Source: China Daily
Last year, when rebels captured the main towns in Northern Mali, UN Women registered a sudden and dramatic increase in the number of rapes in the first week of the takeover of Gao and Kidal,
Source: UNICEF
NEW YORK, United States of America, 1 July 2013 –With technological innovation increasingly playing a central role in social and economic development,young people are positioning themselves as key actors in creating tools and strategies for achieving equitable, sustainable development.
Source: The Guardian
A new wave of sexual assaults by groups of men targeting women has been reported during anti-government protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square.
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama challenged African countries on Tuesday to invest in women's education as a way to free them from poverty and allow them to make meaningful economic contributions to their nations.
Source: Bernama
At least 3,200 Tanzanian women Tigopesa agents will have the opportunity to be imparted with entrepreneurial skills, get access to soft loans and financial training,
Source: The New Vision
Physical or sexual violence affects more than one in three women worldwide according to a new report released by the World Health Organisation and partnering health authorities.
Source: Global Post
As First Ladies from around the world, including Michelle Obama, gather in Tanzania on Tuesday to talk about women's empowerment, it's crucial that both education and contraception are addressed.
Source: Democratic Alliance
The DA is shocked and saddened by reports of the brutal rape and murder of Thokoza resident, Duduzile Zozo.
Phiona Mutesi was a muddy, desperate nine-year-old foraging for food in Uganda’s biggest slum, Katwe, when she discovered, through her older brother Brian, a chess programme.
Source: Leadership
Speaker of the House of Representatives Aminu Tambuwal on Monday assured of his commitment to protecting the rights of women to promote gender equality. Tambuwal gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja in a speech he delivered at the opening ceremony of a two-day Women in Parliament Summit, organised by Democracy for Good Governance project.
Source: This Day
A non-governmental organisation (NGO) known as the Nigeria Northern Education Initiative (NEI) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has disclosed that about 65.5 per cent of girls in the North-east region of Nigeria lack access to basic education.
Source: IPS
More and more of Sudan's female politicians and rights activists are being arrested and detained in the government's clampdown on opposition political parties.
Source: Huffington Post
On July 2, First Ladies from nations across Africa will join First Lady Michelle Obama, President George W. Bush, Laura Bush and distinguished leaders in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for a two-day summit, entitled "Investing in Women: Strengthening Africa." The event will focus on strategies for advancing opportunities for African women.
The future of Africa was the focus of President Obama's sweeping speech in Cape Town, where he announced a $7 billion U.S. electricity initiative and he exhorted the continent to fight on behalf of women's rights and human rights to fulfill the legacy of South Africa's heroic leader Nelson Mandela.
Source: The Star
High cases of maternal and infant mortality rates are as result of traditional massage, Malindi district Medical Superintendent Afsa Zuberi has said.
Source: The Star
18 girls who got impregnated in Nyakach District have been enrolled back in schools to continue with their education.
The program spearheaded by World Vision majorly targets young girls who have children to improve their future lives.
Source: The Herald Online
The United Nations plans to establish more programmes that advocate for and ensure the empowerment of widows in Zimbabwe who number nearly 434 542.
Source: UNFPA
In countries where women have adequate access to reproductive health services -- such as family planning, skilled attendance at birth and emergency obstetric and neonatal care -- maternal and newborn deaths are rare.
Source: UNDP
Less than one percent of rural communes in Mali have electricity.
Source: UNDP
"In my job, men have no objections to women making the decisions ," says Sona Nadian, 37, from Bissau.