By Monika Plaha and Panorama team - BBC News Women are facing threats and blackmail from a mob of anonymous strangers after their personal details, intimate photos and videos were shared on the social media platform Reddit. The BBC has unmasked the man behind one of the groups, thanks to a second-hand cigarette lighter. "£5 for her nudes, DM . Learn More
Haiti – Continued Gang Violence, Kidnappings, Women’s Challenges Including Disabilities
By Jess DiPierro Obert Haiti is experiencing unprecedented levels of gang violence and kidnappings – a spike that has paralysed the Caribbean country and prevented crucial humanitarian aid from getting to millions of people who are hungry, displaced, or facing other needs. Many of these gang members are under 24. Some are children as young as . Learn More
Women’s Equality Day – August 26, 2022, Theme is “Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow”.
Women’s Equality Day 2022: Significance Women’s Equality Day is celebrated to acknowledge and appreciate women and to progress towards achieving gender equality. This day marks the day when women were given equal rights to vote, with this, women also got several opportunities to fight for their rights in every sector of the socio-economic . Learn More
At the UN HRC, States and Anti-Rights Actors Join Forces to Push Back Against Gender Justice
By Umyra Ahmad - AWID The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) has long been a space for civil society to hold states accountable for human rights violations. However, it has recently become fertile ground for a host of vested interests intent on pushing back rights, particularly around gender and sexuality. At the most recent session last month, we . Learn More
Somalia – Women Struggle with Drought & Thirst, Hunger & Malnutrition, Shelter, Health Needs, Security
By Sarah Easter - August 11, 2022 The global hunger crisis is worsening. While the war in Ukraine is causing food and gas prices to rise around the world, the effects of climate change are also becoming increasingly apparent – especially in countries of the Global South such as Somalia in East Africa. Animals are dying. Herds of goats are . Learn More
Brazil – Inside Brazil’s Abortion Pill Black Market
Brazil - Inside Brazil’s Abortion Pill Black Market In a country where one woman dies every two days from a botched abortion, the internet is sometimes the only option. By Leonardo Coelho, a Brazilian journalist based in Rio de Janeiro. JULY 8, 2022 - Under a run-of-the-mill news clip posted on YouTube in 2012 covering Brazil’s online . Learn More
Afghanistan – Little Girls, Little Flowers – Poem +
Afghan Little Girls, Little Flowers - Poem We are little flowers, don’t let us die, we are fragile. If you throw stones our stems will break. Don’t hit us, we are precious in your life. We are little flowers that can make your garden beautiful. We need shade, love, care. Our dreams can make your life sweet. We are strong, don’t . Learn More
Kashmir – Rohingya Children, Now Refugees in Kashmir, Use Art to Brush Away Their Fears & Suffering
05 August, 2022 - The continual flight of Rohingya from state-sponsored persecution in Myanmar has led to untold trauma and distress. However, for Rohingya children now based in Kashmir, painting has become a new vital means to recount their stories of suffering. In one of the largest makeshift shelters for Rohingya in the Kiryana Talab area of . Learn More
To Educate & Empower Women, We Must Close the Digital Divide
Author: Makhtar Diop, Managing Director, International Finance Corporation Women in the least developed countries are half as likely to be online as men, curtailing their chance to learn online and improve their lives. The digital divide hurts women and costs the world billions of dollars in GDP every year. A concerted effort by the . Learn More
Tanzania – Ending Child Marriage Network Launches New Report on Key Insights
The Tanzania Ending Child Marriage Network (TECMN), co-founded by FORWARD, has launched its latest report, 'Sharing Our Insights, Journey and Learning'. In Tanzania, 36% of women were married off before the age of 18. The report outlines TECMN's vision and objectives for a Tanzania free from child marriage, as well as the outcomes of its previous . Learn More
Ukraine – Why Ukraine Needs to ENFORCE the VAW Istanbul Convention – NOW!
By HEIDI LEHMANN AND OLGA MORKOVA NEW YORK, 21 July 2022 - Late last month, Ukraine was granted European Union Candidate status, the first official step toward EU membership. But the European Commission president noted that formal negotiations for full membership could not begin until Ukraine carried out key reforms, including the ratification . Learn More
Arabic WUNRN BBC Segment on Online Violence Against Women
Arabic WUNRN BBC Segment on Online Violence Against Women THE BBC's Arabic Technicians produced a special episode on cyber security challenges facing internet and social media users through the Middle East and the Arabic speaking diaspora, with a focus on women's and children's online safety, featuring tools that can assist women and . Learn More
Africa – Healthy Life Expectancy in Africa Grows by Nearly 10 Years – WHO
4 August 2022 - Healthy life expectancy among Africans living in mainly high and upper middle-income countries on the continent, has increased by almost 10 years, the UN health agency, WHO said. The World Health Organization announced the good news after examining life expectancy data among the 47 countries that make up the WHO African Region . Learn More
Iran- Execution of 3 Women in a Single Day
July 29, 2022 - Iran has executed three women in the space of a day this week, all on charges of murdering their husbands, according to an NGO. There has been growing concern over the increasing number of women being hanged in Iran, as the country sees a surge in executions. Many women killed husbands who were abusive, or they married as . Learn More
Father Schools Promote Good Parenting in Eastern Europe
“At Father School, we learn what responsible parenting is,” said Ionat Chintea. “How to educate our children, and how we can combat gender stereotypes that ultimately can lead to violence.” Mr. Chintea is one of over 2,000 men from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine who have already benefited from attending the schools . Learn More