Monthly Archives: October 2017

UN study tackles violence against women in Arab region using economic model
An economic model to estimate the costs of intimate partner violence—the most common form of violence against women in the Arab region—was spotlighted this week at the United Nations’ regional commission in Lebanon.
UN study tackles violence against women in Arab region using economic model
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

UN study tackles violence against women in Arab region using economic model
An economic model to estimate the costs of intimate partner violence—the most common form of violence against women in the Arab region—was spotlighted this week at the United Nations’ regional commission in Lebanon.
UN study tackles violence against women in Arab region using economic model
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

One year on from Hurricane Matthew, Haiti's children still incredibly vulnerable to disasters – UNICEF
One year has passed since Hurricane Matthew made landfall in southwest Haiti &#8211 leaving terrible destruction in its wake &#8211 but children and adolescents on the island still remain highly vulnerable to the effects of natural disasters and extreme weather events, the United Nations Children&#39s Fund (UNICEF) has warned.
One year on from Hurricane Matthew, Haiti's children still incredibly vulnerable to disasters – UNICEF
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Expert meeting at UN aspires to create ‘space’ for women in science and technology
A three-day event on how to, among other things, improve women’s involvement in the aerospace sector as well as in the fields of science, technology and mathematics, kicked off today under the leadership of two United Nations offices.
Expert meeting at UN aspires to create ‘space’ for women in science and technology
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Expert meeting at UN aspires to create ‘space’ for women in science and technology
A three-day event on how to, among other things, improve women’s involvement in the aerospace sector as well as in the fields of science, technology and mathematics, kicked off today under the leadership of two United Nations offices.
Expert meeting at UN aspires to create ‘space’ for women in science and technology
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Pioneer of work in women’s reproductive health appointed head of UN Population Fund
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today appointed Natalia Kanem of Panama to head the UN’s women’s health agency.
Pioneer of work in women’s reproductive health appointed head of UN Population Fund
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

As Rohingya crisis continues, UNICEF appeals for funds to reach 720,000 children in need
Amid the deepening refugee crisis in Bangladesh and its attendant toll on children, the United Nations Children&#39s Fund (UNCEF) launched today an appeal for its emergency response to reach some 720,000 children &#8211 both in Rohingya refugee and host communities &#8211 with protection and assistance.
As Rohingya crisis continues, UNICEF appeals for funds to reach 720,000 children in need
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population