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Humanitarian Aid
Being a Black woman in the US
Reflections of a refugee and advocate
By
UNHCR/Ashley Le
Women’s empowerment
Freeing women and girls from violence in Mozambique
By
Spotlight Initiative
Women’s empowerment
Malawi women motorcycle taxi owners pulling strings from behind the scenes
Elbowed out of driving the motorcycle taxis, women own the business instead.
By
Ray Mwareya and Deogracias Kalima
Health
Health workers in West Africa “in daily danger” while providing reproductive health services
By
United Nations Population Fund
coronavirus
Youth mobilize to support Egypt’s front-line health workers
By
United Nations Population Fund
Women
Sudanese women ready to ‘break taboos’ and run for office
By
UN News
Women
Teachers and mothers join forces to keep girls in school in Malawi
By
United Nations Population Fund
Healthcare
"More effort, training still needed to fight COVID-19"
— Dr. Nancy Abuya, Medical Doctor, Kenya
By
Africa Renewal
coronavirus
Sahel project helps women raise themselves, their communities from poverty
By
United Nations Population Fund
Gender
"Take responsibility. Speak up. Stand with women and girls" #WithHer
By
Abdarahmane Wone
Women in Peacekeeping
“Once a peacekeeper, always a peacekeeper”
— Major Monira Mowri, from Bangladesh, serving in South Sudan
By
Monira Mahjabeen Mowri
Women in Peacekeeping
"Be the change you want to see"
— Captain Tanvi Shukla from India, serving in the DRC
By
Tanvi Shukla
Op-Ed
COVID-19 jeopardises progress made towards protecting women and girls from violence and harmful practices
By
United Nations Population Fund
Women in Peacekeeping
“Female peacekeepers inspire women and girls”
— Major Roseline Stephen Agwai, from Nigeria, serving in the DRC
By
Roseline Stephen Agwai
Women in Peacekeeping
"As a female peacekeeper, it is easy to connect with people"
— Lt Col Martha Masango from South Africa, serving in the DRC
By
Martha Masango
coronavirus
Dignity kits bring hygiene supplies to vulnerable communities in pandemic-affected area of the Gambia
By
United Nations Population Fund
Women in Peacekeeping
‘Women peacekeepers make it easier to interact with communities’
-Lieutenant-Colonel Doamba Sawadogo from Burkina Faso, serving in DR Congo
By
Doamba Sawadogo
Women in Peacekeeping
“Peacekeeping is challenging but exciting too”
-Major Nargis Parvin from Bangladesh, serving in the DR Congo
By
Nargis Parvin
coronavirus
ITC continues to empower women in West Africa amid COVID-19 pandemic
By
International Trade Centre
Women in Peacekeeping
‘Women are effective in building peace and unity’
— Jackline Urujeni from Rwanda, serving in South Sudan
By
Jackline Urujeni
Women in Peacekeeping
Female peacekeepers are role models
-Sandra Amissah from Ghana, serving in Darfur
By
Sandra Amissah
Human Rights
Sudan bans female genital mutilation, UNICEF vows to help support new law
By
UN News
coronavirus
COVID-19: SG Op-ed on COVID-19's impact on Women
By
António Guterres
coronavirus
Women leaders rise in solidarity to save lives and protect livelihoods
By
UN Habitat
and
Maniza Zaman
and
coronavirus
Fighting the ‘shadow pandemic’ of violence against women & children during COVID-19
By
Anna Mutavati
and
Maniza Zaman
and
coronavirus
Fighting the ‘shadow pandemic’ of violence against women & children during COVID-19
By
Anna Mutavati
coronavirus
COVID-19: A double burden for women in conflict areas, on the frontline
By
Njoki Kinyanjui
coronavirus
ECA policy brief spotlights women’s wellbeing and health care systems amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
By
UNECA
Women
Staggering numbers of women unable to exercise decision-making over their own bodies, new UNFPA report shows
By
United Nations Population Fund
coronavirus
As pandemic rages, women and girls face intensified risks
By
United Nations Population Fund
Women
Women plough the way to peace in South Sudan resettlement project
By
UN News
Women
DRC: Women gaining access to local senior positions thanks to MONUSCO-backed stabilization project.
By
UN Peacekeeping
Women
Securing sustainable food systems hinges on gender equality
By
FAO
Women
“We must resolutely resist any attempts to go back”: Listening to the icons and activists of women’s rights
By
United Nations Population Fund
Women
She Leads Africa and the AUDA-NEPAD partner to train women entrepreneurs at SLAY Festival Johannesburg
By
NEPAD
Women
Jonglei women express desire to achieve 35 percent political representation
By
United Nations Mission In South Sudan
Women
Ghanaian Police Officer Vera Ayensu: “I want to be a role model for other ladies to emulate”
By
United Nations Mission In South Sudan
Women
Sudan: Lives of traumatized, displaced women in West Darfur under threat
By
UN News
Women
Female African coders ‘on the front-line of the battle’ to change gender power relations: UN chief
By
UN News
Nigerian women artists unite at UN to change perceptions of women and Africa
By
UN News
FEATURE: A woman’s strength is unlimited, says award-winning UN peacekeeper
By
UN News
News
Wrapping up Africa trip, UN deputy chief vows to ensure displaced women return home in dignity
By
UN News
News
More than two million Liberians register to vote, almost half are women
By
UNDP
Web Feature
PODCAST: The power of bearing witness – how rape became an ‘act of genocide’
By
UN News
Also
Women break into African politics
Quota systems allow more women to gain elected office
By
Gumisai Mutume
News
Women in displacement camps in Nigeria resort to transactional sex for survival
By
UN News
Prospects
Breaking the glass ceiling: Women agricultural scientists
By
Munyaradzi Makoni
Web Feature
Mothers’ health is improving across Africa
But far too many are still dying from childbirth complications
By
Arao Ameny
Web Feature
‘Take away the guns,’ women tell UN envoy
Reforms needed to stop war-time sex crimes, says Zainab Bangura
By
Jocelyne Sambira
Web Feature
Helping the ‘collateral victims’ of AIDS
By
Andualem Sisay
Economic empowerment
Tapping women’s entrepreneurship in Ghana
Access to credit, technology vital for breaking into manufacturing
By
Efam Dovi
Economic empowerment
Does financing benefit African women?
New initiatives to track the gender impact of development funds
By
Michael Fleshman
Improving health
Gender violence hampers AIDS fight
Activists in Zambia counter a deadly link
By
Reginald Ntomba
Improving health
Investing in the health of Africa’s mothers
Lacking care, too many women do not survive childbirth
By
Mary Kimani
Combating violence
Security reform key to protecting women
Training, recruitment and prosecutions can reduce violence
By
Ernest Harsch
Combating violence
Taking on violence against women in Africa
International norms and local activism start to alter laws, attitudes
By
Mary Kimani
Political Empowerment
North African women on the barricades
Activists press for freedom, dignity and rights
By
Fatma Naib
Political Empowerment
Three women laureates
Wangari Maathai, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee
By
Africa Renewal
Political Empowerment
African women are ready to lead
But social beliefs and attitudes hinder their quest
By
Gumisai Mutume
Equality
NEPAD embraces women’s rights
After slow start, continental initiative advances gender equity
By
Itai Madamombe
Equality
Battling for equality on all fronts
Some progress since Beijing, but hurdles persist
By
Gumisai Mutume
Equality
African women’s long walk to freedom
Some gains, but an uphill climb still looms
By
L. Muthoni Wanyeki
Equality
‘Renewed energy for women’s empowerment’
Interview with head of UN Women in Southern Africa
By
Africa Renewal
Cover Story
African women: asserting their rights
Introduction to the Special Edition on Women
By
Africa Renewal
Improving health
In Africa, AIDS often has a woman’s face
Knowledge, power and resources needed to combat the scourge
By
Kerry Cullinan
and
Aissata Haidara
and
Also
Malian women create beauty — and profit
Hand-dyed fabrics win praises, capture markets
By
Kingsley Ighobor
and
Aissata Haidara
and
Also
Malian women create beauty — and profit
Hand-dyed fabrics win praises, capture markets
By
Kingsley Ighobor
Web Feature
Women, peace and security, 10 years on
By
Marian Aggrey
Web Feature
Confluence of famine and conflict devastating for women and children in Somalia
By
Michelle Bachelet
NEPAD at 10
NEPAD on the ground
Concrete action in five key areas
By
Africa Renewal
and
Oliver Schwank
and
Also
Microfinance: What role in Africa's development?
Time to reassess the limits and strengths of small-scale lending
By
David Mehdi Hamam
and
Oliver Schwank
and
Also
Microfinance: What role in Africa's development?
Time to reassess the limits and strengths of small-scale lending
By
David Mehdi Hamam
Cover Story
North African women on the barricades
Activists press for freedom, dignity and rights
By
Fatma Naib
Africa at 50
African women’s long walk to equality
Some gains, but an uphill climb still looms
By
L. Muthoni Wanyeki
Also
To save the lives of mothers, infants
Commitment, money and innovation can reduce high mortality rates
By
Stephanie Urdang
Also
Women in North Africa secure more rights
Despite hurdles, notable legal, political and social progress
By
Mary Kimani
Also
Enlisting men for women’s equality
South African initiatives against sexual violence, gender i
By
Stephanie Urdang
Cover Story
Women struggle to secure land rights
Hard fight for access and decision-making power
By
Mary Kimani
Also
Women push onto Africa’s agenda
NEPAD responds to advocates for women’s rights
By
Itai Madamombe
Also
Taking on violence against women in Africa
International norms, local activism start to alter laws, attitudes
By
Mary Kimani
Also
Congolese women confront legacy of rape
War and sexual violence leave survivors in desperate need
By
Mary Kimani
NEPAD in action
Woman storekeeper boosts Malawi farming
NEPAD seeks to bring fertilizer nearer to villagers
By
Itai Madamombe
Cover Story
African women are ready to lead
But social beliefs and attitudes hinder their quest
By
Gumisai Mutume
Also
Rwandan women: AIDS therapy beyond drugs
Food and hope are also essential to survival
By
Stephanie Urdang
Also
Tapping women’s entrepreneurship in Ghana
Access to credit, technology vital for breaking into manufacturing
By
Efam Dovi
Also
Women: Africa's ignored combatants
Gradual progress towards a greater role in DDR
By
Ernest Harsch
Also
African women battle for equality
Some progress 10 years after Beijing, but major challenges remain
By
Gumisai Mutume
Health Campaign