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Hace 5 días · On Friday, at the UN Human Rights Council's (OHCHR) first panel for the annual full-day discussion on women's rights, The UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday told a Human Rights Council panel that it’s time to eliminate laws and practices that contribute to “economic violence” against women and girls. During his opening statement ...
Hace 5 días · Those dire trends—and ways to reverse them—are charted in a new report by UN Women titled “Feminist climate justice: A framework for action.” By 2050, climate change may push up to 158 million more women and girls into poverty and see 236 million more face food insecurity.
Hace 5 días · Madame Vice-President,Excellencies,Distinguished delegates,We owe the women’s rights movement some of the most extraordinary progress in human rights of our generation. And it is important to honour and celebrate this progress.Yet the very fact we are here today, to discuss the persistent scourge of gender-based violence in one of its insidious forms, shows that progress is both hard won ...
Hace 5 días · Because women possess unique knowledge and experience, particularly at the local level, their inclusion in decision-making processes is critical to effective climate action. A 2019 study found that increasing women’s representation in national parliaments leads to the adoption of more stringent climate change policies, resulting in lower emissions.
Hace 5 días · Discover the World Bank Group's efforts to enhance women's economic inclusion through data-driven policy action. Learn about the 2024 Gender Strategy and training initiatives to close gender data gaps and boost economic opportunities for women.
Hace 2 días · Abstract. Women around the world are facing unprecedented levels of targeted political violence. This is also true in West Africa. Women can be targeted in a myriad of ways, by an array of types of perpetrators, during and outside of periods of conflict and contentious crises. The result though is consistent: such targeted violence has worrying ...
Hace 2 días · There is a widespread consensus in public debate in the Nordic countries that all forms of violence in close relationships constitute a fundamental violation of both women’s and children’s rights and integrity. Violence in close relationships undermines human rights in a fundamental way, as well as children’s opportunities for a safe ...
