UN Official Warns of Possible War Crimes, Rape as a Weapon, in Sudan NEW YORK — The U.N. special adviser on the prevention of genocide warned that Sudan exhibits all the risk signs of genocide, and it may already have been committed. “The protection of civilians in Sudan cannot wait,” Alice Nderitu said. “The risk of genocide exists in Sudan. It . Learn More
USA – Older Workers Are Increasing & Earning Higher Wages
USA - Older Workers Are Growing in Number & Earning Higher Wages Roughly one-in-five Americans ages 65 and older (19%) were employed in 2023 – nearly double the share of those who were working 35 years ago. Not only are older workers increasing in number, but their earning power has grown in recent decades. In 2022, the . Learn More
Artificial Intelligence & Gender Equality
Artificial Intelligence & Gender Equality 22 MAY 2024 - The world has a gender equality problem, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) mirrors the gender bias in our society. Although globally more women are accessing the internet every year, in low-income countries, only 20 per cent are connected. The gender digital divide creates a data gap . Learn More
Australia – Indigenous Women Most Affected by Domestic Violence
Australia - Indigenous Women Most Affected By Domestic Violence By Marlene Longbottom - Hannah McGlade – Kyllie Cripps May 10, 2024 - As the country reels from women being killed due to violence, government has responded by calling urgent meetings and roundtables to address this national crisis. This must properly include Indigenous women, . Learn More
Guatemala – Nobel Women Laureates Guatemala Delegation
NOBEL WOMEN LAUREATES DELEGATION TO GUATEMALA 2024 Nobel Women’s Initiative in collaboration with (JASS) and the Rigoberta Menchú Tum Foundation will host a delegation to Guatemala led by Nobel Peace Prize laureates Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Jody Williams, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkol Karman. Dates: 16 - 21 June, 2024 WHY NOW? Across . Learn More
Melinda French Gates to Donate $1bn in Women’s Rights
Melinda French Gates to Donate $1bn in Women's Rights Melinda French Gates believes women's issues are underfunded. By Laura Blasey, BBC News, Washington May 28, 2024 - Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates announced Tuesday that she is committing $1 billion (£782.4m) over the next two years to women’s causes and gender equity . Learn More
Water Is Life – Mni Wièoni Song for Standing Rock
Water Is Life - Mni Wičoni (song for Standing Rock) By Sara Thomsen https://echoesofpeace.org/water-is-life Click website link above and then arrow to start Song. Water Is Life - Mni Wičoni (song for Standing Rock) Water Is Life By Sara Thomsen ABOUT THIS SONG Water Is Life (Mni Wičoni) This song is inspired . Learn More
Ukraine – Witches, Cossacks & History – Kiev Theatre
Onstage, Witches & Cossacks Strike a Chord With Ukrainians A play based on a 19th-century literary classic is a smash hit among Ukrainians who see in the story cultural and historical echoes of what they face after two years of war. By Maria Varenikova - Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine May 28, 2024 - The lines for the show snake down the . Learn More
Women Impacted by Climate Change Deserves Justice
Women Affected by ‘Gender-Biased’ Climate Change Deserve Justice By Busani Bafana BULAWAYO, Apr 11 2024 (IPS) - While research into the unequal impacts of climate change on women is growing, more is needed to enable them to realize their rights to climate justice. Researchers argue that women and girls have unequal access to food, water, . Learn More
Japan – Women Challenged to Combine Work & Home
It Took Decades, but Japan’s Working Women Are Making Progress! Employers have taken steps to change a male-dominated workplace culture. But women still struggle to balance their careers with domestic obligations. By Motoko Rich, Hisako Ueno and Kiuko Notoya May 7, 2024 - When the future empress of Japan entered the country’s elite . Learn More
Srebrenica – UN Resolution on Srebrenica Genocide
SREBRENICA–BOSNIA – UN PASSES RESOLUTION TO COMMEMORATE 1995 SREBRENICA GENOCIDE The United Nations approved a resolution Thursday establishing an annual day to commemorate the 1995 genocide of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims by Bosnian Serbs. BY EDITH M. LEDERER May 24, 2024 - UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations approved a . Learn More
Mexico City – Water Crisis Worsening
Mexico City Has Long Thirsted for Water. The Crisis Is Worsening. A system of dams and canals may soon be unable to provide water to one of the world’s largest cities, a confluence of unchecked growth, crumbling infrastructure and a changing climate. By James Wagner, Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and Somini Sengupta - Leer en español Photographs . Learn More
A Woman’s Place – Song & Video
A WOMAN’S PLACE – SONG & VIDEO BY SARA THOMSEN Video & Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnVMwPuehoI&feature=youtu.be WUNRN http://www.sarathomsen.com/ . Learn More
Pakistan – Tribal Girls’ Schools Influenced by Taliban Extremism
Pakistan - Tribal Area Girls' Schools Influenced by Taliban Extremism Schools are the best weapon against extremism: That’s why the militants fear them. May 14, 2024 - The long, rugged border running along Pakistan’s northwestern tribal areas that separates Afghanistan provides no barrier to the influence of the Taliban and its radical . Learn More
Afghanistan – Girl Students & Teachers Poisoned in School
Afghanistan - Girl Students & Teachers Poisoned in School Kabul, May 17, 2024 (EFE).— Nearly 80 students and teachers fell ill after consuming an unknown poisonous substance at a school in Afghanistan, authorities said on Friday. The sick included 64 female students and 15 teachers from a school in the Kiti district of Daikondi province, . Learn More
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