Women
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FROM THE FIELD: The Indian women weaving a digital web
Hundreds of thousands of Indian women are learning to market themselves and sell products online, with the support of a…
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FROM THE FIELD: Life after conflict in the Central African Republic
Behind each case brought to the International Criminal Court (ICC), lie countless personal stories of horror, trauma and, sometimes, hope.…
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‘We had to run for our lives’: The pregnant women fleeing Tigray
Pregnant women are amongst the tens of thousands of people in need of assistance in the Tigray region of Ethiopia,…
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FROM THE FIELD: The teenage Uzbek girls using science to help their community
Young women in Uzbekistan are using technology to help improve the lives of those around them, challenging perceptions of the…
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FROM THE FIELD: Women scientists on the power of education to reach gender equality
Women are extremely under-represented in science, but a UN research centre in The Netherlands is trying to address the gender…
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‘Women and girls belong in science’ declares UN chief
Closed labs and increased care responsibilities are just a two of the challenges women in scientific fields are facing during…
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Hopes and fears of mother-to-be in Afghanistan
A mother in Afghanistan has been talking about the hopes and fears for her unborn daughter in a country where…
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FROM THE FIELD: COVID-19 increasing risk of female genital mutilation
The COVID-19 pandemic is increasing the risk of female genital mutilation or FGM, with the UN predicting that an additional…
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Unity, funding and decisive action needed to end FGM and protect millions of girls, UN says
The United Nations has called for collaboration at all levels, across all sectors and members of the society to protect…
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Guterres welcomes US decision to restore funding to UNFPA
The United Nations Secretary-General, on Thursday, welcomed the United States administration’s announcement to restore funding to the UN Population Fund…
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