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Afghanistan: OHCHR alarm over arrests of activists speaking up for women and girls

·March 30, 2023·1 min read

Since the beginning of the year, several civil society activists and journalists have been detained for speaking out against Taliban policies that restrict women and girls’ access to education, work, and most other areas of public life. “No one should be detained for speaking out in defence of their fundamental...

Flagship UN gender event closes with ‘blueprint’ for greater role of women in tech

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·March 18, 2023·3 min read

The priority theme for this year’s CSW, an annual, two-week long event which has been advancing rights for women since 1946, was the ongoing discrimination, abuse, and misogyny women face in the virtual world. The aim was to advance progress towards levelling the digital playing field, and to address persistent...

Digital technology new source of discrimination against women: Guterres

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·March 13, 2023·5 min read

The town hall with representatives from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) was held as part of the annual session of the UN Committee on the Status of Women (CSW), which meets in New York every March. Its latest two-week session – known as CSW67, which runs through Friday – is focused...

Women in justice: Three trailblazing World Court judges send a powerful message

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·March 13, 2023·8 min read

Gender equality in the judiciary has been historically unbalanced, including at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. The first woman to be elected as a member of the ICJ in 1995 was Dame Rosalyn Higgins, who in 2006 also became the first...

LDC5 spotlights contributions of women and girls in tech, despite tough odds and nagging barriers

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·March 9, 2023·7 min read

At noon on Wednesday, LDC5 held a moment of celebration near Maman, the iconic bronze and stainless-steel sculpture by the artist Louise Bourgeois that towers over the main atrium at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Qatar, where the Conference has been under way since last Sunday. A celebration of...

Philippines urged to compensate women survivors of wartime rape by Japanese soldiers

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·March 8, 2023·2 min read

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) called for the authorities to provide full reparation and an official apology to the survivors, who have suffered decades of physical, psychological and other consequences. ‘Symbolic’ victory “This is a symbolic moment of victory for these victims who were previously...

Cracking the code to a fairer digital future for women

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·March 8, 2023·3 min read

Despite the increasing digitalization of everyone’s daily lives, the digital gender gap has grown; globally around 63 per cent of women have access to the internet today, compared to 69 per cent of men. Across all areas of digital technology, women and girls remain under-represented, from coding and creating, to...

‘More women and girls in science equals better science’, UN chief declares

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·February 11, 2023·3 min read

That’s the message from UN Secretary-General António Guterres for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, observed this Saturday, who appealed for concrete action to increase their ranks. Diversity and fresh perspectives “On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we highlight a simple equation: More...

Zambia: New grant gives boost to women peacekeepers

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·February 8, 2023·2 min read

“My Command appreciates the recognition of female officers as a catalyst of systematic change within the Zambia Police Service,” said the Inspector General of Police Lemmy Kajoba. “We take very seriously our role in driving policy reforms, ensuring gender mainstreaming and accountability for gender equality and women’s empowerment within our...

‘Equal rights cannot wait’ on International Day of Women in Multilateralism

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·January 30, 2023·1 min read

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay made the appeal in her message to mark the International Day of Women in Multilateralism, which highlights their role in building peace and ensuring sustainable development. It also provides an opportunity to advocate for increased representation of women in key decision-making positions in global collaboration. ‘Incomprehensible...

‘We are not afraid’: Indigenous Brazilian women stand up to gender violence

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·January 21, 2023·3 min read

In Parque das Tribos, an indigenous neighbourhood in Manaus, the capital of Brazil’s Amazonas state, violence against women is not uncommon. “As a leader, I have experienced many things,” says Lutana Ribeiro, a member of the Kokama ethnic group, and the only female chief in Parque das Tribos, which is...

Afghan girls and women made focus of International Education Day: UNESCO

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·January 20, 2023·2 min read

The agency announced on Thursday that it was dedicating the International Day of Education on 24 January, to the country’s women and girls. “No country in the world should bar women and girls from receiving an education. Education is a universal human right that must be respected,” said Director-General Audrey...