate Action: Progress & Challenges
Advancing Gender-Responsive Climate Action: Progress & Challenges UN Climate Change News, 20 November 2023 – A recent policy brief from UN Climate Change underscores the increased integration of gender considerations in climate change adaptation plans across the globe. It reveals not only growing acknowledgment of the unique vulnerabilities . Learn More
Afghanistan – Afghan Women & Girls Face Grim Future After Expulsion From Pakistan
Afghanistan - Afghan Women & Girls Face Grim Future After Expulsion From Pakistan By Khujasta Kabiri - Fayeza Ibrahimi Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, thousands of Afghan families have fled to neighboring Pakistan. Some escaped their homeland so that their daughters could continue their education, following the . Learn More
India – Thousands of Couples Marry in Mass Wedding
From Meera Khanna of Guild of Service, India On 18th November, 21 couples got married at the ostentation-free dowry-free cost efficient environmental-friendly wedding ceremony organised by the Guild of Service and supported by the Lions Club New Delhi. This is a bi-annual event spearheaded by the Guild for the last fifty years in an endeavor to . Learn More
Scotland Adopts a New Feminist Foreign Policy: Sweden Shows Difficult Realities
Scotland Adopts a New Feminist Foreign Policy: Sweden Shows How Difficult It Can Be in Reality By Laura Llach November 15, 2023 - Scotland will be the first part of the UK to adopt a feminist approach to international relations. But is it merely symbolic or transformative? Scotland has become the latest country to adopt a feminist approach . Learn More
Transforming the Climate Crisis into Opportunity: A Step Towards Gender Equality
Transforming the Climate Crisis into Opportunity: A Step Towards Gender Equality There is a substantial need to bring marginalized voices into our climate change responses and rebuild eco-feminist archives, as that will impact not only our society but also the planet. By Madhumita Pandey & Promil Pande Español Nov 8 - Over the . Learn More
Videos Calling for UN Convention Advocating for the Rights of Older People
A UN Convention on the rights of older people is crucial if we want to ensure that as we grow older, our rights and well-being are protected and respected. As societies continue to age, we must address the unique challenges faced by older people. Why do we need a UN Convention on the rights of older people? A UN Convention on the rights of . Learn More
Pakistan & Expulsion of Afghanistan Refugees – Escalating Tensions
Pakistan & Expulsion of Afghanistan Refugees - Escalating Tensions The Afghan Taliban and Pakistan have been engaged in an escalating war of words over Islamabad's mass expulsion of Afghan refugees.Last month, Islamabad ordered 1.7 million undocumented Afghan refugees and migrants to leave the South Asian country or face arrest and forced . Learn More
Women & Opioid Dependence
In Europe, women account for approximately 25% of the population with illicit substance use and about 20% of entrants to treatment programmes. Women are particularly likely to face social stigma, be economically disadvantaged and have less social support, come from families with substance use issues, experience physical and sexual abuse and have . Learn More
Afghanistan – Freedom for Afghan Women Fades & Suffering Remains
AFGHANISTAN – FREEDOM FOR AFGHAN WOMEN FADES & SUFFERING REMAINS BY KHORSHIED NUSRATTY AND JULIE RAY November 10, 2023 - WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Prospects remain grim for women and girls inside Afghanistan in 2023, as well as the hundreds of thousands of undocumented refugee women and girls whom Pakistan is currently forcing to return to the . Learn More
Somalia – Worst Floods in Decades – Damage, Deaths, Trauma
People are losing their homes, livestock and farmland to the flooding in the Horn of Africa. Somalia - Worst Floods in Decades - Damage, Deaths, Trauma Somalis are struggling to cope with never-before-seen flooding that has killed dozens of people and forced hundreds of thousands to abandon their homes, in the wake of extreme rainfall that . Learn More
Women & Girls in Sport for Gender Equality
Women & Girls in Sport Sport has the power to change lives. The ability to drive gender equality by teaching women and girls teamwork, self-reliance, resilience and confidence. Women in sport defy gender stereotypes and social norms, make inspiring role models, and show men and women as equals. Led by UN Women, the Sport for Generation . Learn More
Diwali – Festival of Lights – Women
DIWALI – HINDU FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS - WOMEN Diwali 2023 (Deepavali 2023) is on Sunday, November 12th in India. The Diwali illuminations with lighted diyas bring the supernatural brightness and joy with the hope of finding light in darkness, achieving knowledge where there is ignorance, and spreading love amidst hatred. Diwali is also known as . Learn More
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