Reports reveal women are stepping up, impact on education — Global Issues

Reports reveal women are stepping up, impact on education — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The study by UN Women and the international humanitarian organization CARE, is based on surveys and interviews with people in 19 regions in Ukraine, conducted between 2 and 6 April.  After more than two months of war in #Ukraine, women & minorities are facing immense hardship when it comes to…

Breaking Taboos around Menstruation and Leaving No Girl Behind — Global Issues

Breaking Taboos around Menstruation and Leaving No Girl Behind — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Hadiza celebrates receiving her Menstrual Hygiene Management Kit. The 14-year-old is a member of a Girls’ Club at Dar es Salam camp. The kits remove a barrier to schooling in Chad – where children already face significant difficulties in accessing education. The JRS – ACRA – CELIAF project is funded…

UN signs framework to assist survivors of sexual violence — Global Issues

UN signs framework to assist survivors of sexual violence — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Pramila Patten, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative working to end rape in war, was speaking at a press conference in the capital, Kyiv.  Wartime rape can no longer be dismissed as an “inevitable byproduct of war”. It must be recognized by all parties as a crime that can be prevented and…