Botswana citizens climb Mount Kilimanjaro for Gender-based Violence awareness

08 october 2021 - 11:35:59

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Libya Electoral Commission holds workshop on violence against women during elections

04 august 2021 - 10:42:25

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libya High National Electoral Commission (HNEC) on Tuesday organised a workshop to raise awareness on violence against women before, during and [...] Full text...

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

03 august 2021 - 19:04:20

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

‘A global model to tackle violence against women’ - UN Secretary-General

25 june 2021 - 17:24:26

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - “As the world grapples unevenly with the effects of COVID-19, a parallel and equally horrific pandemic has threatened half the world’s [...] Full text...

Bring crimes of sexual violence in conflict out of ‘the shadows’: UN chief

18 june 2021 - 06:24:18

New York, US (PANA) - Sexual violence in conflict “reverberates down generations” and threatens both human and international security, the UN chief said on Thursday [...] Full text...

South Africa has ‘obligation’ to better address domestic violence: UN women’s rights experts

18 may 2021 - 06:44:50

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Failure to address domestic violence in South Africa is a violation of women’s rights, independent UN experts said in a [...] Full text...

AfDB invites business enablers to apply for funding to support women entrepreneurs

10 may 2021 - 18:49:28

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - This May, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is launching a call for proposals for projects enhancing the viability and [...] Full text...

ADF provides $31.2 million to boost nutrition and end child stunting in Ethiopia

29 april 2021 - 19:37:25

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a grant of US$31.2 million to the Government [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Women globally suffer over $800 billion in lost income in one year - Oxfam

29 april 2021 - 12:45:36

New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 crisis cost women around the world at least $800 billion in lost income in 2020, equivalent to more [...] Full text...

UNESCO laureate helps girls go back to school in Kenya (A UNESCO feature)

27 april 2021 - 05:45:19

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - “I would be out of school and married now without the help of our community facilitator," says Meet Ruth Mayiani, a [...] Full text...

Libyan minister of Women's Affairs, UNICEF discuss support for the ministry

19 april 2021 - 12:22:44

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Sunday discussed the creation of a technical committee comprising the various UN agencies [...] Full text...

Prevention is ‘only cure’ to end sexual violence in conflict, Security Council hears

15 april 2021 - 05:34:35

New York, US (PANA) - Prevention is the best and only cure to stem the multiple, devastating and enduring consequences faced by survivors of sexual [...] Full text...

Hundreds of millions of women living lives ‘governed by others’, UN report shows

14 april 2021 - 06:31:24

New York, US (PAA) - Almost half of women in some 57 countries do not have the power to make choices over their healthcare, contraception, [...] Full text...

Gambia’s human Rights Commission alarmed at spate of rape, gender-based violence

13 april 2021 - 17:23:10

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed shock at the spate of rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based [...] Full text...

Libya violated rights of ‘targeted’ woman activist, says anti-discrimination committee

08 april 2021 - 06:22:30

New York, US (PANA) - The failure of Libya to investigate the unlawful arrest and torture of a women’s rights activist is a clear rights [...] Full text...

UN commission pushes equality for women in decision-making

29 march 2021 - 05:13:35

New York, US (PANA) - At the closing of the UN women’s commission, world leaders issued a strong pledge for the elimination of violence against [...] Full text...

Women ‘systematically excluded’ from COVID response, despite being worst affected

23 march 2021 - 06:06:12

New York, US (PANA) - Notwithstanding that women make up 70 per cent of healthcare workers globally, and have been most affected by the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

Gender equality means business, UN chief tells corporate leaders

17 march 2021 - 06:02:06

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has urged corporate leaders to achieve gender equality, highlighting the benefits for the private sector and society [...] Full text...

Guterres says COVID-19 has exposed endemic gender inequality

16 march 2021 - 05:54:33

Ne York, US (PAA) - The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact on women and girls, and the fallout has shown how deeply gender [...] Full text...

Gambian women rights defender receives $10,000 Daily Trust African of the Year Award

15 march 2021 - 15:30:27

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian lawyer and women rights advocate Musu Bakoto Sawo has received the prestigious Daily Trust African of the Year Award, PANA [...] Full text...

Latest session of UN women’s commission focuses on equality in public life

13 march 2021 - 07:09:20

New York, US (PANA) - Setting a global roadmap for achieving full equality at decision-making tables is among the objectives of the 65th session of [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: About 1.4 million unintended pregnancies as pandemic disrupts contraception services

12 march 2021 - 06:03:46

New York, US (PANA) - One year since COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic, the UN’s reproductive health agency said on Thursday that an estimated [...] Full text...

UN highlights transformative power of equal participation on International Women’s Day

08 march 2021 - 16:49:35

New York, US (PANA) - Underscoring the transformative power of women’s equal participation, top United Nations officials called on all stakeholders to take special measures [...] Full text...

Tilting towards greater gender equality will help the world tilt to green – EBRD President

08 march 2021 - 12:44:36

London, UK (PANA) – For nations to achieve the dual track of tackling climate change through gender action, all must recognise women as economic, social [...] Full text...

International Women's Day: Vice-President pays tribute to Libyan women

08 march 2021 - 11:43:47

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice-President of the Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, has hailed Libyan women on the occasion of International Women's Day on Monday, [...] Full text...

COVID-19 pandemic worsening gender inequalities for refugee women and girls: UNHCR

08 march 2021 - 05:17:47

Geneva Switzerland (PANA) - The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is threatening the lives and rights of refugee, displaced and stateless women and girls, UNHCR, [...] Full text...

UN Women chief urges decisive action to bring women into decision-making spaces

06 march 2021 - 19:58:50

New York, US (PANA) - International Women’s Day this year comes at a difficult time for the world and for gender equality, but at a [...] Full text...

Proportion of women parliamentarians worldwide reaches ‘all-time high’ - IPU Report

06 march 2021 - 05:10:16

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The proportion of women parliamentarians worldwide reached more than 25 per cent last year– a historic first but still far from [...] Full text...

AfDB provides US$320 000 in grant funding to mainstream gender in ECOWAS’ digital financial operations

02 march 2021 - 21:12:43

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has awarded a grant of US$320,535 to the West African [...] Full text...

Uganda pushes for women’s access to energy to boost economic participation, gender equality

01 march 2021 - 14:47:58

Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Progress toward gender equality through increased women’s participation in the economy is set for realization in Uganda as the country undertakes [...] Full text...

AFAWA, African Guarantee Fund partner to unlock loans to women entrepreneurs

12 february 2021 - 13:19:44

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) programme has agreed a partnership with the African [...] Full text...