Silence the guns, amplify women’s voices for peace to end rape in wartime
Apr 24, 2024, at 10:28 pm
The UN verified 3,688 cases of rape and other sexual violence committed in war in 2023, a “dramatic increase” of 50 per cent over the previous year, the Security Council heard on Tuesday.
Drastic erosion of women’s rights in Afghanistan continues, says UN
Feb 18, 2024, at 12:10 am
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 extensive survey of women across the country.
Engagement key to reform of Taliban decrees restricting women’s rights
Sep 27, 2023, at 11:35 pm
The international community must continue to engage with Taliban leaders in Afghanistan despite deep disagreement with their approach to women’s rights and inclusive governance, the UN Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Afghanistan’s Taliban responsible for revenge killings, torture of former officials
Aug 23, 2023, at 06:55 pm
New York: In Afghanistan, hundreds of former government officials and members of the armed forces have allegedly been killed despite assurances from the Taliban of an amnesty, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday.
Human Rights Watch slams Taliban for denying rights to women, girls for past two years
Aug 12, 2023, at 03:51 pm
Taliban authorities have tightened their extreme restrictions on the rights of women and girls and on the media since taking took control of Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.
Empowering women through social protection: UN rights office
Jul 22, 2023, at 10:00 pm
New York: Access to social protection is a fundamental human right, yet a recent UN human rights report shows that numerous women and girls worldwide are still unable to access provisions such as social security payments and pensions.
Majority of women live in countries with large gender gaps, UN report reveals
Jul 19, 2023, at 08:08 pm
New York: Low women’s empowerment and large gender gaps are commonplace in many parts of the world, the UN’s lead agencies on gender equality and international development said in a new report published on Tuesday.
Time to end gender-based violence, boost role of women in politics, public life
Jul 02, 2023, at 12:06 am
New York: Immense strides have been made in the quest for gender equality, but major barriers thrown up by the patriarchal system must be dismantled so women can play a fuller role in politics and public life, the UN human rights chief Volker Türk told the UN Human Rights Council on Friday.
UN representative alarmed by sexual violence against women and girls in DRC
May 26, 2023, at 11:22 pm
New York: UN Special Representative, Pramila Patten, expressed her ‘deep concern’ on Thursday over increasing allegations of sexual violence against women and girls being carried out in camps for the internally displaced (IDPs) around Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Afghanistan: Guterres says women worker ban ‘unacceptable and puts lives in jeopardy’
May 03, 2023, at 04:59 pm
New York: The UN chief has pledged that the Organization “will never be silent” when women and girls’ rights are under attack, as they are today in Afghanistan, and declared that the Taliban ban on Afghan women doing lifesaving humanitarian work is putting millions of lives in jeopardy there.
Digital technology new source of discrimination against women: Guterres
Mar 14, 2023, at 09:12 pm
New York: During a dialogue with women civil society leaders in the UN General Assembly Hall on Monday, Secretary-General António Guterres heard about the critical need to make the internet safer for women and girls – and to ensure that they are equal participants in global conservations, both online and in-person.
Afghanistan: Women protest in Kabul to demand for education, work
Mar 10, 2023, at 09:26 pm
Kabul: Women in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Tuesday protested to demand access to education for women, which has been curtailed ever since Taliban forces snatched power in the country in 2021.
Afghanistan now ‘most repressive country’ for women, Security Council hears
Mar 10, 2023, at 06:19 pm
New York: Afghanistan under the Taliban remains the “most repressive country in the world [for] women’s rights”, the senior UN official in Kabul told the Security Council on Wednesday, while nevertheless voicing a nuanced position on the importance of continuing to engage with the group.
Gender equality is 300 years away: Antonio Guterres warns
Mar 07, 2023, at 10:41 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said progress in women’s rights won over decades is 'vanishing before our eyes'.
Closing gender pay gaps is more important than ever
Sep 18, 2022, at 11:44 pm
New York: On average, women globally are paid about 20 per cent less than men, the International Labour (ILO) Organization said on Saturday, International Equal Pay Day.
Türkiye urged to reverse decision ditching women’s rights accord
Jul 29, 2022, at 09:25 pm
New York: Türkiye’s decision to ditch a landmark international treaty to tackle violence against women and girls, could significantly set back efforts to tackle the problem, top UN-appointed independent rights expert said on Wednesday.
Put women’s rights ‘front and centre’ of climate policies: Bachelet
Jun 28, 2022, at 08:53 pm
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.
Promoting women’s rights, a ‘proven’ strategy for peace and stability
Jun 17, 2022, at 11:17 pm
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 Council on Wednesday.
‘Staggering number’ of unintended pregnancies reveals failure to uphold women’s rights
Mar 30, 2022, at 11:26 pm
New York: Nearly half of all pregnancies, totalling 121 million each year worldwide, are unintended, according to a new report published on Wednesday by the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA.
Women and girls must lead battle against ‘widespread and interlinked crises’
Mar 15, 2022, at 06:55 pm
New York: To forge a sustainable future for us all, “women and girls must be front and centre, leading the way”. Secretary-General António Guterres told the opening session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on Monday.
Authorities urged to protect women and children following violence and protests in Sudan
Dec 24, 2021, at 11:15 pm
New York: Authorities in Sudan must protect boys and girls from violence, a senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday, following recent deadly inter-communal clashes in West Darfur and protests in the capital, Khartoum.
Women leaders examine how to end ‘invisible emergency’ of gender-based violence
Dec 17, 2021, at 11:15 pm
New York: Whether at home, at work, in the streets or even online, women and girls across the world remain highly vulnerable to gender-based violence, something which the COVID-19 pandemic has only magnified, six senior UN women leaders said on Thursday.
Afghanistan: Women protest on streets of Kabul against Taliban over closure of schools for girls
Oct 26, 2021, at 10:55 pm
Several women assembled on the streets of Kabul on Tuesday to demonstrate against closure of school for girls in Afghanistan.
‘Sexism and misogyny’ heightened; women’s freedoms suppressed
Oct 19, 2021, at 05:54 pm
New York: Gender-based violence, hate speech and disinformation are being used extensively online and offline, to chill or kill women’s freedom of expression, an independent UN human rights expert told the General Assembly on Monday.
Sep 14, 2021, at 09:34 pm
New York: The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, visited Somalia on Sunday, to express her solidarity with Somali women’s calls for full and equal participation in political life, and the support of the international community for timely, inclusive, peaceful and credible elections.
Taliban members use tear gas to disperse women rights rally in Kabul
Sep 04, 2021, at 10:36 pm
Kabul/UNI/SPUTNIK: The Taliban have shot in the air and fired tear gas at female activists in the Afghan capital to disperse a demonstration in support of women's rights, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Saturday.
Women ‘systematically excluded’ from COVID response, despite being worst affected
Mar 24, 2021, at 12:21 am
New York: Notwithstanding that women make up 70 per cent of healthcare workers globally, and have been most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, they are also being “systematically excluded” from decision-making processes aimed at ending the pandemic, including government-run task forces around the world, according to the head of UN Women.
Endemic violence against women ‘cannot be stopped with a vaccine’ – WHO chief
Mar 10, 2021, at 11:33 pm
New York: Over the past decade, violence against women has been “endemic in every country and culture”, according to a new study released by the UN health agency on Tuesday.
Lack of women in key decision-making ‘should not be allowed’: UN Women chief
Mar 09, 2021, at 03:40 pm
New York: Exclusion of women in decisions that affect their lives is “bad governance [and] should not be allowed”, the UN Women chief said on Monday, International Women’s Day.
COVID-19 worsening gender-based violence, trafficking risk, for women and girls
Dec 02, 2020, at 05:08 am
New York: With the COVID-19 pandemic heightening the dangers of gender-based violence and human trafficking, action on these two fronts is needed now more than ever, the head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said on Monday.