Women
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Silence the guns, amplify women’s voices for peace to end rape in wartime
The UN verified 3,688 cases of rape and other sexual violence committed in war in 2023, a “dramatic increase” of…
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Violations of women’s reproductive health rights trigger rise in preventable deaths
African women are 130 times more likely to die due to pregnancy or childbirth complications than women in Europe and…
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World News in Brief: ‘Reckless attacks’ on Ukraine nuclear plant must cease, Chibok abductions 10 years on, action against plant pests
A recent spate of “reckless attacks” on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine must end immediately, the head…
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Attacks on Ukrainian nuclear facilities ‘must cease immediately’: UN atomic watchdog
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency reiterated that attacks against nuclear power plants in Ukraine are “an absolute…
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Women at the UN: Everything you need to know about #CSW68
The annual UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meets in March each year to address the widespread inequalities,…
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‘The patriarchy may be pushing back, but so are we’, UN chief tells CSW68
Women’s rights are under attack, and governments must act to reverse that dangerous trend, the UN chief told a his…
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UN chief calls for global action to defend women’s rights amid disturbing trends
The UN Secretary-General on Monday highlighted the urgent need to defend women’s rights which are under threat, citing a reversal…
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International Women’s Day: UN chief launches plan to tackle ‘baked-in bias’
The UN chief on Friday launched a plan to boost empowerment of women and girls around the world, unveiling details at…
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Over 230 million women and girls subjected to female genital mutilation: UNICEF
More than 230 million girls and women alive today have been subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM); an increase of…
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