Below are some facts on women in South Sudan which is set to become the world’s newest country on July 9.
Source: All Africa
Some sectors like agriculture, education and health where women actively participate gained and we are happy. However, it must be noted that our women don't take part in commercial agriculture where benefits are very positive; most of them are into subsistence farming.
In her first official visit to Tunisia, Michelle Bachelet, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women,
Source: All Africa
In a groundbreaking achievement for upholding the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the United Nations Human Rights Council has passed a resolution on human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity (L.9/Rev.1).
Source: UN News Centre
The United Nations Human Rights Council today expressed grave concern at the violence and discrimination experienced by people because of their sexual orientation or gender identity and called for a global study to document the suffering they face.
Source: UN News Centre
The United Nations is set to unveil a report highlighting the vital work of midwives in ensuring that millions of women and newborn children do not die needlessly at a time when many countries still lack enough skilled staff to serve as birth attendants.
Source: Open Democracy
In the words of the African parable, when elephants fight, it's the grass that suffers. Then what will they have to survive on? Alice Welbourn reports on the plethora of men on the platform in New York....
Source: ILO
The government, worker and employer delegates at the 100th annual Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Thursday, 16 June adopted a historic set of international standards aimed at improving the working conditions of tens of millions of domestic workers worldwide.
Source: UNICEF
Thousands of children in Africa are experiencing violence, exploitation and abuse on a daily basis. The situation is especially stark for children living and working on the streets.
Source: All Africa
Concern Universal Tuesday launched a women empowerment project at the governor's bantaba in Mansanjang, Basse, Upper River Region (URR).
Source: All Africa
It will be difficult to enforce the requirement that a third of elected officials be women, the interim electoral commission has said.
Source: All Africa
A socio-political pressure group known as Parliamentary Civil Society Partnership Initiative, (PCSPI) has described the recent election of principal officers of the House of Representatives as a blatant display of gender discrimination and
Source: All Africa
DEPUTY Governor Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire of Lagos State has reaffirmed the commitment of the state government to girl-child education, enjoining parents and guardians to utilise the free-education policy of the present administration to educate their children and wards.
Source: UN News Centre
More and more countries are getting behind a United Nations initiative designed to boost the number of female police serving in peace operations, with women now accounting for just over 10 per cent of the more than 14,000 officers deployed worldwide, a senior official said today.
Source: All Africa
With a few weeks left, I am glad to have a few things sorted. Baby's name was becoming an issue with the husband seemingly blank on any suggestions and yet adamant about my recommendations.
Source: All Africa
Sierra Leone's First Lady, Sia Nyama Koroma's pet project, the Women's Initiative for Safer Health (W-I-S-H) has received a major boost in Europe by an association comprising spouses of Ambassadors in Brussels
Source: All Africa
Various stakeholders in gender equality have called for more sensitisation on various issues concerning the subject.
Source: CAI
A belief in witchcraft permeates deep into the psyche and consciousness of many African people. This belief has become increasingly pervasive since the introduction of colonialism onto the continent.
Source: All Africa
The Women's International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA), Ghana in collaboration with the Ministries of Transport, Trade & Industry and Women and Children's Affairs, is organizing the 2nd African Women in Shipping Conference, from 15th - 17th June 2011 at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra.
Source:All Africa
Increasing the number of women representation in legislative bodies within the African Commonwealth region is on the agenda of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) as they meet in Kigali.