The European Network of Migrant Women (ENoMW) gives us a more articulated and multidimensional look into the perspective of women and age in migration. Shedding light on the intersection of factors, such as age, ethnicity, race and sex in the framework of migration and refugee seeking policies, will assist in effectively addressing multiple . Learn More
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Paraguay – Girls & Boys March to Protest Sexual Abuse, Rapes
Banners read "Don't be indifferent, children are victims of abuses and the State would not do anything." | Photo: EFE 2 June 2019 - Denisse Herrera Hundreds of children and teenagers took to the streets of the Paraguayan capital Asuncion on Sunday, to protest against the impunity surrounding cases of sexual abuse and rapes in the . Learn More
Sierra Leone – ECOWAS Court Fines Sierra Leone $10,000 in Pregnant School Girls’ Ban Case
Summary: Sierra Leone banned pregnant girls from going back to school in 2015 following the deadly Ebola outbreak. Children rights groups say the ban violates international charters that Sierra Leone is a signatory to. The regional court awarded the costs to the rights groups after the government sought to file a defense when case was . Learn More
Nigeria – Fate of Women Associated with Boko Haram: Returning from the Land of Jihad
Women are streaming home from Boko Haram’s domain in north-eastern Nigeria, some having escaped captivity and others having left jihadist husbands behind. The state should safeguard these women from abuse, so that they stay in government-held areas and encourage men to come. The return of women formerly affiliated with the Boko Haram insurgency to . Learn More
The Gambia – Isatou Touray, Women’s Advocate, Appointed Vice President of The Gambia
Vice President Isatou Touray I was born in Banjul where I received my education. I initially trained as a teacher, and was posted in various parts of the country, including the rural areas. I observed that women were working for over 18 hours and walking for long distances to collect firewood with their children on their back. As a home craft . Learn More
USA – Why a Women’s Foundation Is Backing Male Leaders in the Challenge for Gender Equity
December 02, 2018/ - By Julia Travers The organized struggle for women’s equity has persisted throughout much of U.S. history. Even with important, staggered wins, society still treats women unjustly in many ways, with some forces continually seeking to roll back gains. Additional barriers existed and persist for women of color, women who are . Learn More
International Day of the Midwife – Saving Lives of Mothers & Babies
UNICEF/Vishwanathan - An Auxiliary Nurse Midwife performs critical ante-natal services in Shrawasti, India. 5 May 2019 - Why are midwives important? What impact have they had on mothers’ and babies’ health? As the United Nations celebrates midwives across the world on Sunday, here are five things you should know about the critical role they play . Learn More
Protecting Women’s Space in Politics
Activists take part in a march on the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, in Santiago, Chile, on 22 November 2018. Martin BERNETTI / AFP By Isabelle Arradon – Crisis Group Director of Research & Special Adviser on Gender March 6, 2019 - Women human rights defenders around the globe are facing . Learn More
Rohingya Crisis’ Changing Dimensions in Bangladesh – Women & Girls
Hanida Begum, right, holds her infant son, Abdul Masood, who died when their boat capsized minutes before reaching shore on Sept. 14. A relative holds his twin brother, who survived. Dar Yasin—AP There are slim prospects of a quick return home: the UN says Rakhine State is not yet safe for the Rohingya, who have faced generations of . Learn More
Malawi – Women Chiefs Defend Rights of Girls & Women
Chief Mwanza has put women and girls at the top of her agenda since rising to power. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali 24 January 2019 - UNFPA MWANZA, Malawi – Chief Mwanza knows all too well the opportunities that are lost when girls are married off as children. She was married when she was only 14 years old. Born Chalendo MacDonald in 1952, she . Learn More
Habitat for Humanity: Women’s Rights & Lives in Today’s Slums – Urbanization Realities for Poor Women in City Slums
Urbanisation spells both hope and despair to the lower class, unskilled Indian woman. For many women, migration to the mega-cities seems like the best way to earn some more money to be able to save, create a less busy life and to provide their families with a more certain future. The desire to move is great, so great that in rural areas it is . Learn More
Violence Against Women: A Cause & Consequence of Inequality
By Selim Jahan, Director of the Human Development Report Office, UNDP 19 November 2018 - The lack of women’s empowerment is a critical form of inequality. And while there are many barriers to empowerment, violence against women and girls (VAW) is both a cause and a consequence of gender inequality. Estimates by the World Health Organization . Learn More
No Women, No Progress, Development Experts Warn
The fingers of malnourished one-year-old Alassa Galisou are pressed against the lips of his mother Fatou Ousseini at an emergency feeding clinic in the town of Tahoua in northwestern Niger. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly Inequality in development presents a "grave challenge to progress" and could fuel extremism. By Emma Batha LONDON, Sept 14, . Learn More
North Korea – Rampant Sexual Violence Against Women by Officials
Human Rights Watch, October 31, 2018 Impunity for Assault and Rape by Men in Power Oh Jung Hee is a former trader in her forties from Ryanggang province. She sold clothes to market stalls in Hyesan city and was involved in the distribution of textiles in her province. She said that up until she left the country in 2014, guards would regularly . Learn More
GIRL Center – Research to Positively Transform Lives of Adolescent Girls
The Girl Innovation, Research, and Learning (GIRL) Center is a global research center that generates, synthesizes, and translates evidence to transform the lives of adolescent girls. Through rigorous research about what works - And what doesn’t - We can better direct limited resources to support evidence-based solutions that improve girls’ . Learn More
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