Key information on Adolescents in West and Central Africa In West and Central Africa, Adolescents constitute 23 per cent of the population in 2018, which is the highest proportion...Read More
Joint statement by UN Women, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Date: Thursday, October 22, 2020 Women...Read More
Women and girls with disabilities rightly demand enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms. We recognise and acknowledge that work remains to be done to ensure that the links...Read More
Residents of MTN-Sentuo, a slum in the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality near the Kpone landfill site have been sentiaized to adhere to the COVID-19 protocols and not to stigmatize infected persons. ....Read More
Members of the MTN/Sentuo community in the Kpone-Katamanso municipality in the Greater Accra region, have been advised to adopt the healthy practice of frequent handwashing as a lifestyle to ensure...Read More
The pandemic has been especially crushing for women and, if no action is taken soon, the progress made over the past twenty-five years towards gender equality will be lost. This...Read More
The way forward in managing mistreatment during childbirth A complex range of systemic challenges at both the health facility and health system levels contribute to the mistreatment of women, including...Read More
Rome, 15 October 2020 – Our food supply is at risk if we don’t start prioritizing rural women during this pandemic, said Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the UN’s International...Read More
The National Movement of Rural Women invites members of the press to celebrate International Day of Rural Women (IDoRW) on the 15th of October 2020. Observed since 2008, IDoRW – established by the United...Read More
