Obstetric fistula | United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA Obstetric fistula is one of the most serious and tragic childbirth injuries. A hole between the birth canal and bladder and/or rectum, it is caused by prolonged, obstructed labour without access to timely, high-quality medical treatment. It leaves women and girls leaking urine, faeces or . Learn More
UN General Assembly Backs World Court Climate Crisis Ruling
© Unsplash/Juniper Photon Fossil fuels emit air pollutants that are harmful to both the environment and public health. 20 May 2026 Climate and Environment A landmark General Assembly resolution adopted on Wednesday is “a powerful affirmation” of international law, climate justice and science, according to UN chief António Guterres. The . Learn More
Women, War & Peace II – Film
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/women-war-and-peace/video/women-war-peace-series-ii-x7sn07/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/women-war-and-peace/ SCROLL DOWN WEBSITE & CLICK ON ARROW FOR FILM SEGMENT/TRAILER Dear Women’s Rights Activists, Let us not forget the realities of Women, War & Peace. Some of the regions in this film segment are . Learn More
Gender Action Plan to Support Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.
Full 36-Page Report Is Attached. Scroll down for Infographic. Reference - https://www.undrr.org/news/what-sendai-gender-action-plan Nine years to the day after the adoption of the global blueprint for disaster risk reduction by the United Nations Member States, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is celebrating the . Learn More
Protesters in Bridal Gowns Push for US State of Ohio to Ban Child Marriage
Protesters in bridal gowns urge Ohio to pass child marriage ban Protesters in Bridal Gowns Push for US State of Ohio to Ban Child Marriage Amani Bayo - Columbus Dispatch Junw 3, 2026 - Protesters dressed in bridal gowns, veils and chains gathered outside the Ohio Statehouse on June 3 to demand action on a bipartisan bill that would . Learn More
5 Things to Know About Women & Sport
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EU – Closing the Gender Care Gap: Better Support for Formal and Informal Careers
EU - Closing the Gender Care Gap: Better Support for Formal and Informal Careers https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20260513IPR43307/closing-the-gender-care-gap-better-support-for-formal-and-informal-carers 21-05-2026: Care services still carried out mainly by women Informal careers need to be recognized in social . Learn More
Afghanistan – UN Documents Cases of Taliban Sexual Violence Again
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5 New Countries Elected to the UN Security Council’s 2027-28 Term
5 New Countries Elected to the UN Security Council’s 2027-28 Term Five New Countries Elected to the UN Security Council's 2027-28 Term - PassBlue Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubayev of Kyrgyzstan, left, and the permanent representative to the UN, Aida Kasymalieva, center, celebrating their country’s win for a UN Security Council seat, . Learn More
Every Woman & Girl Has the Right to Feel Safe Everywhere
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There are moments in history when the world’s moral failures are not hidden. They are fully visible. Documented. Debated. Publicly acknowledged. Robbin Jorgensen May 18 And yet, somehow, still unnamed. That is the tension sitting beneath a growing international push to update the legal definition of crimes against humanity. Because while the . Learn More
China – In a City of High-Rises, ‘Cardboard Grannies’ Collect Waste for Cash
Photos by Catherine Phillips. Story by Chris Lau Wu Sau-jing, 71, goes out every night in Hong Kong's Hung Hom district to collect cardboard. Catherine Phillips/CNN Hong Kong — Zigzagging through bustling streets, trolleys piled high with sheets of discarded cardboard, these elderly scavengers are hard to miss in Hong Kong. Many . Learn More
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We Are Girls, Not Brides: First-Ever Anthem to End Child Marriage Musical Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUehNPRin5o&utm_source=Girls+Not+Brides+Newsletter&utm_campaign=2e48b3e298-_DAC2016_share_the_video_6_15_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_76f9bccc26-2e48b3e298-346095193 We Are Girls, Not Brides: First-Ever . Learn More
Strengthening the UN Human Rights Council: Pathways to Enhanced Credibility & Effectiveness
By - Samuel King, - Inés Pousadela The UN Human Rights Council is at a critical juncture. This policy brief pinpoints four mutually reinforcing challenges that hinder the workings of the HRC: (1) the non-enforceability of human rights norms, (2) problematic membership practices, (3) restricted civil society access, and (4) severe resource . Learn More
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