In the News: Tuesday, 25 August 2020
25 Aug 2020
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
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
Monthly Action Points (MAP) for the Security Council: July 2020 Source: NGO Working Group on WPS For July, in which Germany has the presidency of the UN Security Council, the
House Democrats express concern as administration stymies request for oversight on women’s security strategy Source: CNN Washington (CNN) – House Democrats charged with national security oversight say the Trump administration