Source: All Africa
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has committed Liberia to some aspects of Goal No. 5 of the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted last weekend by the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Source: Star Africa
The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) and the UN Women are collaborating to establish a five million Euro small grant Facility for more energy availability in West Africa.
Source: All Africa
The #MaternalMonday Campaign of the Wellbeing Africa has canvassed the need to improve maternal health through better access to contraception.
Source: The Conversation
Women in South Africa are in a far better position economically now than they were at the dawn of democracy two decades ago. This is thanks largely to laws and policies designed to diversify the country's public and private sectors after apartheid.
Source: Daily Maverick Last week, Amnesty International presented the sobering outcome of 18 months of fieldwork in the area of maternal healthcare to the Third World Social Sciences Forum in Durban.
Source: Voice of America
Kenyan teenager Jacinta knew she had no choice but to run away from home the second time a group of men tried to rape her in her coastal village.
Source: All Africa Botswana remains committed to the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development's spirit and will continue to implement its provisions for gender equality and women's empowerment, the director of gender affairs department, Ms Thapelo Phuthego, has said.
Source: UN News Centre
As world leaders continued their Summit on the Sustainable Development Goals, UN Women and China co-hosted a landmark event today on gender equality and women’s empowerment at which Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared that the new Global Goals could not be achieved “without full and equal rights for half of the world’s population, in law and in practice.”
Top global companies and foundations, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Unilever, are committing millions of dollars to promote gender equality as they gather at a United Nations event in New York.
The African Union Commission and HelpAge International have urged African states to develop and implement policies that protect the rights of the continent’s old citizens.
Addressing today a high-level gathering at United Nations Headquarters, the President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) declared that the empowerment of women and the full realization of their human rights are essential for achieving sustainable development and for building peaceful, just and inclusive societies.
In July, Megan Nobert publicly told her story of being drugged and raped by a fellow aid worker on a UN base in South Sudan.
It’s every employee’s responsibility to embrace transformation, says Vanessa Olver, Deputy CEO of Business Connexion.
United Nations officials are marking the annual World Breastfeeding Week by highlighting the vital importance of a practice that gives children the healthiest start in life and the need to strengthen policies to promote nursing with stronger workplace policies.
Source: Institute for Security Studies
Certain moments in time act as rallying points for particular issues. For gender equality, women's empowerment and women's participation, 2015 is one of those points.
The year marks the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, which produced 'the most progressive blueprint ever for advancing women's rights'.
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Eleven distinguished Ghanaians including seven women have been awarded for their contributions towards the empowerment of African women.
The women, including former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings, were also awarded for continuously supporting efforts to promote women's rights, as well as the protection of the rights of the underprivileged in society.
Source: The New Dawn
Liberian International Movie Actor Frank Artus has warned Liberians against gender discrimination, especially against women. Artus said such discrimination was something that stops women from participating in national activities and discussing issues of national concern.
Source: Ghana Business News
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched a new report, “Economic Empowerment of African Women through Equitable Participation in Agricultural Value Chains” to economically empower women in agriculture.
Source: Daily Mail
First Lady Esther Lungu is concerned that many women in Zambia do not have access to antenatal care services.
Mrs Lungu said this is particularly so for those in rural areas as health facilities are far from their dwellings.
Source: Executive Mansion
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has reflected on the struggle of women across the globe that continues to prevent them from “shining” and praised Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for organizing the World Assembly for Women (WAW) and all that he continues to do to promote the advancement and empowerment of women both in Japan and other parts of the world.