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Liberia:Gender And Partners Observe National Young Women And Girls Conference

Monrovia, Liberia, The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection in collaboration with the Adolescent Girls Advisory Panel have observed this year’s National Young Women and Girls Conference. National Young...
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Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) Key facts • More than 1 million sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are acquired every day worldwide • Each year, there are an estimated 376 million new...
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It’s now illegal for Zimbabwe schools to expel pregnant girls

Legal amendment comes as school closures due to COVID-19 raise fears of a rise in sexual abuse and unwanted pregnancies. Zimbabwe has made it illegal for schools to expel pupils...
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Training for girls in ICT program begins in Oti region

The Ministry of Communications, in partnership with its agencies, is conducting training for about 570 schoolgirls in the Oti Region. As part of the annual National Girls in Information &...
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From where I stand: “Organizations share the voices of women […] but we want to put our voices into action”

Nelly is a South Sudanese refugee leader in the Bidibidi settlement in Uganda. In this story, adapted from the Who Holds the Microphone Series, she discusses her engagement with the...
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Kenya launches first women’s empowerment index

Only 29% of women in Kenya between the ages of 15 and 49 are empowered, according to the new Kenya women’s empowerment index. The study, developed by the Kenya National Bureau...
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Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): Who is at risk?

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): Who is at risk?  FGM is mostly carried out on young girls sometime between infancy and adolescence, and occasionally on adult women.  More than...
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Statement by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka for World Humanitarian Day 2020

Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2020   On 19 August, the world celebrates World Humanitarian Day to commemorate the humanitarian workers serving in crisis contexts around the globe. As we remember the...
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Women and girls at IDP camps ‘should be empowered’

Representatives of humanitarian organisations have called for improved welfare for internally displaced women and girls in Nigeria. The stakeholders from within and outside Nigeria emphasised the need to protect and...
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