Boosting the number of women and girls entering careers involving STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) is vital to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, UN […]
Young female African coders are “on the front-line” of the battle to change traditionally male power relations and bring about a more equitable balance between […]
Many of the world’s biggest problems may be going unsolved because too many women and girls are being discouraged from the sciences. UN News https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/02/1032221 […]
Female genital mutilation, is “an abhorrent human rights violation” still affecting women and girls around the globe, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated in his message […]
After fleeing her home in Macina, a small village in central Mali, where she was due to be forced into marriage against her will, 16-year-old […]
Begging, scrubbing cars or selling themselves on the street for sex are a way of life for many children in Djibouti, according to a survey […]
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Monday that 18-year-old Saudi national Rahaf Mohammed Al-qunun, who had been stranded at Bangkok airport after fleeing her […]
Women and activists have been reflecting on the progress made across the world in 2018 in reducing discrimination and inequalities based on gender and what […]
From #MeToo to #HearMeToo, the fight to end violence against women continues as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, Nicole Kidman, joined survivors, activists and other Hollywood […]
As gender-equality advocates discuss how a lasting peace can be secured in Afghanistan, the top UN official in the country has underscored the importance of […]
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