UNSMIL urges authorities to adopt legislation protecting women from online violence

03 december 2022 - 13:36:35 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has encouraged decision-makers to enact laws that protect people, especially women, from online [...] Full text...

UN Missionin Libya calls for end to online harassment of women

27 november 2022 - 11:37:01 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has announced that it has brought together women activists from across the country [...] Full text...

UNHCR warns rising tide of hunger, insecurity worsening gender-based violence risks

27 november 2022 - 05:45:10 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Worsening socio-economic conditions, new and ongoing conflicts and humanitarian funding shortfalls are increasing the risk of gender-based violence for forcibly displaced [...] Full text...

Abdoulaye Bathily supports campaign to end violence against women

26 november 2022 - 13:50:21 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Mission of Support in Libya (UNSMIL), Abdoulaye Bathily, has [...] Full text...

Consign violence against women and girls, ‘to the history books’: UN chief

24 november 2022 - 05:50:40 MA

New York, US (PANA) = Every 11 minutes, a woman or girl is killed by an intimate partner or family member, the UN chief has [...] Full text...

UN steps up protection for drought-hit women and girls in Kenya

23 october 2022 - 04:51:31 MA

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Women and girls are bearing the brunt of the worst drought experienced in Kenya for 40 years, which is exacerbating the [...] Full text...

Slow progress for women helping forge peace, Security Council warned

21 october 2022 - 05:53:18 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Protecting women’s rights and promoting greater inclusion is a proven strategy for peace and stability, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed [...] Full text...

Najla Al-Mangouch participates in international virtual meeting on violence against women

20 october 2022 - 20:19:53 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch, at the invitation of her Canadian counterpart, Mélanie Joly, participated on [...] Full text...

‘Investing in girls is investing in our common future’ - UN chief

11 october 2022 - 05:49:45 MA

New York, US (PANA) - In marking the 10th anniversary of the International Dat of the Girl Child on Tuesday, the UN chief has called the commemoration [...] Full text...

Climate change heightens threats of violence against women, girls

06 october 2022 - 04:35:07 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Climate change and environmental degradation are escalating the risk and prevalence of violence against women and girls across the world, [...] Full text...

Gambia hosts International forum on elimination of female genital mutilation

04 october 2022 - 09:45:47 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The world’s largest annual gathering of partners on ending female genital mutilation (FGM) opened in The Gambia on Monday with an [...] Full text...

Delivering justice for abused child brides in The Comoros (A UN feature)

02 october 2022 - 08:06:16 MA

Moroni, The Comoros (PANA) - Around 30 per cent of girls in The Comoros become child brides, and they make up the vast majority of [...] Full text...

New platform highlights women’s leadership in tackling global challenges

21 september 2022 - 05:37:48 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Women Heads of State and Government meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on [...] Full text...

Closing gender pay gaps is more important than ever- ILO

18 september 2022 - 07:55:20 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On average, women globally are paid about 20 per cent less than men, the International Labour (ILO) Organization said on Saturday, [...] Full text...

Ministry of Labour in Libya launches "Productive Women" Initiative

16 september 2022 - 18:55:19 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Labour and Reinsertion of the Government of National Unity launched on Thursday the "Productive Women" Initiative, as [...] Full text...

Girls ‘failed by discrimination’ and stereotyping in maths class: UNICEF

15 september 2022 - 05:22:33 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Solving the equation: Helping girls and boys learn mathematics, a new report published on Wednesday by UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has revealed [...] Full text...

Rights group says AU guidance, policy reforms needed to ensure young mothers stay in school

30 august 2022 - 07:23:04 MA

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Adolescent girls in nearly one-third of African countries who are pregnant face significant legal and policy barriers to continuing their formal [...] Full text...

Women increasingly joining armed terrorist groups in Burkina Faso - Minister

29 july 2022 - 20:23:46 BBA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Minister of Gender and Family, Salimata Nebié Conombo, noted on Friday that more and more women are present [...] Full text...

IMF approves first Gender Strategy

23 july 2022 - 06:37:26 AR

Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)  has approved the IMF’s first Gender Strategy aimed at integrating gender [...] Full text...

Put women’s rights ‘front and centre’ of climate policies: UN rights chief

28 june 2022 - 05:35:47 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although climate change threatens everyone, women and girls often suffer its harshest and most violent consequences, UN human rights chief Michelle [...] Full text...

Morocco lauded by Human Rights Council for policy towards women

24 june 2022 - 12:47:05 BBA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Several participants at the 50th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, including experts from the Committee on the Elimination [...] Full text...

Actions to stem violence against women and girls ‘needed now more than ever’

24 june 2022 - 05:58:34 MA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Over the past two years, there has been “an unprecedented increase in all forms of gender-based violence,” the UN Deputy Secretary-General [...] Full text...

Promoting women’s rights, a ‘proven’ strategy for peace and stability - Guterres

16 june 2022 - 05:19:34 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The Women, Peace and Security agenda is “one of our best hopes” for a more peaceful future and a liveable [...] Full text...

Mali launches first edition of Kénèbé project dedicated to youth and women

10 june 2022 - 13:46:01 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Association Afrique Yeelen (AY), in partnership with the mayor's office of the Commune I of the district of Bamako and [...] Full text...

NGO advocates support for victims of sexual abuse in DRC

30 may 2022 - 05:21:29 MA

Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - There is an “urgent need” to support the victims of sexual exploitation and abuse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...

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...