This is an Executive Summary of an ODI report that examines current norms around the age of marriage in Afghanistan, under today’s Taliban regime. It explores the lived experiences of women and girls as they contend with a new political order that has derailed the limited progress that had been made towards the fulfilment of their rights over the . Learn More
Gaza – Widows Are Fighting for Their Fam ilies’ Lives
Gaza - Widows Are Fighting for Their Families’ Lives As Israel’s war against Hamas rages on, Palestinian women bear the heaviest burden. By Neha Wadekar, a Nairobi-based journalist, and Ruwaida Amer, a reporter and video producer in the Gaza Strip. JANUARY 12, 2024 - GAZA—As bombs rain down on Gaza, Maryam Abu Akar has managed to escape . Learn More
Africa – Witch Branding Is GBV Targeting Elderly Women
Africa - Witch Branding Destroys Elderly Women’s Lives By Peace Oladipo ABUJA , Feb 1 2024 (IPS) - One day in October 2020, Serah Akpan, 70, was seated in her house at Boki Local Government in Cross River, southern Nigeria, when she heard the murmurings of irate youth outside. Before she could grasp what was really happening, they had broken . Learn More
How Social Media Platforms Can Empower Disabled Women
How Social Media Platforms Can Empower Disabled Women BY ALEJANDRA OSPINA February 5, 2024 - A quiet revolution is unfolding for disabled women on social media. Their voices — once marginalized and underrepresented — are finding new power and purpose. For disabled women, social media platforms are more than the latest technological fad; . Learn More
Somalia – Call for Stronger Bill to Address GBV & Femicide
Killings of 3 Somali Women, Allegedly by Their Husbands, Stir Outrage By Ahmed Mohamed FEBRUARY 7, 2024 - MOGADISHU, SOMALIA — Three women were killed in Somalia last week in what police say were marriage disputes. The country’s parliament called for urgent investigations and the arrest of the perpetrators as citizens expressed . Learn More
Afghanistan – Restrictions Severely Limit Women & Girls – Details
Taliban Decrees on Clothing & Male Guardians Leave Afghan Women Scared to Go Out Alone, UN Says February 17, 2024 - ASSOCIATED PRESS ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Afghan women feel scared or unsafe leaving their homes alone because of Taliban decrees and enforcement campaigns on clothing and male guardians, according to a report from the United . Learn More
Gaza – Crises for Unclean Water & Untreated Sewage
Water Crisis & Untreated Sewage Could Kill More Gaza Palestinians than Bombs: Threat of Infant Mortality JUAN COLE - 02/16/2024 Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Al-Arabi al-Jadid reports, “The streets of the Gaza Strip are witnessing a catastrophic environmental crisis due to the mixing of rainwater with sewage water, which is now flooding . Learn More
Africa – Gender-Based Wage Violations, Unpaid Work & Inequality – Analysis
Gender-Based Wage Violations, Unpaid Work & Inequality in Africa : A Deeper Nexus By Bin Joachem Meh Introduction The African Development Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to reduce poverty, inequality, and promote decent work in Africa. Gender equality and women’s empowerment are critical components of these . Learn More
Village Savings & Loan – Women
VSL Associates – Village Savings & Loan VSLA’s are comprised of between 10 and 25 members and offer self-managed savings, insurance and credit services in urban slums and remote rural areas. The model has spread to 77 countries with over 20 million active participants worldwide. VSL Associates is a group of independent practitioners, . Learn More
Sudan – Conflict-Ridden, Acute Hunger, Health Crisis, Regional Risks
Sudan - Conflict-Ridden, Acute Hunger, Health Crisis, Regional Risks By Lisa Schlein FEBRUARY 3, 2024 - GENEVA — The World Food Program is calling for immediate, unimpeded and safe access to conflict-hit areas of Sudan to provide food to millions of displaced people facing acute hunger, amid warnings that this “forgotten war” has potential . Learn More
Violence Against Women Is the Cause & Effect of Gender Inequality: Analysis
Violence against women in the world and its naked and impudent face in Iran By Elahe Amani 22 November 2023 - Despite the fact that sixty-three years after the Mirabal sisters were killed during the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic – which marked the political violence against women and the subsequent adoption of this . Learn More
Sudan – People Dying of Starvation & Hunger – Aid Often Blocked
SUDAN – PEOPLE DYING OF STARVATION & HUNGER – AID OFTEN BLOCKED DUBAI, Feb 2, 2024 - (Reuters) - The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday it was receiving reports of people dying of starvation in Sudan and that the number of hungry people has doubled over the past year as a war has cut off civilians from aid. WFP called on . Learn More
International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, 6 February To promote the elimination of female genital mutilation, coordinated and systematic efforts are needed, and they must engage whole communities and focus on human rights, gender equality, sexual education and attention to the needs of women and girls who suffer from its . Learn More
Women in Black: Silent Vigils Against War, for Peace
Women in Black Stand for Peace in Palestine + Women in Black have been holding silent vigils around the world to call for peace in the Middle East for 35 years. On 4 October, thousands of women met in Jerusalem at an event led by the Israel-based Women Wage Peace and the Palestine-based Women of the Sun to discuss how to bring peace to the . Learn More
USA – Black Americans’ Challenge for Racial Equity & Outcomes
USA - Black Americans' Challenge for Racial Equity & Outcomes February 1, 2024 - At the current pace of change, it could take decades to improve outcomes for Black Americans and more than three centuries to get to racial parity. How can different types of communities move closer to delivering a better quality of life . Learn More
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