
In the News: Thursday, 27 August 2020
Minister Naledi Pandor hosts 2020 Gertrude Shope Annual Dialogue Forum, 27 to 28 Aug Source: South African Government The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, is scheduled

Minister Naledi Pandor hosts 2020 Gertrude Shope Annual Dialogue Forum, 27 to 28 Aug Source: South African Government The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, is scheduled

New Report: Advocating for a Stronger Evidence Base for Gender Equality Source: Women Deliver In this working paper, Women Deliver conducted a desk review, identifying more than 150 gender data

One Step at a Time: UN Women’s Health Agency Helping Shift Dangerous Social Norms Source: UN News “As a female traditional leader, my aim is to be a role model

Centre for Mediation to be set up at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Source: Finland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs In the past ten years, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs has

Gbowee Foundation Trains Women as Peace Brigades Source: Front Page Africa / Mae Azango The Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa in collaboration with the Women Peace and Humanitarian Fund and Spotlight

Real Life Heroes: Building a Safe Space for Rohingya Women Refugees Source: UN News Bangladeshi architect Rizvi Hassan is the driving force behind the construction of a safe space for

Belarus election: Women Form ‘Solidarity Chains’ to Condemn Crackdown Source: BBC Women have formed human chains in Belarus to condemn a crackdown on protests over the disputed election. Many dressed

New Report: Assessing UK Government Action on Women, Peace and Security in 2019 Source: Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS) UK In this shadow report, GAPS assesses the 2019

The Shadow Pandemic Source: This Day / Pauline Tallen, Peter Hawkins and Comfort Lamptey Violence against women and girls in Nigeria is a pandemic-sized problem. Millions live in fear of

From Where I Stand: As a Woman, Practicing Self-Isolation in a Home Setting is Next to Impossible Source: UN Women / Gorret Kalekwa Gorret Kalekwa, 39, is an enrolled midwife