Monthly Archives: March 2016

UN report highlights &#39searing&#39 account of killings, rapes by South Sudanese forces
A new United Nations report on the human rights situation in South Sudan published today describes a multitude of horrendous violations in &#8220searing detail,&#8221 in particular by Government forces, including cases of civilians burned alive or cut to pieces and a teenage girl being raped by ten soldiers.
UN report highlights &#39searing&#39 account of killings, rapes by South Sudanese forces
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Upcoming UN forum to focus on women’s empowerment, sustainable development
Advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, will be the focus of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), which begins its 60th session in New York next week.
Upcoming UN forum to focus on women’s empowerment, sustainable development
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

INTERVIEW: UN official explains why new global development agenda is good news for women
From economic exclusion to violence targeting women and girls, the head of the United Nations entity tasked with promoting gender equality believes such challenges make it all the more critical to push ahead with the new global development agenda, which contains many targets specifically recognizing women’s equality and empowerment.
INTERVIEW: UN official explains why new global development agenda is good news for women
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

New UN initiative aims to protect millions of girls from child marriage
The United Nations announced a new initiative today to advance efforts to end child marriage by 2030 and protect the rights of millions of the most vulnerable girls around the world.
New UN initiative aims to protect millions of girls from child marriage
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

On International Women&#39s Day, UN officials call to &#39Step It Up&#39 for gender equality
Senior United Nations officials from around the world are marking International Women&#39s Day with calls to &#8220Step It Up&#8221 with more resources and greater political action to achieve gender equality by 2030.
On International Women&#39s Day, UN officials call to &#39Step It Up&#39 for gender equality
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Ban calls for more female police in UN peace operations to combat violence against women
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on Member States to contribute more female police, especially French-speaking women, to serve in UN peace operations.
Ban calls for more female police in UN peace operations to combat violence against women
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Central African Republic: UN chief ‘deeply troubled’ by scale, nature of harm to children
Conflict and instability in the Central African Republic (CAR) have had a devastating impact on children, according to a new United Nations report that calls on all parties involved in the conflict in the country to immediately halt grave violations against children and abide by international humanitarian and human rights law.
Central African Republic: UN chief ‘deeply troubled’ by scale, nature of harm to children
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Large gender gaps remain across global labour market, UN agency reports
Despite some modest gains in some regions in the world, millions of women are losing ground in their quest for equality in the world of work, according to a new report prepared by the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) as part of the its Women at Work Centenary Initiative.
Large gender gaps remain across global labour market, UN agency reports
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Women&#39s participation rate in parliaments slows, even as more gain top seats &#8211 IPU
Despite an increase in the number of women Speakers of Parliament, the number of female parliamentarians across the world rose by only 0.5 percentage points in 2015, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) today reported, dashing hopes that gender parity in parliament could be achieved within a generation.
Women&#39s participation rate in parliaments slows, even as more gain top seats &#8211 IPU
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population