Affirmant que les Nations Unies ne devraient en aucun cas être associées à des actes criminels tels que les viols, la violence sexuelle, l’exploitation et les atteintes sexuelles, le Secrétaire...
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Maldives tackles climate change and gender inequality
Listen to the News Maldives is making strides in confronting challenges such as climate change and achieving gender parity, according to the UN. Located in the Indian Ocean, the island nation has...
Tunisie : des expertes de l'ONU appellent à des garanties sur l'égalité des sexes et la promotion des droits des femmes
Écouter Le Groupe de travail des Nations Unies sur la discrimination contre les femmes dans la loi et dans la pratique a appelé le gouvernement de la Tunisie à adopter des dispositions...
UNFPA encourages Nepalese families to delay girls' marriages
Listen Half of all girls in Nepal are married before the age of 18, an illegal but prevalent practice which denies them access to education and puts them at risk of complications in childbirth from...
Haïti: Mariano Fernandez pour une pleine participation des femmes dans la vie politique
Écouter En visite au Siège des Nations Unies pour rencontrer Ban Ki-moon, Secrétaire général des Nations Unies, les pays contributeurs de troupes et un certain nombre d'officiels onusiens dont le...
Women and girls can play important role in managing water
Listen Gathering in Stockholm, Sweden this week, people from around the world are talking about water: how to share it, how to keep it clean and for some countries, how to find it. During World Water...
Rwandan women helping lead their country's transformation
Listen During the 1984 genocide in Rwanda, more than one million people died and a quarter of a million women were raped. Rwandans have been working tirelessly to rebuild from this tumultuous past...
Femmes en coopératives : un témoignage de la Côte d'Ivoire
Ecouter l'extrait sonore Le 7 juillet est la Journée internationale des coopératives, qui s’inscrit dans le cadre général de l’année internationale des coopératives (2012). À cette occasion, la Radio...
Violaciones sexuales durante el conflicto, el rostro oscuro de Colombia
Escuchar La violación sexual es una de las armas de guerra más crueles usadas por los actores del conflicto armado en Colombia. Les sirve para infundir temor, doblegar a la población, y ahuyentarla...
Le plaidoyer de Ténin Touré contre les viols dans le nord du pays
Ecouter l'extrait sonore « Voix de femmes » reçoit cette semaine Ténin Touré. Cette activiste malienne, présidente de l'Association « Action aides aux familles démunies », qui s'est rendue au siège...
Los feminicidios y la violencia contra la mujer en México
Escuchar Se estima que al menos 34.000 mujeres han sido asesinadas en México en los últimos 25 años, presuntas víctimas del fenómeno de feminicidio. La palabra se usa para diferenciar este tipo de...
Rwandan rural women farmers empowered
Listen International Women’s Day is observed on 8 March annually to celebrate and highlight the achievements that women are making around the world. The theme for this year is “Empower Rural Women,...
Mobilising men to stand up against gender inequality
Listen to the report Around the world, men are being mobilised to stand up against gender inequality. From taxi drivers in Kenya, to student activists in India and refugees in Uganda, all have...
Excision : une Journée en vue d’éradiquer le fléau
Ecouter l'extrait sonore Ce 6 février, la communauté internationale célèbre la Journée zéro tolérance aux mutilations génitales féminines (MGF), notamment sous l’impulsion de l’Union africaine,...
Big push for Africa to abandon female genital cutting
Listen to the news An increasing number of communities across Africa are renouncing female genital mutilation or cutting. The UN Population Fund or UNFPA says 2,000 communities have abandoned the...
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African women move to abandon female genital mutilation
Listen to the news Women in 15 African countries are working to abandon the deeply rooted traditional practice of female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C). The UN Population Fund (UNFPA)...
Men and women face poverty differently, says gender expert
Listen to the news Women who take care of the family and carry out domestic chores often receive no income for their work. But this role also limits them from accessing other sources of income. They...
Young displaced Haitian women train in fashion design
Listen to the news Over 500,000 people in Haiti are still living in displaced camps in areas affected by the earthquake. Many of them have no jobs, and no way to earn an income. The majority are...
Palestininan women become bread makers and bread winners
Women in Palestine are becoming both bread makers and bread winners through a UN programme that promotes gender equality and empowerment. To earn an income, the women are making meals, and helping...
Girls’ attendance in rural Mali schools jumps
Listen to the News Local communities in Mali are beginning to embrace change. The value of education for both girls and boys is beginning to catch on. Many families are now sending their girls to...