WUNRN STATE OF THE WORLD’S GIRLS 2024 - Girls & Young People Living Through Conflict REPORT: Still We Dream: Girls and young people living through conflict (plan-international.org) . Learn More
Turkey – Women’s Rights Activists Against ‘Year of the Family’
Turkey: Women's Rights Activists Against 'Year of the Family’ Turkey's president thinks that each woman should have at least three children. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared 2025 the "Year of the family" and wants to instill more traditional values in society. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared 2025 as the "Year of the . Learn More
Why Do Women Live Longer Than Men?
Why Do Women Live Longer Than Men? By understanding the reasons, scientists hope to help both sexes age better. By Mohana Ravindranath Leer en español 阅读简体中文版閱讀繁體中文版 Feb 25, 2025 - Women outlive men, by something of a long shot: In the United States, women have a life expectancy of about 80, compared to around 75 for men. This . Learn More
Widows in Africa – Struggle for Land Rights
Africa Widows Struggle to Get Land Rights One of the profound problems is lack of or inadequate land ownership. By Beatrice Philemon , The Guardian; Photo: Agencies WIDOWS all over Africa are facing lots of problems in societies due to male power traditional norms. One of the profound problems is lack of or inadequate land . Learn More
Strength in Solidarity: How Mutual Aid Helps Women Survive Sudan’s War
Strength in Solidarity: How Mutual Aid Helps Women Survive Sudan’s War “To make life easier for women, surviving the war requires collective work & support. You’ve heard it before. Women and girls pay a heavy price during humanitarian crises. She Said is an ongoing collection of reporting in which women offer glimpses of their lives, . Learn More
World’s Largest Conference on Women Calls for Equality Amid Gender Backlash
World’s Largest Conference on Women Calls for Equality Amid Gender Backlash 10 March 2025 - Gender equality is a critical goal at a time when the demand for rights faces a global backlash, top UN officials told thousands of diplomats, business and civil society delegates gathered at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday for the world’s largest . Learn More
Women Are Essential to Drive Data & AI for Impact
Women Are Essential to Drive Data & AI for Impact To accelerate social impact, we need a workforce with the skills to harness the power of data and AI. Women and underrepresented communities offer our greatest potential, and we leave them behind at our own risk. By Perry Hewitt The climate crisis, access to education, gender . Learn More
Global Challenge Against Extreme Poverty
The World’s Poorest Countries Have Experienced a Brutal Decade Why has development ground to a halt? So far, the best attempt has been “inclusive growth”, which covers matters such as jobs, inequality and sexism, along with more traditional subjects like trade and GDP. But it represents more of a wishlist than a rescue plan, and ultimately lacks . Learn More
Afghanistan – Women For Women Organisation Halts Operations In Kabul After Taliban Raid
Afghanistan - Women For Women Organisation Halts Operations In Kabul After Taliban Raid February 22, 2025 - The Women for Women organisation has suspended its operations in Kabul following a Taliban raid on Tuesday, 18 February, according to reliable sources. A source familiar with the incident told Afghanistan International that Taliban . Learn More
The UN Commission on the Status of Women & Why It Matters
THE UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN & WHY IT MATTERS By Eileen Travers 9 March 2025 - Ever since former US First Lady and human rights champion Eleanor Roosevelt inspired the first UN sub-commission on the status of women in the 1940s, thousands of women around the world meet at UN Headquarters in New York every March to take the . Learn More
At UN, US Opposes United Nations Commitment to Broaden Women’s Peace & Diplomacy
At UN, US Opposes United Nations Commitment to Broaden Women's Peace & Diplomacy In the first U.N. conference since the election, the U.S. tries to check the U.N.'s bid to advance the role of women in peacemaking, potentially dampening prospects for a woman secretary-general. By Colum Lynch // 07 March 2025 For champions of women’s . Learn More
Women’s Philanthropic Power
For the First Time in History, Women Will Have Serious Philanthropic Power. PUBLISHED 2/2/2025 by Amy Dornbusch As wealth and power increasingly grow in the hands of a few, it is clear how the world of philanthropy has been overwhelmingly shaped and guided by men. However, with today’s pressing global challenges—from economic inequality to . Learn More
Defense Dept. Schools Pause STEM Club for Girls & Pride Clubs
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Syria – Evacuation of Al-Hawl Camp Families of ISIS Prepare to Leave for Iraq
Syria - Evacuation of Al-Hawl Camp Families of ISIS Prepare to Leave for Iraq Al-Hasakah province: 167 families of ISIS members, comprising nearly 618 people, are preparing for leaving Al-Hawl camp in north-east Syria for Iraq. This coincides with the ongoing efforts to facilitate the voluntary return of Iraqi families to their country in . Learn More
Haiti – Sexual Violence Against Children Rises by 1,000% – UNICEF
Haiti - Sexual Violence Against Children Rises by 1,000% - UNICEF By Imogen Foulkes - BBC News in Geneva 7 February 2025 - Gang rule in Haiti has led to a staggering rise in sexual violence against children, the United Nations' children's organisation has warned. The Caribbean island has been in the grip of violent gangs for several years . Learn More
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