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United Nations

Religious Right: Stop Co-Opting the UN Commission on the Status of Women

By: Rashima Kwatra | March 6, 2018
From our partner OutRight Action International

A space built to advocate for the plurality of women’s rights is instead becoming increasingly hostile and unsafe for people whose identities and principles do not align with an extremist, Judeo-Christian, heteronormative framework.

Violence Against Women

7 Ways to Raise Awareness of Violence Against Women

By: Patricia MacCorquodale | December 30, 2016

The recent U.N. campaign 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence brought global attention to this issue, but there are things you can also do to raise awareness.

Liberia

In Liberia, Girls and Women Face a Future Without U.N. Peacekeepers

By: Monique John | September 7, 2016

The reputation of the U.N.’s peacekeeping troops in the country has been blemished by allegations of sexual misconduct and the mission is incomplete. But many Liberians still trust foreign security forces more than their own, raising questions about the fate of girls and women.

Teen Voices

For Some Girls in a Top Model UN Club, the Sexism Is All Too Real

By: Teresa Xie | August 15, 2016

One girl on this nationally elite team says the dominating behavior that guys use to get ahead didn’t seem socially acceptable for her. “I always had to find that balance between being really confident, as well as being more submissive and quiet.”

World Humanitarian Summit

Reproductive Health Urged to be at Heart of Humanitarian Crisis Response

By: Juhie Bhatia (Managing Editor) | June 3, 2016

Politicians and activists at the recent World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul highlighted the dire consequences of overlooking reproductive and sexual health care in crises. A series of new commitments and projects were announced to address this growing need.

United Nations

As 41 More Allegations Surface, A Way for U.N. to Stop Peacekeeper Rape

By: Tricia Taormina | April 14, 2016

Paula Donovan, founder of the Code Blue campaign, believes there’s a way the U.N. can be held accountable. On April 13 her group said it had information about 41 more rape allegations against U.N. peacekeeping forces in the Central African Republic.

United Nations

Three Women on Short List to Take Over Helm at the U.N.

By: Alana Chloe Esposito | March 16, 2016

And this time the selection process is under greater scrutiny. For the first time member states may nominate candidates to act as the U.N.’s de facto spokesperson and leader. In April they will have a chance to ask the candidates questions over three days of informal dialogues.

Climate Change

African Women Key to Ambitious, but Unfunded, Global Energy Shift

By: Alana Chloe Esposito | March 9, 2016

It’s time to shift billions of people onto modern energy sources in ways that help women and the planet. That’s the mantra. But the U.N.’s latest development plan lacks any legally binding mechanism to create flows of finance.

United Nations
World Commemorates 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

World Commemorates 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

By: Tricia Taormina | December 10, 2015

Around the world, civil society groups and individuals commemorated the United Nations’ 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. Here’s a look at some of the events that have taken place.

Crime & Law
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International Courts Face a Female Power Push

By: Amy Lieberman | November 4, 2015

Over the next few years campaigners will be trying to boost the number of women running and serving in the tribunals and offices that make some of the most consequential decisions in international justice.

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