UN Special Representative Roza Otunbayeva was briefing the Security Council on the dire situation facing the country and the international aid effort, with UN women workers among those now prevented by Taliban edicts from working. “We will not put our national staff in danger and therefore we are asking them not to report to the office”…
“Equal land rights both protect land and advance gender equality,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, in a video message, urging all governments to eliminate legal barriers to women owning land, and to involve them in policy making. “We depend on land for our survival, yet we treat it like dirt,” the UN chief added, emphasizing…
“Patriarchy must be a thing of the past. Our future depends on women and girls being at the table everywhere when decisions are made,” said Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Only 1 in 4 parliamentarians are women “It was only last year that for the first time in history women were…
The bold new plan is being released a few days ahead of the second UN-stipulated International Day for Countering Hate Speech. The Plan of Action for Women in Communities to Counter Hate Speech and Prevent Incitement to Violence that Could Lead to Atrocity Crimes (otherwise known as The Napoli Women in Communities Plan of Action)…
Indian women wrestlers have stood up to the Modi government and have announced that they will continue their protest until the arrest of the head of the Wrestling Federation of India, Brij Bhushan. According to foreign media, Indian women wrestlers led by Olympic medalists Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat have been protesting for…
“Half of people worldwide still believe men make better political leaders than women, and more than 40 per cent believe men make better business executives than women,” according to the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in its latest Gender Social Norms Index (GSNI) report. “Social norms that impair women’s rights are detrimental to society more broadly,…
Riyadh: On the occasion of Hajj in Saudi Arabia, translation facility is also being provided to listen to the sermon on Friday. According to Urdu News, the campaign in your language has been further improved in the women’s section of Masjid al-Haram and Masjid Nabawi (peace be upon him) in Saudi Arabia. To facilitate the…
Four female political leaders from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Israel have signed a historic agreement called ‘Sarah and Hagar’. This agreement has been made to increase the role of women in diplomacy and to solve problems related to women’s rights in the Middle East. UNESCO official Dr. Goela Clara played an important…
Federal Minister for Health Abdul Qadir Patel, taking notice of the alleged wrong operation of 2 women in Faisalabad, issued instructions to the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) for an immediate inquiry. Federal Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel has issued instructions to the PMDC for an inquiry into the alleged wrongful operation of 2…
The building of the Lebanese Embassy in Paris Lebanon’s foreign ministry has said it will send an investigative team to Paris to investigate allegations of abuse and torture against its ambassador to France, Rami Adwan. Two former employees of the Lebanese Embassy in Paris had filed complaints against Rami Adwan, which led to an investigation…
