Monthly Archives: September 2015

Closing ‘vast’ gender gap, ending child marriage key priorities, Ghanaian President tells UN

Closing ‘vast’ gender gap, ending child marriage key priorities, Ghanaian President tells UN
Spotlighting the importance his country places on gender equality, the President of Ghana told the United Nations General Assembly today that a major priority will closing the “vast” gaps between men and women through, among other efforts, providing decent education for girls and working to end child marriage.
Closing ‘vast’ gender gap, ending child marriage key priorities, Ghanaian President tells UN
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

UNICEF advocate Orlando Bloom urges protection of refugee and migrant children

UNICEF advocate Orlando Bloom urges protection of refugee and migrant children
Actor and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Orlando Bloom called for greater protection for tens of thousands of refugee and migrant children on the move in Europe.
UNICEF advocate Orlando Bloom urges protection of refugee and migrant children
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Global Goals cannot be achieved without ensuring gender equality and women’s empowerment – UN chief

Global Goals cannot be achieved without ensuring gender equality and women’s empowerment – UN chief
As world leaders continued their Summit on the Sustainable Development Goals, UN Women and China co-hosted a landmark event today on gender equality and women’s empowerment at which Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared that the new Global Goals could not be achieved “without full and equal rights for half of the world’s population, in law and in practice.”
Global Goals cannot be achieved without ensuring gender equality and women’s empowerment – UN chief
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Business leaders pledge investments worth millions to boost gender equality – UN

Business leaders pledge investments worth millions to boost gender equality – UN
Top global companies and foundations, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Unilever, are committing millions of dollars to promote gender equality as they gather at a United Nations event in New York.
Business leaders pledge investments worth millions to boost gender equality – UN
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

UN launches $25 billion strategy to end preventable deaths of mothers and children

UN launches billion strategy to end preventable deaths of mothers and children
The United Nations today launched an ambitious public-private strategy to end preventable deaths of women, children and adolescents, with initial commitments of more than $25 billion for the next five years to provide life-saving treatments, from immunizations to perinatal care.
UN launches billion strategy to end preventable deaths of mothers and children
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

UNICEF and David Beckham unveil digital installation to help bring voices of youth to General Assembly

UNICEF and David Beckham unveil digital installation to help bring voices of youth to General Assembly
A unique installation that brings the voices of children and young people to the heart of the United Nations General Assembly was unveiled today by top UN officials, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham and youth representatives from an initiative called ‘Voices of Youth.’
UNICEF and David Beckham unveil digital installation to help bring voices of youth to General Assembly
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Thousands of women on the move in Europe need reproductive healthcare – UN

Thousands of women on the move in Europe need reproductive healthcare – UN
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today stressed the need to ensure women refugees and migrants moving across Europe have access to life-saving sexual and reproductive healthcare, as it appealed for $4.2 million for humanitarian assistance.
Thousands of women on the move in Europe need reproductive healthcare – UN
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

International push needed to end child rights violations in Yemen – UN official

International push needed to end child rights violations in Yemen – UN official
Describing the current situation in Yemen as “beyond tragic” for all affected by the hostilities, a senior United Nations official said it is “ever more important” for both the Security Council and the international community to promote political dialogue aimed at ending violations against children.
International push needed to end child rights violations in Yemen – UN official
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Boko Haram violence displaces 1.4 million children in Nigeria and beyond – UNICEF

Boko Haram violence displaces 1.4 million children in Nigeria and beyond – UNICEF
The number of attacks by Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria and neighbouring countries has risen, and half a million children have had to flee to safety in the past five months, bringing the total number of displaced children in the region to 1.4 million, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today.
Boko Haram violence displaces 1.4 million children in Nigeria and beyond – UNICEF
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

In regaining hope for the future, two Yazidi girls deal ‘greatest blow’ to ISIL – UN envoy

In regaining hope for the future, two Yazidi girls deal ‘greatest blow’ to ISIL – UN envoy
Five months after she first met with two girls from the Yazidi community who had been held by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the United Nations official dealing with sexual violence in conflict said after seeing them again today that they are “filled with hope for the future,” and that is “the greatest blow they could have dealt” to the terrorist group.
In regaining hope for the future, two Yazidi girls deal ‘greatest blow’ to ISIL – UN envoy
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population