Monthly Archives: March 2018

UNICEF envoy David Beckham sets sights on new goal: ending bullying in Indonesia’s schools

UNICEF envoy David Beckham sets sights on new goal: ending bullying in Indonesia’s schools
To help the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) tackle bullying in Indonesia – where one in three children have been physically attacked in school – David Beckham has visited the country to meet youth who have faced peer violence.
UNICEF envoy David Beckham sets sights on new goal: ending bullying in Indonesia’s schools
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

UN Commission delivers a blueprint to ensure the rights and development of rural women and girls

UN Commission delivers a blueprint to ensure the rights and development of rural women and girls
The United Nations’ largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s rights wrapped up Friday in New York with the strong commitment by its Member States to achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls.
UN Commission delivers a blueprint to ensure the rights and development of rural women and girls
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Attacks on women journalists on the rise, online and off – UNESCO

Attacks on women journalists on the rise, online and off – UNESCO
Over the past 15 years there has been “a marked increase” in cyber harassment, making the safety of women journalists a major issue for reportage in today’s digital era, participants highlighted Thursday at a United Nations event.
Attacks on women journalists on the rise, online and off – UNESCO
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Civil society in forefront of struggle for gender parity, UN chief tells townhall event

Civil society in forefront of struggle for gender parity, UN chief tells townhall event
The United Nations has embarked on an initiative to address the male-dominated power structure within its own ranks and now has more women than men in the senior management team, Secretary-General António Guterres told civil society activists on Tuesday.
Civil society in forefront of struggle for gender parity, UN chief tells townhall event
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Six months on, EU-UN initiative on gender-based violence spotlights needs of most marginalized women, girls

Six months on, EU-UN initiative on gender-based violence spotlights needs of most marginalized women, girls
As #MeToo activists continue to push for political, economic and social equality between the sexes, a key question is being asked: Are marginalized women and girls – ones who are part of indigenous communities, disabled, or part of the lesbian and transgender community – being heard?
Six months on, EU-UN initiative on gender-based violence spotlights needs of most marginalized women, girls
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

UN women’s commission opens annual session at ‘pivotal moment’ for gender equality movement

UN women’s commission opens annual session at ‘pivotal moment’ for gender equality movement
Taking place at “a pivotal moment for the rights of women and girls,” the United Nations body dedicated to gender equality and women’s empowerment opened its annual session on Monday hearing calls to help women, especially those in rural communities, secure an end to the male-dominated power dynamic that has long marginalized their participation and muted their voices.
UN women’s commission opens annual session at ‘pivotal moment’ for gender equality movement
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Nigerian women artists unite at UN to change perceptions of women and Africa

Nigerian women artists unite at UN to change perceptions of women and Africa
Three Nigerian women will spotlight themes such as human trafficking, suicide bombing, and sexism and sexual harassment at the United Nations, showing the strength of women as agents of change in African societies often dominated by men.
Nigerian women artists unite at UN to change perceptions of women and Africa
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

UN envoy on conflict-related sexual violence reports on visits to Iraq and Sudan

UN envoy on conflict-related sexual violence reports on visits to Iraq and Sudan
A senior United Nations official has stressed the need to ensure survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in Iraq are fully protected and that perpetrators are brought to justice.
UN envoy on conflict-related sexual violence reports on visits to Iraq and Sudan
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

On International Women’s Day, UN celebrates the power of activism to bring change for ‘sisterhood of humanity’

On International Women’s Day, UN celebrates the power of activism to bring change for ‘sisterhood of humanity’
The drumbeat for women’s rights and empowerment reached a crescendo on Thursday as the United Nations celebrated International Women’s Day with a number of powerful events, where global activists joined top UN officials calling for the recent momentum generated by grassroots movements against discrimination and harassment to tip the scales towards lasting change.
On International Women’s Day, UN celebrates the power of activism to bring change for ‘sisterhood of humanity’
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

New communications technologies essential to empower poor rural women – UN

New communications technologies essential to empower poor rural women – UN
To mark International Women’s Day, the three United Nations Rome-based agencies are spotlighting the role new innovations in information and communications technologies (ICTs) can play in expanding opportunities for rural women, who often find themselves “on the wrong side of the digital divide.”
New communications technologies essential to empower poor rural women – UN
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population