Women
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In a quiet community on Doha’s edge, Gaza’s wounded and orphaned learn to heal
In the late afternoon light, about 20 kilometres from Doha, the Al-Thumama complex looks like any quiet residential neighbourhood: paved…
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Aid cuts shutdown or suspend one in three women’s anti-violence programmes
Funding cuts are dismantling the frontline organisations working to end violence against women and girls, the UN’s gender equality agency…
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Giving birth in the shadow of Sudan’s war
As Sudan’s destructive war – now in its third year – grinds on, the challenges to health systems are immense…
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UN sounds alarm over spike in sexual violence against women in DR Congo
Women and girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are trapped in one of the world’s worst humanitarian…
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Women still largely excluded from peace processes
Around 676 million women lived within 50 kilometres of deadly conflict last year – the highest figure since the 1990s. …
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What happens when Afghan women and girls go offline?
Nearly 70,000 women in Afghanistan tune in to Radio Femme – an all-female-run online and traditionally broadcast radio station which…
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Deputy UN chief pays tribute to Beijing’s key role in advancing women’s rights
UN Deputy-Secretary General Amina Mohammed has acknowledged the Chinese capital’s enduring association with the fight for women’s rights and gender…
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Bold, diverse and unstoppable: Girls speak out amid a world in crisis
Adults were in the back seat at UN Headquarters on Friday as girls and young women from across the world…
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Women’s leadership role in peace and security issues ‘going in reverse’, UN chief warns
More women must have a role in shaping peace agreements, security reforms and post-conflict recovery plans, UN Secretary-General António Guterres…
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Cosmic girls: UN nurtures next generation of space professionals
Nuriya Maharjan first became interested in space exploration during a traditional coming-of-age ritual in which young girls of Nepal’s Indigenous…
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