Building Resilient Cities with the Resilience of Informal Workers, Women By Sonia Dias - Waste specialist for the Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) The transition to a predominantly urban world With most of the world’s workers informally employed and with cities having to grapple with the impacts of the . Learn More
Feminism in Pictures: -Illustrated Stories Around the World
Feminism in Pictures: Illustrated Stories of Women’s Rights Around the World Three female artists, from Kenya, Brazil and Turkey, describe how their creative vision helped them draw attention to the fight for equality The woman calls him out angrily, and hopes other passengers will come to her defence, but she is met with disapproving looks . Learn More
Ukraine Girl – Poem
LEST WE FORGET OUR UKRAINE GIRLS & WOMEN, AS THE WAR IN UKRAINE CONTINUES WUNRN . Learn More
Asia Pacific Feminists Call for More COP28 Realities, Inclusions
At Half-Way Mark of COP28: 'Grassroots Women's Realities Are Barely Reflected in COP28 Negotiations', Say Feminists, Activists from Asia Pacific "We are barely there. Women and women's realities are barely reflected in COP28 spaces and negotiations," Azra Talat Sayeed of Roots for Equity, an organisation working with farmers and vulnerable . Learn More
Indigenous Voices & Food Systems Presence at COP28
Indigenous Voices & Food Systems Presence at COP28 Nov 22, 2023 (IPS) - In a groundbreaking development, indigenous farmer communities are poised to bring the spotlight onto food systems at the upcoming UN Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai. Recent research revealing that food systems contribute to roughly one-third of global greenhouse . Learn More
South Korea – Court Rules on Compensation for Comfort Women
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
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