As African countries impose measures to prevent the spread of highly contagious Covid-19, sexual and reproductive health workers are finding their work increasingly difficult, from transportation bans to rules that...Read More
“You were born yesterday, and you are the one who wants to talk to us about female genital mutilation? This is what parents say when we try to talk to...Read More
United Nations -A little over half of women across the globe are able to freely make choices about their sexual and reproductive health, according to a latest report based on...Read More
A new story book that aims to help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19 has been produced by a collaboration of more than 50 organizations working in the...Read More
Calls to helplines have soared in many countries as lockdowns leave women trapped with abusive partners. U.N. chief Antonio Guterres has called on governments to take urgent measures to tackle...Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic affects everyone, everywhere. But it affects different groups of people differently, deepening existing inequalities. Early data indicates that the mortality rates from COVID-19 may be higher for...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
