World Radio Day 2017: ‘Radio is You’!
World Radio Day is observed on February 13 to celebrate radio as a medium to promote and access information. After originally proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, UNESCO in its 36th General Conference proclaimed World Radio Day on November 3, 2011. Last year, the UNESCO’s theme for World Radio Day is “Radio in Times of […]
World Must Implement Pledges On Women’s Human Rights’
“Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work” will provide concrete, practical and action-oriented recommendations that will cover significant new ground, on overcoming structural barriers to gender equality, gender-based discrimination and violence against women at work, a senior United Nations official stressed. Speaking at a consultation in preparation for the Commission on the Status […]
Judge Wasilwa Orders KMPDU Chiefs To Serve A Month In Jail
The labour court has jailed officials of the doctors’ union for contempt. Judge Hellen Wasilwa on Monday lifted the suspension on the one-month sentence she had imposed on the officials when they failed to comply with the court’s conditions. She had asked top chiefs of Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Unions (KMPDU) to call […]
Ivory Coast Detains Six Journalists Over Mutiny Reporting
Six journalists have been detained in Ivory Coast for encouraging revolt and disseminating false stories, local media reported Monday. Six editors and three media publishers were brought in for questioning over their coverage of recent mutinies by security forces. “Regarding recent action taken by the military … we have come to believe that certain media […]
International Day Of Women and Girls In Science – The Message
The new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development underlines the power of science as a driver for human rights and dignity, poverty eradication and the protection of the planet. On this first International Day of Women and Girls in Science, UNESCO’s message is clear – the new Agenda will not meet its promise without investing in […]
The World Needs Science And Science Needs Women
“An analysis of computer science shows a steady decrease in female graduates since 2000 that is particularly marked in high-income countries,” the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization found in its UNESCO Science Report: Towards 2030, released yesterday ahead of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, marked annually on 11 February. The […]
Nigeria Has Highest Maternal Mortality Rate In The World
With 2,300 children below five years of age and 145 child-bearing women dying every day, Nigeria has the highest maternal mortality rate in the world, it was learnt yesterday. Citing the report of the United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF), the Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Senator Lanre Tejuosho, at a press briefing in National […]
4, 148 Girls Rescued From FGM As 1,473 Fall Victim
A total of 1,473 girls out of the 5,621 who were lined up for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Serengeti District, underwent FGM during the circumcision season at last year’s end. The girls underwent the female cut after their parents, relatives and traditional leaders managed to evade the hurdles against the practice spearhearded by NGOs […]
No Hidden Figures: Success Stories Can Help Girls’ STEM Careers
What makes a young girl believe she is less intelligent and capable than a boy? And what happens when those children face the ‘hard’ subjects like science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)? A recent study, ‘Gender stereotypes about intellectual ability emerge early and influence children’s interests’ showed that by the age of 6, girls were […]
Tanzania: New Initiative To Save Forests Aims At Empowering Women
Dativa Kaimukirwa (24) looks knackered but manages to smile as she speaks to reporters outside her hut at Rukoma village, in Bukoba Rural district. She is in a group of women who have benefitted from a project to access improved stoves. A few years ago Kaimukirwa and her family could grow their own food and […]
Rant Of The Day — Oh, Well! It’s A Prank?
A Friend and I got talking sometimes back about ‘words’, we were discussing about the power of spoken words and how irreversible words are most times. Then, she narrated her experience to me and she didn’t mind me sharing because she wants everyone to tell from her story. So, straight up to what happened to […]
The Top 5 Qualities Female Entrepreneurs Need To Succeed In 2017
How do we reconcile the reality that women are so much less likely than men to start new businesses today with the fact that having women in leadership positions is proven to help businesses thrive? One way is to identify characteristics shown to help women succeed in entrepreneurial roles. Here are five qualities that women […]
Hundreds Of Thousands Rally In Iran Against Trump, Chant “Death To America”
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied on Friday to swear allegiance to the clerical establishment following U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning that he had put the Islamic Republic “on notice”, state TV reported. On the anniversary of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, which toppled the U.S.-backed shah, marchers including hundreds of military personnel and policemen headed […]
Abovewhispers Panache : Made In Nigeria Series {Beauty and Fashion}
It’s another Friday and You are welcome to the special edition of Abovewhispers Panache. A showcase of fashion and beauty. We are rocking the weekend with beautiful dresses from the fashion house of Illusrative Fashion studio. Yeah! Everything you see right here, is homemade and I am pretty sure that you will enjoy the varities […]
Uganda: Rapists Deserve Death – Museveni
President Yoweri Museveni has condemned rape in the strongest terms possible suggesting that rapists deserve to be killed. Mr Museveni made the remarks during celebrations to mark 36th Tarehe Sita Anniversary at Boma Grounds, Apac District, on Monday. “A rapist is a killer and he deserves to be killed,” he said. “The reason UPDF has […]