In the News: Friday, 02 October 2020
Press release: At UN high-level meeting, world leaders reignite the vision of the Beijing Platform for Action, the most transformative agenda for advancing gender equality Source: UN Women More than
Press release: At UN high-level meeting, world leaders reignite the vision of the Beijing Platform for Action, the most transformative agenda for advancing gender equality Source: UN Women More than
Joint Communique: Fourteenth (14th) Annual Joint Consultative Meeting between Members of The United Nations Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council, 30 September 2020 Source: African Union
First Woman Prime Minister Appointed in Togo Source: allAfrica President Faure Gnassingbe has named Victoire Tomegah Dogbe as the country’s prime minister. Dogbe replaces Komi Selom Klassou who stepped down
Ugandan Assumes Leadership of Young African Women Congress Source: allAfrica Ms Jacqueline Nyapendi, the first Global President of Young African Women Congress (YAWC) assumes office on Friday. YAWC Network is
UN agencies, together with the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, call for reform of nationality laws that discriminate on the basis of gender Source: UN Women At a high
Africa’s Premier Program for Women Public Leaders is Now Open for Applications Source: allAfrica The Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development (EJS Center) is opening applications for
UN Women Statement for International Day of Peace, 21 September 2020 Source: UN Women Peace is a prerequisite for health, equality and human security. Our ability to live dignified, fulfilling
Remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, at the SDG Moment 2020 Source: UN Women This year marks the 25th anniversary of
Working with journalists, civil society organizations and government in Southern Africa to improve the quality of reporting on xenophobia.
Policy brief: A feminist foreign policy Response to COVID-19 Source: Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom The COVID-19 pandemic knows no borders. It further knows no gender, class, or