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Gender equality, climate justice and education go hand in hand
Gender equality, climate justice and education go hand in hand … kilometres from my home? Why is the issue secondary in the media? … News …
Elsa - 01/23/2023 - 14:56
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How women are breaking the cycle of violence, insecurity and poverty
… highlighting the link between the empowerment of women and girls and their ability to access education and health care. … Bamako. (Credit:UN Photo/Marco Dormino) Gender equality is the focal point for human progression. This … Health Employment and Economic Growth, TED speaker and MIT Media Lab Director’s Fellow. She was recently named a 2017 …
Anonymous (not verified) - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Time's up for violence against women and girls
Time's up for violence against women and girls 7 March 2019 … particularly in standards of discourse and improvements in equality legislation, it grieves me to see so many women, … responsible to account before the law, slogans on social media risk ringing hollow in an echo-chamber of the …
Isobel - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joins The Elders
… of UN Women as part of his wider advocacy for equality for girls and women . Prior to his election as UN … ahead in this new chapter of my career.” For media inquiries, please contact William French, Head of …
Anonymous (not verified) - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Sustainable development, democracy, peace: the key role of women
… demand for fundamental human rights, freedom of expression, equality, and an end to corruption and discrimination. … Most of the time, their efforts take place outside the media spotlight and beneath formal decision-making … Article Type News Gro Harlem Brundtland …
Anonymous (not verified) - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Women, religion, violence and power
… Religion, Violence and Power, Jimmy Carter gave a series of media interviews, discussing the link between religion and … to be sustainable, the issues of climate change, gender equality and food security must all go hand-in-hand."Mary … Article Type News Jimmy Carter …
Anonymous (not verified) - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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The best hope for sustainable peace: women
… the country apart, is that behind the scenes, away from the media spotlight, Kenyan women came together across political … her country. But for countless millions of women and girls, there is little that we can celebrate. The situations … world say that it is important for “women to have full equality of rights compared to men,” with most believing …
admin - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Rio+20 is not the response we need to safeguard people and the planet
… Sustainable Development Goals and commitments on women's equality, but warn that the glaring ommissions in the Rio+20 … Is sustainable development a luxury we cannot afford? Are girls better at saving the planet than boys? After all the … of more than 300 non-profit organisations. Media inquiries media@theElders.org …
jonathan - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Defending women’s rights in turbulent times
… fundamental rights. We need only open the pages of a newspaper or scroll down the screen of our smartphones to … narratives on- and offline all threaten the principles of equality, which many of us hoped in recent years had become … workplaces and communities, and also online. Social media has many emancipatory features. At its best, it can be …
Anonymous (not verified) - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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We must not succumb to fatalism or despair in 2019
… all the interlocked global challenges – including equality for women and girls, sustainable development, … and decency across public life, including political and media discourse. When powerful men dismiss critical reports as “fake news” and defame independent journalists as “enemies of …
Isobel - 07/21/2022 - 10:31