Opinion by Vidya Diwakar (brighton, uk) Thursday, March 09, 2023 Inter Press Service BRIGHTON, UK, Mar 09 (IPS) – This year marks the halfway point— eight years in and eight years out— of the UN Sustainable Development Goals to end poverty and reduce inequalities. Yet we are a long way off…
by SWAN – Southern World Arts News (paris) Wednesday, March 08, 2023 Inter Press Service PARIS, Mar 08 (IPS) – For the past six years, Jamaican writer and scholar Opal Palmer Adisa has been one of the voices crying out against the prevalence of gender-based violence in the Caribbean and elsewhere….
Credit: Equality Now, Millicent Kwambai Opinion by S. Mona Sinha (new york) Wednesday, March 08, 2023 Inter Press Service The writer is Global Executive Director at Equality Now. The following opinion piece is part of a series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. NEW YORK, Mar 08 (IPS) – The…
Mahfudha Abdullahi Hajji is the second woman ever to be elected to a non-affirmative action political seat after renowned gender advocate Sophia Abdi made history by being elected Ijara MP, Garissa County, in 2017. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Wednesday, March 08, 2023 Inter Press Service This feature is…
Credit: Kyrgyz Space Program Opinion by Achim Steiner (united nations) Wednesday, March 08, 2023 Inter Press Service The following opinion piece is part of a series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. UNITED NATIONS, Mar 08 (IPS) – Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tremendous power of technology…
Opinion by Yasmine Sherif (new york) Wednesday, March 08, 2023 Inter Press Service The following opinion piece is part of a series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. NEW YORK, Mar 08 (IPS) – On International Women’s Day, let us remind ourselves of the power of education. We have all…
Credit: Canva via UNESCO Opinion by Giulia Ribeiro Barao, Bosen Lily Liu (paris) Wednesday, March 08, 2023 Inter Press Service The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. PARIS, Mar 08 (IPS) – In September 2020, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action for…
Despite advances in gender representation in legislative bodies, the track record of women in the executive branches of government – as heads of state or heads of government — remains low. by Thalif Deen (united nations) Wednesday, March 08, 2023 Inter Press Service This feature is part of a series to…
In our region, women and girls continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV, accounting for 63% of the region’s new HIV infections in 2021, write the authors. Credit: Shutterstock Opinion by Anne Githuku-Shongwe, Eva Kiwango (johannesburg) Tuesday, March 07, 2023 Inter Press Service Anne Githuku-Shongwe is the UNAIDS Regional Support Team…
Nearly every maternal death is preventable, and the clinical expertise and technology necessary to avert these losses have existed for decades. Credit: Patrick Burnett/IPS by Baher Kamal (madrid) Tuesday, March 07, 2023 Inter Press Service MADRID, Mar 07 (IPS) – The answer is that there are alarming setbacks for maternal health…
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