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BAGHDAD — Iraq has witnessed the establishment of its first women’s political party, named the al-Mawadda Party, in an initiative aimed at unifying the efforts of women from various communities and sects, and enhancing their role in political life. The founding conference of the party was held with broad participation from both women and men. . Learn More

USA – Women’s Equality Day – Anniversary of National Women’s Suffrage – August 26

USA – WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY – ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE – AUGUST 26 Celebrate USA Women’s Equality Day – August 26 August 26th is the anniversary of national woman suffrage. Across the seventy-two years between the first major women’s rights conference at Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848, and the passage of the . Learn More

Nepal – Consideration of Lower Marriage Age & Legalization of Polygamy

Attached is the document of the CEDAW Committee to the List of issues and questions in relation to its seventh periodic report of Nepal. Nepal - Consideration of Lower Marriage Age & Legalization of Polygamy Nepal, Aug. 5, 2025 - News on two proposed laws about marriage in Nepal are currently doing the rounds on social media. At the . Learn More

Uganda – Refugee Funding Crisis

Uganda - Refugee Funding Crisis “Emergency funding runs out in September. More children will die of malnutrition, more girls will fall victim to sexual violence, and families will be left without shelter and protection unless the world steps up.” Since the beginning of 2025, 600 refugees have arrived in Uganda each day, bringing the total . Learn More

Hackers Steal Images from Women-Only Dating Site + Access Insurance Giant’s Customer Data

Hackers Steal Images from Women-Only Dating Site, Access Insurance Giant's Customer Data Two major data breaches have rocked US companies in separate cyberattacks. By Elijah Ntongai July 27, 2025 - Tea Dating Advice, a women-only dating site, was targeted and breached by hackers who accessed more than 72,000 images. BBC reported that . Learn More

Deadliest Clashes in a Decade Erupt Between Thailand and Cambodia

Deadliest Clashes in a Decade Erupt Between Thailand and Cambodia At least a dozen people were killed after the two countries exchanged fire after simmering tensions over a border dispute boiled over. By Sui-Lee Wee - Reporting from Surin Province, Thailand July 24, 2025 - Gunfire, rockets and bombs dropped by F-16 fighter jets thundered . Learn More

First International Day of Women & Girls of African Descent

UN Marks First International Day of Women & Girls of African Descent By Latifa Babas For the first time, the United Nations is officially marking the International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent. In a joint statement, several UN experts raised the alarm: women of African descent remain largely invisible and continue to face . Learn More

Latin America – The Care Revolution

You Have to Be Able to Rule Your Life: The Care Revolution in Latin America 18 July 2025 - Globally, there are 12.5 billion hours of work that the world never pays for because it barely even sees these duties. The workers we don’t pay or see are grandmothers, mothers, daughters — the women who take care of children, look after ill family . Learn More

Afghanistan – Continued Oppression & Violation of Human Rights

Taliban Detain Dozens Of Young Women In Western Kabul Amid Renewed Crackdown July 19, 2025Local sources in Dasht-e Barchi reported that officers from the Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice carried out the arrests on Friday, and Saturday. According to eyewitnesses, women were taken from multiple locations, . Learn More

UN-Water Launches Plan to Implement UN Strategy for Water and Sanitation

UN-Water Plan to Implement UN Strategy for Water & Sanitation STORY HIGHLIGHTS The Implementation Plan builds on the contributions UN-Water members and partners provided through consultations, inputs into Priority Collaborative Actions and Contributing Actions, and ongoing collaboration. Covering the period 2025-2028, it identifies . Learn More

Nigeria – Amid Record Hunger & Surging Insecurity, Emergency Food Assistance to Stall Entirely

Nigeria: Amid Record Hunger & Surging Insecurity, Emergency Food Assistance to Stall Entirely World Food Program forced to suspend all emergency food and nutrition aid for 1.3 million people in northeast Nigeria due to funding cuts 23 July 2025 Humanitarian Aid At a time of escalating violence and record levels of hunger in Nigeria, . Learn More

IPU Marks Historic Milestones with New Gender Equality Campaign

IPU – Inter-Parliamentary Union IPU Marks Historic Milestones with New Gender Equality Campaign The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is pleased to announce its new gender campaign for 2025, Achieving gender equality, action by action. This initiative marks a pivotal year, in which the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the global . Learn More

Where Is the Justice in This World? Song & Justitia Sculpture

WHERE IS THE JUSTICE IN THIS WORLD? Ave Maria version sung by Bono & Pavarotti: JUSTITIA Sculpture by Jens Galschiot at the Courthouse of Odense, Denmark Justitia, the goddess of justice, grows out of the wall with sword and scales and watches over the trial. As she is clad in fishing net a connection is made to Kraka, a . Learn More

Feminista – Archive Movie on a Journey to the Heart of Feminism in Europe

Filmmaker Myriam Fougère joined an international group of young feminists who were traveling across twenty countries – from Turkey to Portugal, by way of the Balkans, to Italy, Spain and Portugal – to make connections and unite forces with other women. She witnessed these determined activists participating in political gatherings, supporting . Learn More

Generation Amazing Girls play football at the “Her Game” festival, organized by Generation Amazing in Morocco.

From Crisis to Classroom: How the UN Supports Education in Conflict Zones By Anna O'Donnell 17 July, 2025 - From makeshift furniture in Gaza to metro classrooms in Ukraine and solar-powered tablets in Sudan, the UN is working to bring education to millions of crisis-affected children. Of the 234 million school-age children affected by . Learn More