GENDER IMPLICATIONS OF COVID-19 OUTBREAKS IN DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN SETTINGS
Introduction First detected in China’s Hubei Province in late December 2019, novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has since spread to 141 countries or regions, and health actors had confirmed more than […]
No sustainable development or peace without women: UN deputy chief
Amina J. Mohammed was speaking in the capital, Port Moresby, where she participated in the national launch of the Spotlight Initiative, a European Union-UN partnership to eliminate violence against women and girls by […]
Australia – Analysis – The Greatest Human Rights Violation Is the Harm Men Do to Women
It is no small task trying to unpack the history of any kind of hatred, especially if that hatred is misogyny. For the past 10 days – ever since the horrifying […]
Programme to Reduce Child Marriage Extended to 2024
The girls at greatest risk of early marriage are often those hardest to reach. They come from poor families, marginalized groups or rural areas. Millions of girls have been able […]
WOMEC calls for puberty rites modernization
Traditional authorities in Ghana have been urged to modernize puberty rites since they give room for the abuse of girls in their present forms. Marking the United Nation’s International Women’s […]
Service providers urged to use multiple channels for sexual and reproductive health education
The complications some women go through when they are put on family planning, the lack of mobility of some health workers who provide outreach services, and the rudeness shown to […]