Mauritius presents Gender Country Profile for 2021-2027

13 may 2022 - 07:38:48 NA

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Gender Equality and Family Welfare, Mrs. Kalpana Devi Koonjoo-Shah, on Thursday, presented the Gender Country Profile (GCP) [...] Full text...

Libya: National Unity govt. celebrates first-ever Libyan Women's Day

27 april 2022 - 21:44:59 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The first-ever celebration of the Women's Day in Libyan, under the slogan "My right", was held on Wednesday evening in Tripoli, [...] Full text...

Rights chief Bachelet backs call for greater women’s role in disarmament talks

22 april 2022 - 05:48:59 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Disarmament research agency UNIDIR called on Thursday for more women to take their rightful place in international security discussions – a move [...] Full text...

Justice critical to fighting sexual violence in conflict

14 april 2022 - 05:31:56 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Women’s rights are human rights, and universal in times of war and peace, a senior UN official told the Security [...] Full text...

New UN report reveals ‘hellish existence’ for women and girls in South Sudan

22 march 2022 - 05:54:06 MA

Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Widespread sexual violence against women and girls in conflict is being fuelled by systemic impunity, the UN Commission on Human [...] Full text...

Libyan govt declares 26 April National Libyan Women's Day

20 march 2022 - 13:04:52 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's internationally-recognised Government of National Unity (GNU) has adopted a decree declaring 26 April as National Day of Libyan Women, in [...] Full text...

Rights groups decry rising violence against women in Africa

16 march 2022 - 17:00:51 MLJ

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Groups under the banner of Ghana-based ProHumane Afrique International Wednesday expressed "concern and dismay over the rising cases of violent attacks [...] Full text...

UN General Assembly President slams violence against women in politics

16 march 2022 - 06:05:34 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials on Tuesday gathered with government and civil society representatives to draw attention to the scourge of violence [...] Full text...

Women and girls must lead battle against ‘widespread and interlinked crises': Guterres

15 march 2022 - 05:40:24 MA

New York, US (PANA) - To forge a sustainable future for us all, “women and girls must be front and centre, leading the way”, UN [...] Full text...

Libyan Foreign Minister honoured by US with International Women of Courage Award 2022

10 march 2022 - 04:51:23 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla Al-Mangouch, has been honoured by the US State Department with the 2022 [...] Full text...

UNHCR: COVID-19, climate crisis worsen inequalities for displaced women and girls

09 march 2022 - 13:07:11 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Conflict, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic are delivering a triple blow to the rights and safety of refugee, internally displaced [...] Full text...

South Africa's justice system 'failing sexual offence victims'

09 march 2022 - 11:42:56 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – As the world on Tuesday celebrated International Women’s Day and the contributions of women in society, shocking figures reveal [...] Full text...

'Mauritius to protect and empower women' - Prime Minister

09 march 2022 - 07:17:08 NA

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, announced on Tuesday that the Government will protect and empower women, by offering them financial assistance [...] Full text...

Libyan women's pioneering role lauded on International Women's Day

08 march 2022 - 17:19:55 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan officials as well as regional and international organisations on on Tuesday paid tribute to Libyan women for their pioneering role in [...] Full text...

Climate crisis threatens food security for women, girls: WFP

08 march 2022 - 12:10:03 MA

Accra, Ghana (PANA) –  Women and girls, especially in rural communities, continue to face the brunt of the climate crisis that exacerbates pre-existing inequalities, jeopardises their [...] Full text...

‘Women everywhere are playing critical roles in building homes’- UN Resident Coordinator

08 march 2022 - 09:44:54 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations Resident Coordinator to the Gambia, Seraphine Wakana, has stated that women everywhere are playing critical roles in building [...] Full text...

'Turn the clock forward on women’s rights’: UN chief

07 march 2022 - 05:46:45 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed that the world cannot emerge [...] Full text...

ENDA Tiers Monde wants greater gender involvement in implementation of Africa's 2030 and 2063 agendas

01 march 2022 - 20:47:57 BBA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The international network, Environment and Development in the Third World (ENDA Tiers Monde), has called for a better involvement of the [...] Full text...

Encourage today’s girls to become ‘tomorrow’s leading scientists and innovators’: Guterres

11 february 2022 - 05:33:30 MA

New York, US (PANA) - In his message marking the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the UN chief on Friday called for [...] Full text...

UN agency steps up efforts to end female genital mutilation (A UNFPA feature)

06 february 2022 - 05:43:55 MA

Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In Somalia, over 90 per cent or more of girls and women, have been subjected to female genital mutilation, or FGM. Despite [...] Full text...

UN chief reiterates call for end to female genital mutilation

27 january 2022 - 05:40:09 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secetary-General, Antonio Guterres, has again condemned female genitcal mutination (FGM) and called for an end to "this flagrant [...] Full text...

Association launches campaign to promote women's right, fight GBV

06 december 2021 - 19:38:31 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A women's association, called "Musodev", has launched an awareness campaign for the promotion of women's rights and the fight against violence [...] Full text...

Ethiopian crisis: Rights experts call for end to violence against women in Tigray

04 december 2021 - 06:31:07 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council have called for urgent action to end violence against women and girls caught [...] Full text...

Violence against refugee women surged in 2020: UNHCR

26 november 2021 - 05:09:10 MA

New York, US (PANA) - One in five refugee or internally displaced women have faced sexual violence, and the situation continues to worsen globally, the [...] Full text...

Tunisia participates in int'l campaign on violence against women

25 november 2021 - 18:21:28 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is participating in an international campaign, "16 days of activism against gender-based violence", by adopting the theme "combating violence against [...] Full text...

UN chief calls for halt to violence against women

25 november 2021 - 04:47:15 MA

New York, US (PANA) - In a virtual event to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, commemorated annually on 25 November, UN [...] Full text...

Women in leadership ‘must be the norm’, Security Council hears

22 october 2021 - 07:07:23 MA

New York, US (PANA)  We can no longer exclude half of humanity from international peace and security matters, the UN chief told the Security Council [...] Full text...

EBRD, EU and Reefy Microfinance step up support for women entrepreneurs in Egypt

20 october 2021 - 10:06:48 AR

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced Wednesday it is stepping up its support for women entrepreneurs in Egypt, [...] Full text...

Women’s freedoms suppressed, UN General Assembly told

19 october 2021 - 06:47:40 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Gender-based violence, hate speech and disinformation are being used extensively online and offline, to chill or kill women’s freedom of [...] Full text...

Botswana citizens climb Mount Kilimanjaro for Gender-based Violence awareness

08 october 2021 - 11:35:59 DRW

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) tourism outfit Cresta Marakanelo Limited (CML) has applauded a group of citizen fundraising for Gender-Based Violence (GBV) [...] Full text...

Tanzania's pregnant student ban harms thousands: HRW

07 october 2021 - 10:25:33 MA

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Tanzania's ban on pregnant students and adolescent mothers attending school has denied tens of thousands of girls their right to education, Human [...] Full text...

Libyan PM reaffirms support for women to play their role in spreading culture of dialogue and peace

05 october 2021 - 15:32:19 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba on Tuesday affirmed that his government will continue to support women to overcome all obstacles in [...] Full text...

Five more sub-Saharan countries act to protect girls’ education

30 september 2021 - 05:10:30 MA

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African countries have taken important steps in recent years to protect the right to education of pregnant students and adolescent mothers, [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Rights group criticises Kenya's response to gender-based violence during pandemic

22 september 2021 - 06:49:29 MA

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA ) – The Kenyan government’s response to gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic has been too little, too late, Human Rights Watch (HRW) [...] Full text...

Google joins Kenyan women lawmakers to advance digital skills

16 september 2021 - 20:49:36 AO

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Google and the Kenyan Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) have announced a collaboration to improve gender equity, diversity and inclusion within organisations [...] Full text...

Jordanian gender equality ‘champion’ Sima Sami Bahous to lead UN Women

14 september 2021 - 05:10:00 MA

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Sima Sami Bahous of Jordan, as the the new head of UN Women, the world [...] Full text...

Deputy UN chief encourages progress on women’s political participation in Somalia

13 september 2021 - 05:36:20 MA

Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, visited Somalia on Sunday, to express her solidarity with Somali women’s calls for [...] Full text...

Zambian Parliament elects its first ever woman Speaker

04 september 2021 - 09:57:22 AR

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Prominent lawyer Nelly Mutti has been elected as the first-ever woman Speaker of the Zambian National Assembly. Clerk of the National Assembly [...] Full text...

‘Widespread and systematic’ violence in DRC linked to clashes over gold

14 august 2021 - 06:17:44 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rival armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are carrying out horrific sexual attacks against women and girls, the [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Crisis: Troops and militia rape, abduct women and girls in Tigray – new report

11 august 2021 - 12:53:27 AR

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Women and girls in Tigray region were targeted for rape and other sexual violence by fighting forces aligned to the [...] Full text...

UN officials call for urgent action following ‘alarming’ 80 per cent rise in sexual violence

06 august 2021 - 05:21:32 MA

New York, US (PANA) - An alarming 80 per cent increase in sexual violence in Somalia, as documented in two recent reports by the Secretary-General, [...] Full text...

Call for urgent action after ‘alarming’ 80 percent rise in sexual violence in Somalia

05 august 2021 - 15:57:13 AR

Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - An “alarming” 80 per cent increase in sexual violence in Somalia, as documented in two recent reports by the Secretary-General, has [...] Full text...

USAID launches 5-year programme against Gender-Based Violence in two Nigerian States

03 august 2021 - 19:04:20 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday launched a four-year programme that is aimed at preventing and responding to [...] Full text...

Domestic violence, forced marriage, have risen in Sudan: UN-backed study

20 july 2021 - 05:41:24 MA

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Deteriorating economic conditions  since 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic have fuelled an increase in domestic violence and forced marriage in Sudan, a UN-backed study has revealed.  Voiced from Sudan 2020, published this [...] Full text...

Gambia VP says domestic violence still a problem

13 july 2021 - 10:06:07 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Vice President Dr Isatou Touray has expressed concern about rights violations against women and girls, saying that despite legislations to [...] Full text...

Libya assumes chair of Arab Women's Organisation

12 july 2021 - 13:49:43 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has taken over the rotating chair the Supreme Council of the Arab Women's Organisation for the period 2021-23, a government [...] Full text...

Women victims of insults and humiliation in Guinea during Covid-19 - Report

10 july 2021 - 12:33:27 BBA

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A report published by a non-governmental organization (NGO)- Femmes, Développement et Droits Humains en Guinée - (Women, Development and Human Rights [...] Full text...

Sexual violence and exploitation cases on the decline in Mauritius

02 july 2021 - 10:12:44 NA

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius says that the number of reported sexual violence and sexual exploitation  in the country between 2019 and 2020 decreased [...] Full text...

Women must no longer be ‘squeezed into a small corner’, landmark Forum declares

01 july 2021 - 07:04:00 MA

Paris, France (PANA) - In a bid to put gender equality at the heart of COVID recovery, UN Women kicked off a three-day “landmark effort” [...] Full text...

Girls in Somalia to benefit from World Bank financed access to education

29 june 2021 - 15:32:29 AR

Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Over 100,000 children residing in Somalia’s most educationally disadvantaged areas will benefit from a World Bank financed education project that aims [...] Full text...