Women
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Iran: UN experts call for strict new hijab law to be repealed
Iranian women and girls now face prison terms of up to 15 years and possible death sentences for failing to…
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Birth registration increases, but 150 million children still ‘invisible’
A new report from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reveals significant progress in ending the problem of the “invisible” millions…
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Afghanistan: UN condemns Taliban ban on women attending medical classes
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has condemned a new ban imposed by the Taliban in Afghanistan preventing women and…
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Mexico: Boom in organised crime making femicide invisible, local activist says
With more than 2,526 women murdered in the past three decades – from 1993 through 2023 – and hundreds disappeared,…
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$1.4 billion needed for sexual and reproductive health services in crisis-hit countries
The UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, appealed on Thursday for $1.4 billion to safeguard the rights and well-being…
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World AIDS Day: UN urges leaders to ‘take the rights path to end AIDS’ by 2030
Ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 is within reach, but only if global leaders commit to dismantling…
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Millions of women and girls forced to flee face high risk of gender-based violence: UNHCR
More than 60 million women and girls worldwide who are forcibly displaced or stateless face high risks of gender-based violence…
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‘No excuse’: A global call to end violence against women
On the 25th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, world leaders and advocates gathered…
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One woman killed every 10 minutes: The harrowing global reality of femicide
A sobering report released by UN Women and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Monday reveals that…
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One in three women experiences gender-based violence
Every year, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign led by UN Women serves as a powerful…
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