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A Woman In-Charge Of UN? Candidates Say "After 80 Years, About Time"
Michelle Bachelet of Chile, Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica and Maria Fernanda Espinosa of Ecuador are all standing to succeed Antonio Guterres.
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In 2024, One Woman Killed By Someone Close To Her Every 10 Minutes: Report
Every 10 minutes last year a woman somewhere in the world was killed by a person close to her, the United Nations said Monday as it decried a lack of progress in the battle against femicide.
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UN Security Council Demands Taliban 'Swiftly Reverse' Women Bans
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Thursday calling on the Taliban to "swiftly reverse" all restrictive measures against women, condemning in particular its ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations.
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Home Ministry Launches Campaign To End Violence Against Women
The Home Ministry in collaboration with the UN Women today flagged off an awareness campaign to end violence against women from Sultanpur metro station in Delhi, officials said.
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Japan Needs To Do More For WWII "Comfort Women": United Nations
Japan should do more for victims of wartime sexual slavery, UN rights experts said at a hearing on Friday, insisting Tokyo had yet to provide full redress and reparations.
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Saudi Arabia, Where Women Aren't Allowed To Drive, Was Just Elected To The UN Women's Rights Commission
When it comes to women's rights, no country's perfect. One recent study found that it will take 170 more years before women and men are equally well educated, well paid and well cared for.
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UN Population Fund Warns on Protection of Women
The United Nations population fund on Thursday warned about the fate of 26 million women and girls among those displaced by conflict or uprooted by disaster, calling for more attention to their needs.
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A Woman In-Charge Of UN? Candidates Say "After 80 Years, About Time"
Michelle Bachelet of Chile, Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica and Maria Fernanda Espinosa of Ecuador are all standing to succeed Antonio Guterres.
-
In 2024, One Woman Killed By Someone Close To Her Every 10 Minutes: Report
Every 10 minutes last year a woman somewhere in the world was killed by a person close to her, the United Nations said Monday as it decried a lack of progress in the battle against femicide.
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UN Security Council Demands Taliban 'Swiftly Reverse' Women Bans
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Thursday calling on the Taliban to "swiftly reverse" all restrictive measures against women, condemning in particular its ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations.
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Home Ministry Launches Campaign To End Violence Against Women
The Home Ministry in collaboration with the UN Women today flagged off an awareness campaign to end violence against women from Sultanpur metro station in Delhi, officials said.
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Japan Needs To Do More For WWII "Comfort Women": United Nations
Japan should do more for victims of wartime sexual slavery, UN rights experts said at a hearing on Friday, insisting Tokyo had yet to provide full redress and reparations.
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Saudi Arabia, Where Women Aren't Allowed To Drive, Was Just Elected To The UN Women's Rights Commission
When it comes to women's rights, no country's perfect. One recent study found that it will take 170 more years before women and men are equally well educated, well paid and well cared for.
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UN Population Fund Warns on Protection of Women
The United Nations population fund on Thursday warned about the fate of 26 million women and girls among those displaced by conflict or uprooted by disaster, calling for more attention to their needs.
