Break taboo around menstruation, act to end ‘disempowering’ discrimination, says UN experts A group of seven United Nations rights experts issued a clarion […]

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Easing fears and promoting gender equality in Chad’s girls-only classrooms A teacher holds up a drawing of an adolescent girl who has just […]

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Without ‘transformative shifts,’ women will wait two centuries for gender equality “I think it’s almost a joke that it will take the world […]

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Ebola vaccine now for pregnant, nursing women, UN health agency announces In a reverse decision, the World Health Organization (WHO) now recommends vaccinating […]

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Central African Republic: UNICEF outlines key actions so fresh peace deal can make real difference for children Hailing the recent peace agreement signed […]

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Engaging women and girls in science ‘vital’ for Sustainable Development Goals Boosting the number of women and girls entering careers involving STEM (Science, […]

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Female African coders ‘on the front-line of the battle’ to change gender power relations: UN chief Young female African coders are “on the […]

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More women and girls needed in the sciences to solve world’s biggest challenges Many of the world’s biggest problems may be going unsolved […]

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With millions of girls ‘at risk’ today of genital mutilation, UN chief calls for zero tolerance Female genital mutilation, is “an abhorrent human […]

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