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Poverty Eradication, Women
| Poverty Eradication, Women
Marie Tarawally disembarks slowly from the motorbike taxi, holding baby Yusufu. The two have travelled seven miles along the dusty roads that connect their village, Robuya, to Pate Bana Marank community health centre, in Bombali district, northern…
| Poverty Eradication, Women
Marie Tarawally disembarks slowly from the motorbike taxi, holding baby Yusufu. The two have travelled seven miles along the dusty roads that connect their village, Robuya, to Pate Bana Marank community health centre, in Bombali district, northern…
| Women
In a brightly lit basement, over 30 women are carefully folding and sewing pieces of fabric to produce fashionable garments for men, women, and children. Their products are uniquely successful in the market, often attracting more customers than…
| Women
On a December evening in 2012, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student was beaten and brutally raped by five men and a youth on board an off-duty bus in the Indian capital, New Delhi. The injuries she sustained were so severe that she succumbed to them…
| Women
Three outstanding organizations and three distinguished individuals leading projects and advocacy to boost gender equality and women’s empowerment using information and communication technologies (ICTs) will be honoured at a ceremony in New York…
| Cooperatives, Women
The ICA-AP will hold the ‘Third Regional Conference on Status of Women in Cooperatives in Asia-Pacific” in Philippines from 9-11 February 2016. The event will be held in collaboration with the cooperative movement of Philippines to…
| Cooperatives, Women
The ICA-AP will hold the ‘Third Regional Conference on Status of Women in Cooperatives in Asia-Pacific” in Philippines from 9-11 February 2016. The event will be held in collaboration with the cooperative movement of Philippines to…
| Indigenous Peoples, Women
Violence against women and girls is a worldwide pandemic; globally 35% experience some form of physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime. Approximately 133 million young women have experienced some form of genital mutilation/cutting in 29…
| Indigenous Peoples, Women
Violence against women and girls is a worldwide pandemic; globally 35% experience some form of physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime. Approximately 133 million young women have experienced some form of genital mutilation/cutting in 29…
| Families, Women
UNFPA is working closely with the Ministry of Public Health to ensure a reliable supply of contraceptives to government health facilities. UNFPA also trains health workers and provides technical support to health facilities, like the family…
| Families, Women
UNFPA is working closely with the Ministry of Public Health to ensure a reliable supply of contraceptives to government health facilities. UNFPA also trains health workers and provides technical support to health facilities, like the family…
| Women, Youth
The heads of UNESCO, UNFPA and UN Women sealed a partnership to empower adolescent girls and young women through education, by signing a joint programme agreement on 23 November, 2015, at the headquarters of the United Nations Population Fund in…