Put More Women At Top Of World Bank, IMF To Tackle Climate – Aviva CEO
\ There should be more women at the top of multilateral organisations to help alleviate the financial impact of climate change, Amanda Blanc, chief executive of British insurer Aviva and chair of a climate action group, said. Blanc and other senior leaders in the Women in Finance Climate Action Group will present recommendations on Nov. […]
Rural Women Key Players in Sustainable Growth
Zambia last joined the global community in commemorating International Rural Women’s Day. This was meant to appreciate the role of rural women in eradicating poverty and fighting hunger. United Nations Women (UNWomen) clearly observes that rural women continue to fare worse in almost every aspect of development than their male counterparts and for this reason, […]
End Violence Against Women in Politics – Pressure Group
Women Reform Network, a grouping of 25 women’s rights organisations that advocate for gender equality has condemned the use of violence against women politicians. The statement follows the recent attack of the MDC Alliance Zvimba South constituency coordinating member Maria Wemba. She was allegedly abducted and tortured by suspected Zanu PF youths last month ahead […]
Cummings Vows 30 Percent Women Legislative Representation
Opposition Alternative National Congress (ANC) Stander Bearer says when he is elected president of Liberia in 2023, he will make sure there is at least 30% of women representation at the Legislature under his watch. Mr. Cummings who seeks the head of the opposition Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) presidential ticket, has stressed the need for […]
NAPTIP Receives 88 Victims of Human Trafficking From Ivorian Govt
The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), said it has received 88 rescued victims of human trafficking from the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire. Director-General, NAPTIP, Dr. Fatima Waziri, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of a meeting at the Second Session of the […]
Clutching Graveyard Crosses, Hundreds Protest Violence Against Women In Mexico
Holding aloft crosses bearing the names of murdered women, hundreds of people marched in Mexico’s capital on Wednesday to protest violence against women amidst a steady nationwide increase in femicides. Chanting “We are your voice,” organizers used megaphones to read out the names of murdered women in downtown Mexico City. The “Day of Dead Women” […]
Thousands Rally in Support of Government Forces
Supporters of Ethiopia’s government have taken to the streets of Addis Ababa, with many holding signs criticizing the US decision to remove Ethiopia from a trade pact earlier this week. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Sunday in a show of support for the Ethiopian government and […]
SA Gears Up for 16 Days of Activism
The government will participate in the 16 Days of Activism of No Violence against Women and Children campaign from 25 November to 10 December 2021. According to the Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, who was addressing the media on outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, the United Nations campaign will heighten awareness […]
Amutenya Becomes Youngest Brigadier General: Valour Knows No Gender
Those fortunate enough to have attended the Namibian Defence Force’s recent ceremony at the Oluno Military Base witnessed the historic promotion of Helena Amutenya to the rank of brigadier general. Not only is she a female officer who rose through the ranks in a male-dominated defence force, but at the age of 37, Amutenya became […]
Bandits Kill Katsina Chief Imam, As Police Raise Concern Over Gang Murdering Women in Makurdi
After the mutilated corpse of an unidentified young lady, whose internal organs were reportedly harvested by her killers, was yesterday found by the Makurdi bridge in the North Bank Area of the town, Benue State police command has raised concern over the activities of a criminal gang that specializes in murdering young women. Meanwhile, gunmen […]
Seychelles Signs Historic Pact to End Deforestation By 2030 At UN Climate Summit
Seychelles has signed a historic pact to halt and reverse loss and land degradation by 2030 at the UN Climate Summit in Glasgow on Tuesday, said State House. President Wavel Ramkalawan signed the pact together with other heads of states and governments at the event on Forests and Land Use. More than 100 world leaders […]
Ikoyi Building Collapse – Death Toll Rises to 20
Rescue officials have recovered 20 bodies buried under the rubble after a 21-storey building collapsed on Monday in the Ikoyi part of Lagos, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said. The building, situated on Gerard Road, trapped about 50 persons under the rubble, witnesses said. Residents and family members of persons trapped under the […]
Plane Crash at Juba Airport Kills Five
A plane crash at Juba International Airport on Tuesday morning has left five people dead, the airport country director has confirmed. “The event happened this morning as the plane was taking off at 10.36 am heading to Maban in the Upper Nile State. The cargo plane, which is owned by Optimum Aviation, had been chartered […]
Surgeon Advises Women to Practice Breast Self-Examination
An Indian Robotic Surgeon at the Manipal Hospitals, Professor Dr Somashekhar SP, says about 40 per cent of breast cancer cases globally could be detected through breast self-examination (BSE) and it is important that women do not take the practice for granted. BSE is a check-up a woman does at home looking for changes or […]
Women Activists Angry Over ‘Extreme Acts’ of SGBV Amid Covid-19, Call for Tougher Actions Against Perpetrators
The mutilation of the genitals of a 22-year-old woman in Sinoe County has triggered anger among women’s rights advocates who have since begun calling for tougher judicial actions people who carry out dehumanizing acts of violence against women. Patience Teah suffered an extreme act of violence at the hands of her fiancé, Joe Winnie, who […]