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...

EBRD, UN Women host high-level virtual round-table on gender approaches for inclusive recovery

12 february 2021 - 13:00:37

London, UK (PANA) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and UN Women are holding a high-level virtual round-table to discuss concrete recommendations [...] Full text...

UNESCO honours women researchers in science

11 february 2021 - 16:00:10

Paris, France (PANA) - On the International Day for Women and Girls in Science, UNESCO and the L'Oréal Foundation honoured five women researchers in the [...] Full text...

‘Women and girls belong in science’, declares UN chief

11 february 2021 - 06:36:40

New York, US (PANA) - Closed labs and increased care responsibilities are just a two of the challenges women in scientific fields are facing during [...] Full text...

Unity, funding and decisive action needed to end FGM and protect millions of girls, UN says

05 february 2021 - 14:08:04

New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has called for collaboration at all levels, and across all sectors of society, to protect millions of [...] Full text...

AfDB approves new Gender Strategy for 2021-2025

07 january 2021 - 16:48:09

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday announced its approval of a new Gender Strategy for 2021-2025: "Investing in Africa's [...] Full text...

AfDB approves $14.96 million project to boost women entrepreneurs in Sudan

15 december 2020 - 14:03:56

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) _ The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant for a $14.96 million project to help women in Sudan access [...] Full text...

More than 600 minors became mothers in northwestern Bénin in first half of year

08 december 2020 - 21:11:06

Cotonou, Bénin (PANA) - A total of 655 minors became mothers from January to June in the department of Donga, northwestern Benin, alerted here Tuesday [...] Full text...

M-pesa Foundation to improve 30,000 girls' menstrual health

07 december 2020 - 20:25:20

Kilifi, Kenya (PANA)  - M-PESA Foundation Monday  committed $202,303  to improve menstrual hygiene among teenage girls as part of Safaricom’s 20th anniversary celebrations. Safaricom is the [...] Full text...

EBRD, ENR launch first gender awareness campaign in Egypt

03 december 2020 - 11:33:39

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A partnership between Egyptian National Railways (ENR), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Egypt’s National Council for Women [...] Full text...

UN Women Chief launches campaign against gender-based violence in DR Congo

26 november 2020 - 17:58:19

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Representative of the UN/Women in DR Congo, Ms Awa Ndiaye Seck, on Wednesday launched a 16-day campaign against gender-based [...] Full text...

DR Congo urged to crack down on perpetrators of gender-based sexual violence

26 november 2020 - 12:55:06

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The coordinator of the NGO "Femmes debout", Jacquie Mboyo, on Wednesday called on the government of DR Congo to take [...] Full text...

End gender-based violence, ‘once and for all’, UN urges on International Day

26 november 2020 - 05:32:55

New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Wednesday, the United Nations has called on governments [...] Full text...

Congo launches public awareness campaign on evils of gender-based violence

25 november 2020 - 17:58:44

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The NGO, Avenir Nepad-Congo, on Wednesday launched a 16-day public awareness campaign on the evils of gender-based violence, especially against women. The [...] Full text...

AfDB, partners agree to strengthen commitment to gender equality

15 november 2020 - 11:19:47

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and partners have agreed to strengthen their commitment to gender equality. The agreement is on the [...] Full text...

EU urges Libyan women to be involved in country's political process

31 october 2020 - 12:42:02

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union Mission in Libya and the Ambassadors of its Member States accredited in the country have stressed the need [...] Full text...

Zambian named UN woman police officer of the year

31 october 2020 - 08:13:06

New York, US (PAA) - Chief Inspector Doreen Malambo, Gender Adviser at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), has won 2020 UN Woman [...] Full text...

Women leaders ‘essential to peace and progress for all’: UN chief says

30 october 2020 - 06:16:15

New York, US (PANA) - Women continue to be under-represented in key decision-making over the battle against COVID-19, the chief of the UN gender empowerment [...] Full text...

Accelerating learning, earnings of adolescent girls, young women in the Sahel

17 october 2020 - 09:42:52

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A significant scale-up of activities for the Sahel Women Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD) project has reached more than 2 [...] Full text...

Invest in rural women, help them build resilience to future crises, urges UN chief

16 october 2020 - 07:37:32

New York, US (PANA) - Rural women play a critical role in agriculture, food security and managing land and natural resources, yet many suffer from “discrimination, systemic [...] Full text...

Guterres says UN working ‘relentlessly’ to advance women, peace, security agenda

09 october 2020 - 06:28:21

New York, US (PANA) - Armed conflict has a disproportionate impact on women and girls – a key reason why women’s “full, equal and meaningful [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso: Police arrest 6 alleged perpetrators of assault and rape

29 september 2020 - 18:24:10

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's National Police on Tuesday announced that they have uncovered a network of people assaulting and raping women in [...] Full text...

Project launched in Mali to promote freedom, safety of women journalists

27 september 2020 - 11:42:58

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Press Centre, in collaboration with the UNESCO office here, Friday launched the "Promoting the safety of women journalists in Mali" [...] Full text...

Kenyan Chief Justice's advisory to dissolve Parliament makes headlines

26 september 2020 - 20:55:51

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The decision to mandate the President to dissolve Parliament over failure to pass a law on the implementation of the constitutional [...] Full text...

Report recommends changes to laws discriminating against women in Gambia

25 september 2020 - 10:59:09

London, UK (PANA) - Dozens of discriminatory gender laws should be repealed or revised in The Gambia to guarantee equal rights for women and girls [...] Full text...

Equal pay essential to build a world of dignity and justice for all, UN says

18 september 2020 - 16:53:47

New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking the first ever International Equal Pay Day, on Friday, drawing attention to the gender pay [...] Full text...

Mauritanian women rise up against increased incidents of gender-based violence

09 september 2020 - 15:51:50

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Hundreds of women defenders of human rights for women and girls on Wednesday gathered at the Mauritanian Ministry of Interior to [...] Full text...

25 years after Beijing’s Women Conference, significance ‘undimmed’

05 september 2020 - 06:33:39

New York, US (PANA) - Exactly 25 years after the historic world conference in Beijing on the advancement and equality of women, the head of [...] Full text...

Minister decries poor representation of women in Burkina Faso elections

04 september 2020 - 15:35:23

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Women representation in various elections held in Burkina Faso is "very poor", according to available statistics despite a 2009 legislation [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Top UN official says women are key to response and recovery out of the pandemic

04 september 2020 - 04:37:31

New York, US (PANA) - Young women are fighting interconnected battles for “environmental, economic and racial justice”, the deputy UN chief said in a discussion [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Generations of progress for women, girls could be lost to pandemic, Guterres warns

01 september 2020 - 04:44:57

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Highlighting the disproportionate and devastating socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on women and girls globally, the UN chief António Guterres called on [...] Full text...

Why women need to embrace these three digital technologies

31 august 2020 - 11:39:39

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – It is imperative that women play an equal role in shaping the impact of a new wave of digital [...] Full text...

Over 1,200 children in Zambia abused in second quarter of 2020

25 august 2020 - 09:58:54

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia Police have revealed that 1,256 children were abused countrywide during the second quarter of 2020, representing 28 percent of all [...] Full text...

South Africa's Minerals Council launches first National Day of Women in Mining

22 august 2020 - 11:37:26

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The Minerals Council of South Africa Friday launched the first National Day of Women in Mining, highlighting initiatives designed to [...] Full text...

COMESA chief, Kenya sports minister named for Africa influential woman award

20 august 2020 - 22:24:57

COMESA chief, Kenya sports minister named for Africa influential woman award   Nairoi, Kenya (PANA)  - COMESA Secretary General Chileshe Kapwepwe has been named among 100 Most [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso: Women lawyers bemoan violence against women

06 august 2020 - 17:27:54

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Association of Women Lawyers of Burkina Faso (AFJ/B) said it was appalled by recent violence against women in the [...] Full text...

COVID-19: Women most affected by pandemic should participate in recovery efforts

22 july 2020 - 12:39:29

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Quarantines, school closures and other movement restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 have contributed to the sharp increase of gender-based [...] Full text...

EU pledges €500m assistance to Nigeria, 7 other countries, to fight rape and other Gender Based Violence

15 july 2020 - 18:50:12

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The European Union (EU) on Wednesday pledged €500 million to assist Nigeria and seven other countries to fight rape and other [...] Full text...

COVID-19: ‘Women Rise for All’ to shape leadership in pandemic response and recovery

15 july 2020 - 06:34:28

New York, US (PANA) - Although the COVID-19 pandemic has generated an unprecedented global health, humanitarian and development crisis, it has also revealed the power of [...] Full text...

Women and girls deserve more protection in emergencies, UN rights council hears

13 july 2020 - 18:35:37

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The collective impact of climate change, COVID-19 and conflict mean that well over 200 million people will likely need humanitarian assistance [...] Full text...

COVID-19: Health systems struggle to cope as gender -based violence rises

11 july 2020 - 17:24:54

New York, US (PANA) – The COVID crisis has taken a staggering toll on people, communities and economies everywhere. Yet not everyone is affected equally, [...] Full text...

UN Committee stands with women, girls in global anti-racism protests

11 july 2020 - 14:45:39

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN women's rights committee has called for a new era of human rights and gender justice, stressing that the lives [...] Full text...

COVID-19: UN expert calls for end to gender-based violence against women journalists

09 july 2020 - 03:55:40

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women journalists face particular dangers while going about their work, an independent UN expert told the UN Human Rights Council on [...] Full text...

Gambia: UNFPA calls for urgent, accelerated action to stop FGM, child marriage

30 june 2020 - 16:55:18

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - At least 19 harmful practices, ranging from breast ironing to virginity testing, are considered human rights violations, according to a report [...] Full text...

COVID-19: UNDP, Congo sign deal to revive women's income-generating activities

30 june 2020 - 16:02:44

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Congolese Ministry for Integration of Women in Development on Tuesday signed an agreement in [...] Full text...

Harmful practices rob women, girls of ‘right to reach their full potential’ - UNFPA

30 june 2020 - 06:17:16

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent, and accelerated action is needed to end female genital mutilation, child marriage, and other “harmful practices” and abuses carried out [...] Full text...

UNSMIL reiterates its call for accountability for crimes targeting women in Libya

26 june 2020 - 14:16:39

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Full and effective participation of women in public life, including all political processes and peace building initiatives remains essential and a [...] Full text...