News by topic: Women, Children, Population

UN chief promotes education, gender empowerment during final day of Mozambique visit

21 May – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today commended the Government and people of Mozambique for steady progress in political development, but urged greater efforts to overcome human rights challenges, including discrimination and violence against women, through education and awareness-raising.

UN officials in Afghanistan urge ratification of law to eliminate violence against women

20 May – Senior United Nations officials in Afghanistan are today urging the Government to fully implement legislation to protect women from child marriage and other forms of violence, in line with international commitments, after the Afghan Parliament failed to ratify the law over the weekend.

UN envoy urges 'uniting for youth' with first in series of virtual Google+ Hangouts

17 May – The United Nations special envoy on youth went online today to encourage young people to join the UN's work, and detailed some of the initiatives he will undertake to work with and for youth.

CAR: UN agency ‘condemns in strongest possible terms’ killing of teen linked to rebels

10 May – The United Nations Children’s Fund today condemned in the strongest possible terms the re-recruitment and the killing of a 17-year-old boy in the Central African Republic (CAR) associated with the Séléka rebel coalition and called for the release of all children linked to the group.

UN honours work of three Iraqi women journalists

9 May – Three Iraqi women journalists have been selected as the winners of a United Nations contest which seeks to highlight the everyday challenges faced by women living in the Middle Eastern country.

Ban spotlights key role of private sector in UN effort to boost maternal health

7 May – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted the role that the private sector can play in contributing to improve maternal health services across the world through the United Nations Every Woman Every Child initiative.

South Sudan: UN official urges key role for women in drafting new constitution

7 May – Women must play a greater role in South Sudan’s political life, from drawing up the country’s constitution to translating it into law, a United Nations official has urged, as the African nation prepares to draft its first legal framework.

UN hails midwives' contribution to maternal health around the world

6 May – Midwives can make the difference between life and death for hundreds of thousands of women every year, the United Nations population agency affirmed today, recognizing their crucial role in improving maternal health, family planning and assisting during humanitarian emergencies.

Hand-washing key to preventing infections in hospitals and clinics - UN agency

5 May – Hundreds of millions of infections could be prevented if health-care professionals, patients and their families, wash their hands with alcohol-based rub or soap and water before and after touching patients and their surroundings, the United Nations health agency today said marking Hand Hygiene Day.

Social protection measures key in fight against child labour, says new UN report

29 April – The implementation of social protection measures can play a key role in rescuing minors from occupational bondage, a new report by the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) has found.