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August 31, 2013
Making laws to empower women not enough, need to stop attacks on them: Sonia Gandhi, India

Against the backdrop of rising crimes against women, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday said making laws for their empowerment is not enough as they will have to be implemented properly on ground.

August 28, 2013
Shortage of female security forces could keep Afghan women from vote

Women across Afghanistan risk being unable to vote in next year's presidential elections because of a severe shortage of women in the security forces, the country's election monitor said on Wednesday.

July 30, 2013
Women's Safety A Concern For Zimbabwe Elections

 I moved away from Zimbabwe almost 15 years ago. In the early years I inhaled all the news I could; watching in shock as my home country descended into crisis.

March 13, 2013
A Political Tug-of-War Over Militarism and Gender Violence
March 13, 2013
Women’s Security in the Middle East and North Africa

What are the challenges to women’s security in the MENA region?

March 8, 2013
International Women's Day: STATEMENT BY UNDP ADMINISTRATOR, HELEN CLARK

8 MARCH 2013

 

March 7, 2013
First Maasai woman MP beats ‘curse’ to win seat, Kenya
March 4, 2013
Kenya heads to polls as women seek justice for violence during last election

The testimonies filed to a Nairobi court last week are difficult to read. A woman is raped in front of her daughter, first by police and then by looters. A student is dragged into the bush and has his foreskin cut off.

February 26, 2013
Media advisory: UN Women co-sponsored events during the 57th Commission on the Status of Women, 4 – 15 March 2013

It is estimated that up to seven in ten women globally will be beaten, raped, abused, or mutilated in their lifetimes.