Somali police arrest four after girl is thrown off building
Four men were arrested by police in Somalia after a teenage girl was raped and murdered. According to the police, the teenage girl was sexually abused by a gang on […]
East Africa Must Prioritise Women, Girls’ Protection During Covid-19 and Beyond
For the better part of 2020, East African countries have been battling to contain the spread of Covid-19 with over 46,633 cases reported across Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Burundi […]
Coronavirus: Why are women paying a heavier price?
Women and girls have been disproportionately hit by COVID-19 as the pandemic worsens existing gender inequality. Humanitarian crises can affect the lives of men and women differently – and the […]
Media advisory: In a pandemic world, where does gender equality fit in?
UN Women at the UN General Assembly 2020 For immediate release Date: Thursday, September 10, 2020 Media contact: media.team@unwomen.org As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hold the world hostage, global leaders will gather […]
News / Commonwealth Commonwealth, No More Foundation launch digital portal on ending sexual abuse and domestic violence
The Commonwealth and ‘NO MORE Foundation’, on Wednesday, launched a first-of-its-kind digital portal designed to help tackle increased domestic and sexual violence due to the impacts of COVID-19, The portal […]
Nigeria: NPO Targets Women, Girls in New Initiative
Against the backdrop of the low number of women with access to financial empowerment, healthcare and quality education in the country, a global not-for-profit social enterprise, Centre for Health Sciences […]
Cameroon: United Nations – Over 47 Million Women, Girls in Danger
The United Nations has called on member nations to redouble efforts to curb the widening gap of poverty due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a report published on Wednesday, […]
Statement by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka for the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Fourth World Conference on Women
Date: Friday, September 4, 2020 Exactly 25 years after the opening of the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, its significance is undimmed. In that quarter century we […]
These Girls In Rural Zimbabwe Are Still Learning During The Coronavirus Pandemic Thanks To Women In STEM
Patience Mkandawire, 27, grew up in Zimbabwe’s rural Nkayi District and has gone on to study IT and software engineering– now she is helping girls from Nkayi do the same […]
Generations of progress for women and girls could be lost to COVID pandemic, UN chief warns
Highlighting the disproportionate and devastating socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on women and girls globally, The UN chief António Guterres called on Monday for a major push to prevent “years, even […]