Women
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UN Watchdog Urges Immediate Halt to Attacks on Ukrainian Nuclear Sites
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency reiterated that attacks against nuclear power plants in Ukraine are “an absolute…
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Let’s Light up Women’s Digital Equality this International Women’s Day!
The UN General Assembly was awash in a sea of blue on Wednesday as some 1,800 people gathered to mark…
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Philippines Urged to Make Amends for Women Who Survived Brutal WWII Ordeal by Japanese Soldiers
The Philippines violated the rights of women victims of sexual slavery by the Japanese military during the Second World War…
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Cracking the Code to a Fairer Digital Future for Women
The inequalities faced by women in the real world are also prevalent online. On International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8…
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A ‘Radical Shake-Up’ Needed in How We Approach Women, Peace, and Security – Let’s Mix Things Up!
New goals and effective plans on women’s involvement in peacebuilding are needed before it is too late, the head of…
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“No More Tears or Screaming: Let’s Chat About Domestic Abuse in Tajikistan”
One third of women in Tajikistan are subjected to violence by their husbands, but very few cases are reported. Social…
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Not Much Progress: Women’s Jobs and Pay Stagnant for Two Decades
In a new blow for equality in the 21st century workplace, UN labour experts said on Monday that women’s access to jobs, their…
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UN Women’s Commission Gets the Ball Rolling as Rights Slip Away
Closing the major gender gap in innovation and technology is the focus of the 67th session of the Commission on…
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Championing Women’s Rights since ’46 – Women Really Shine! 🌟
The annual UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meets in March each year to address the widespread inequalities,…
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Female Politicians Making a Splash Globally: Every Parliament Now Welcomes Women for the First Time
For the first time ever, there are women MPs in every single country on Earth, the Interparliamentary Union, IPU, said…
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