Tag: UN Women
Tanzania: Women with disabilities lead the way towards greater local government representation
In the Arusha region of Northeast Tanzania, a group of women with disabilities is spearheading efforts to ensure their...
Sudan: Women in seek relief amid spiraling displacement crisis
In the village of Jabait, in eastern Sudan, one can see hundreds of women waiting for aid at the...
Women’s cooperative revolving fund with basic business and life skills transforms livelihoods
According to Fantu Alemayehu, a young woman member of a saving and credit cooperative established in Galan town, a peri-urban...
UN Women initiative improving gender mainstreaming in persons with disabilities organizations
Dr. Donatira Kanimba lost her vision at a young age of 5 due to an illness. Dr. Kanimba is...
Bridging the gender digital divide in tech
UN Women Regional Office for East and Southern Africa and IamtheCODE just concluded a two-day hackathon in Johannesburg, South...
Martha Koome: Kenya’s Chief Justice is harnessing tech to end gender based violence
Throughout her 36-year career in the justice sector, Chief Justice Martha Koome has protected the rights of women and...
Women’s leadership is slowed by patriarchal norms in Kenya elections
A 16 per cent increase in women-held elective seats was one of the successes of Kenya’s 2022 General Election....
UNFPA and UN Women call for harnessing the digital age for gender equality
We are living in an increasingly digital world that provides new and exciting opportunities for growth and development. And...
Women in power in 2023: New data shows progress but wide regional gaps
More women than ever hold political decision-making posts worldwide, but gender parity is still far off, according to the...
Revisiting gender equality in Seychelles
Civil servants from the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Family Affairs of the Republic of Seychelles concluded...
Powering gender inclusive budgets in Morocco
Kawtar Abendag from Morocco and Ariane Massy from France are UN Volunteers with UN Women and help make public...
Placing gender equality at the heart of development cooperation
Members of the #HeForShe Campaign Group of Diplomats in Zimbabwe officially welcomed the European Union Ambassador Jobst von Kirchmann...