Dutch Parliament imposes partial ban on burqa
Jun 28, 2018, at 10:53 am
Amsterdam, June 28 (IBNS): The Dutch parliament on Tuesday passed a law that imposed a partial ban on the wearing of the Islamic clothing-the burqa and the niqab-in public transports, schools, hospitals and government buildings.
UN urges global action so women and girls everywhere can live free from all forms of violence
Nov 23, 2017, at 10:00 am
New York, Nov 23(Just Earth News): Achieving gender equality and the full empowerment of women is the answer to ending violence against women, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, calling for collective global action on this cause.
Promote affordable, equitable access to diabetes medicines and information for women, UN urges
Nov 15, 2017, at 09:53 am
New York, Nov 15(Just Earth News): On World Diabetes Day, the United Nations health agency has said that women – especially those in low-income countries – are particularly vulnerable to diabetes, a condition that can be prevented or delayed with medication, regular screening and healthier lives.
Oct 28, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Oct 28(Just Earth News): At the Security Council on Friday, a senior United Nations official called on Member States, regional organizations and civil society for greater partnership to boost women’s participation at all levels and help ensure UN peace efforts are stronger and more sustainable.
UN study tackles violence against women in Arab region using economic model
Oct 07, 2017, at 04:38 am
New York, Oct 6 (Just Earth News): An economic model to estimate the costs of intimate partner violence – the most common form of violence against women in the Arab world – was spotlighted this week at the United Nations regional commission, based in Beirut, Lebanon.
New UN global innovation forum to 'creatively disrupt' status quo for women and girls in tech
Sep 15, 2017, at 09:53 am
New York, Sept 15(Just Earth News): The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) on Thursday launched the Global Innovation Coalition for Change with partners from the private sector, the academia and non-governmental organizations to encourage innovation and technology work better for young women and girls around the world.
Aug 11, 2017, at 05:09 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): Investing in women and girls must be central to global efforts towards sustainable peace and development in both Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations deputy chief said on Thursday.
INTERVIEW: Head of UN drug body urges greater access to treatment for women
Aug 02, 2017, at 09:50 am
New York, Aug 2(Just Earth News): Women continue to be disproportionately affected by drug use, and face obstacles in accessing treatment, compared to men, according to the President of the United Nations International Narcotics Control Board (INCB).
In Nigeria, UN deputy chief says 'messages of women' vital to sustainable peace, development
Jul 21, 2017, at 09:58 am
New York, July 21(Just Earth News): Urgent action is needed now towards the meaningful participation of women in peace processes, as well ensuring their voices are heard in all aspects of society, the United Nations deputy chief told reporters in Abuja on Thursday as part of a first-ever UN-African Union trip focused on women, peace and security.
Spread of literacy among women highlighted in UNESCO anniversary global review
Apr 22, 2017, at 05:39 am
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): The increase in reading and writing proficiency among women is a result of the significant up tic in their enrolment and completion of primary education over the last five decades, even as overall funding for adult literacy has remained low, a recently-launched study by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has found.
Closing session, UN Commission agrees roadmap to women’s economic empowerment
Mar 25, 2017, at 02:37 pm
New York, Mar 25 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women on Friday agreed on a roadmap to women’s full and equal participation in the economy as a vital step to achieving sustainable development as the body concluded its two-week session.
International Day, UN calls for women's full participation in labour force
Mar 09, 2017, at 08:04 am
New York, Mar 9 (Just Earth News): As the rights of women and girls around the world are being reduced and restricted, the United Nations on Wednesday marked International Women's Day with calls for empowering and educating women and girls to reach gender equality in the work place.
UN-backed narcotics control body calls for more policies to address drug dependence among women
Mar 03, 2017, at 06:27 am
New York, Mar 3 (Just Earth News): Citing a significant rise over the past year in the number of women dying from drug overdoses globally, the independent expert body which monitors Governments’ compliance with the United Nations international drug control treaties is on Thursday calling for the implementation of gender-sensitive drug policies and programmes.
'The world needs science and science needs women,' UN says on International Day
Feb 12, 2017, at 12:29 pm
New York, Feb 12 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday urged greater investments in teaching science, technology, engineering and math to all women and girls as well as equal access to these opportunities.
UN agencies assess dire hygiene, protection needs for women in Syria’s war-ravaged Aleppo
Jan 14, 2017, at 01:51 pm
New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): The health, hygiene and protection needs of women and girls displaced in Aleppo are staggering, the United Nations has observed, voicing concern for civilians in the Syrian city that has endured intense fighting for about four years.
Upcoming UN forum to focus on women’s empowerment, sustainable development
Mar 11, 2016, at 03:32 pm
New York, Mar 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, will be the focus of the United Nations Comion on the Status of Women (CSW), which begins its 60th session in New York next week.
Women's participation rate in parliaments slows, even as more gain top seats – IPU
Mar 05, 2016, at 01:57 pm
New York, Mar 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Despite an increase in the number of women Speakers of Parliament, the number of female parliamentarians across the world rose by only 0.5 percentage points in 2015, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) on Friday reported, dashing hopes that gender parity in parliament could be achieved within a generation.
Ban announces first-ever High-Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment
Jan 22, 2016, at 01:43 pm
New York, Jan 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday announced the first-ever High-Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment to provide leadership and mobilize concrete actions aimed at closing economic gender gaps that persist around the world.
Haiti: Two UN female police officers found dead in their house
Jan 01, 2016, at 03:20 pm
New York, Jan 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) has announced the death of two female police officers, whose bodies were found in their house in the northern town of Cap-Haïtien.
Ban welcomes agreement between Japan and Republic of Korea on 'comfort women'
Dec 29, 2015, at 02:27 pm
New York, Dec 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Welcoming Monday's agreement between Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) on the issues related to "comfort women," United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the two countries to look to the future in their relationships while still recognizing history.
UN champions prevention as best hope for eliminating violence against women
Dec 10, 2015, at 02:58 pm
New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS): On a December evening in 2012, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student was beaten and brutally raped by five men and a youth on board an off-duty bus in the Indian capital, New Delhi. The injuries she sustained were so severe that she succumbed to them 13 days later, setting off protests in India and around the world for ending the scourge of violence against women.
Ban welcomes peaceful elections in Burkina Faso, salutes participation of women
Dec 01, 2015, at 03:21 pm
New York, Dec 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon on Monday welcomed the peaceful conduct of the presidential and legislative elections in Burkina Faso over the weekend and congratulated the people of Burkina Faso for their enthusiastic participation, "which shows their strong commitment to the democratic process."
'Orange the World' campaign kicks off efforts to end violence against women: UN
Nov 25, 2015, at 03:44 pm
New York, Nov 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS): From parades to soccer matches, school debates, and the lighting up of hundreds of iconic monuments, starting on Wednesday a United Nations call to "Orange the World" will galvanize global action calling for an end to violence against women and girls, which according to the UN’s agency for gender equality (UN Women) affects one in three worldwide.
Status quo simply cannot continue in Syria: UN humanitarian chief
Nov 17, 2015, at 01:43 pm
New York, Nov 17 (Just Earth News/IBNS): More than five years since the unrest in Syria began, senior United Nations officials on Monday stressed to the Security Council that the status quo in the war-torn country cannot continue, highlighting the effects of the conflict on civilians, especially women and children.
Mali entering new era of opportunity with women central to recovery: UN relief official
Nov 11, 2015, at 02:19 pm
New York, Nov 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Mali is entering a new era of opportunity, but while significant progress has been made, the international community 'must not take its foot off the accelerator,' a senior UN relief official said on Tuesday, returning from a three-day visit to the country.
Somalia: UN-supported toll-free hotline aims to help tackle gender-based violence
Nov 06, 2015, at 02:02 pm
New York, Nov 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A United Nations-backed toll free hotline has been launched for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Somalia to tackle sexual violence by enhancing timely response to abuse cases and offering information on accessible health services.
UN agency warns of refugee crisis as women flee Central America and Mexico
Oct 30, 2015, at 02:35 pm
New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): Women in Central America and Mexico are fleeing their countries in rising numbers to escape a surge in deadly, unchecked gang violence, fuelling a looming refugee crisis in the Americas that demands urgent and concerted action by the States of the region, the United Nations refugee agency is warning.
Health and safety of women and children in disaster-prone areas must be a priority: UN
Oct 30, 2015, at 02:32 pm
New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): Disaster response specialists, including from the United Nations and other organizations, gathered in Suva, Fiji this week for the annual Pacific Humanitarian Partnership meeting, where the focus has been on high rates of preventable mortality and morbidity among women and children in the disaster-prone region.
ISIS orders the closure of women's clinic in Syria's Raqqa
Oct 30, 2015, at 12:00 am
Damascus, Oct 29 (IBNS) The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Thursday ordered the closure of all women clinic in the Raqqa to stop male gynecologist from treating female patients.
Europe: UNHCR appeals for protection against sexual abuse of women and children
Oct 24, 2015, at 02:41 pm
New York, Oct 24 (IBNS): The United Nations refugee agency on Friday expressed concern over the reported abuse of refugee and migrant women and children on the move in Europe, including "instances of children engaging in survival sex to pay smugglers to continue their journey," appealing to all concerned to take measures to ensure their protection.