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Women building a sustainable future: fighting back the desert, amid Niger’s refugee and climate crises
Internal displacement, regional instability, and climate change have created a refugee crisis in Niger, but an initiative in the town of Ouallam is showing how…
How to empower women founders in low-income countries
Over half of women in developing countries see entrepreneurship as a path to a better future, double the rate in high income countries. With…
Women bear the brunt of the climate crisis, COP26 highlights
Women took the global stage on Tuesday to show that climate change isn’t gender neutral, and that climate action needs them: investing in women and…
Equal Pay Day: Joint Statement by Vice-President Jourová and Commissioners Schmit and Dalli
Women in the European Union still earn less than men on average. For every 1 euro men earn, women earn 86 cents. European Equal Pay…
Afghanistan: Unravelling of women and girls’ rights looms as peace talks falter
Two decades of hard-won progress by Afghanistan’s women and girls is at serious risk of being unravelled, said Amnesty International, in a statement highlighting the…
Hundreds of millions of women living lives ‘governed by others’, UN report shows
According to a 2021 UNFPA report, nearly half of all women are denied their bodily autonomy, placing them at higher risk of risk of gender-based…
Fast-track women’s participation in public life ‘for everyone’s benefit’
The UN rights chief said on Tuesday that empowering women and girls to participate fully in public life is both the right and “smart thing…
Syria’s decade of conflict takes massive toll on women and girls
This week, Syria marks a grim anniversary: 10 years since the start of the country’s grinding conflict. Today, one decade into the catastrophe, about half…
First Person: fighting for women’s financial freedom
Around the world, the opportunities for women to lead successful, financially secure lives are being limited by government legislation, company policies and deep-rooted misogyny. The…
Ecology: The scientific literature dominated by men and a handful of countries
Publishing in peer-reviewed scientific journals is crucial for the development of a researcher’s career. The scientists that publish the most often in the most prestigious…
‘Women and girls belong in science’ declares UN chief
Closed labs and increased care responsibilities are just a two of the challenges women in scientific fields are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN…
Shining a light on sexually exploited women and girls forced into crime
UN human rights experts are warning of a direct link between the pandemic, socio-economic vulnerability and the risk of exploitation, including forced labour or being…
Women the ‘driving force’ for peacebuilding in Colombia: Deputy UN chief
The UN Deputy Secretary-General has underscored the importance of the full and comprehensive implementation of the 2016 peace agreement in Colombia, as an important avenue…
From the field: Women guardians of the environment
Women from around the world are being given a more prominent role in the fight against climate change, thanks to the efforts of the UN…
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