Invest in rural women, help them build resilience to future crises, urges UN chief

Oct 16, 2020, at 03:41 pm

New York: Rural women play a critical role in agriculture, food security and managing land and natural resources, yet many suffer from “discrimination, systemic racism and structural poverty”, the UN chief said on Thursday.

Investing in rural women and girls, ‘essential’ for everyone’s future: UN chief

Oct 16, 2018, at 09:24 am

New York, Oct 16 (IBNS): Marking International Day of Rural Women, on Monday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on countries to ensure that women and girls living in rural areas can enioy their human rights as this would enable making “progress for all”.

UN rural development agency invests in power and potential of women

Mar 21, 2018, at 02:24 pm

New York, Mar 21 (JEN): Although rural women make up one-fifth of the global population and around 43 per cent of all agricultural workers, inequality restricts their access to land, markets or even the training and technology that could improve their lives and livelihoods, according to the United Nations agency fighting to stamp out hunger and poverty.