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ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, calls for renewed ambition to tackle inequality, integrate young people and women in labour markets, and deliver decent work at G20 Labour Ministers’ Meeting. At …
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In a bid to tackle the leading cause of death globally among 15–19-year-old girls, the World Health Organization (WHO) today released a new guideline aimed at preventing adolescent pregnancy and its significant …
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By Margaret Besheer/Voice Of America #Women Rights# Women Rights World #UN# Women Rights Advocates IBNS/CMEDIA: Female activists raised their voices at the United Nations on Friday as they marked International Women’s Day amid …
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#Afghanistan, #AfghanistanWomen, #WomenRights IBNS-CMEDIA: Afghan women fear arrest, harassment and further punishment whenever a new Taliban decree is announced, according to a new multi-agency UN report issued on Friday based on an …
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#Pakistan, #PakistanWomen, #WomenRights IBNS: Women in Pakistan are in the pits, beaten at home, raped at home and outside, kept away from jobs and schools and remain one of the most oppressed …
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New York: Although climate change threatens everyone, women and girls often suffer its harshest and most violent consequences, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Monday. “While I welcome …
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New York: The Women, Peace and Security agenda is “one of our best hopes” for a more peaceful future and a liveable planet, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security …
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New York/CMEDIA: Nearly half of all pregnancies, totaling 121 million each year worldwide, are unintended, according to a new report published on Wednesday by the UN’s sexual and reproductive health …
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Toronto/Cmedia: Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) invites all to join them throughout the month for these Cinematheque series and special events Both Sides, Now: The Roles of Natalie Wood –This screen …
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#TalibanLeaders; #Afghanistan; #WomenIdentity; #UN; WomenEducation New York/CMEDIA: Taliban leaders in Afghanistan are institutionalizing large-scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls, independent UN human rights experts warned on Monday. …
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