Female, Millennial, and a former child refugee from Afghanistan, Finnish Parliamentarian Nasima Razmyar represents the changing face of Europe. She sat down with me to share her views on gender equality, the Finnish welfare state, and refugees in Europe during the 60th Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations.
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Three Women on Short List to Take Over Helm at the U.N. | Women's eNews →
Three out the seven officially declared candidates for the next secretary-general are women. And while it is not the first time a woman has been in the running for the job, it is the first time that one, let alone three, has a viable chance of getting it. Here's a closer look at the three female candidates:
Read MoreAfrican Women Key to Ambitious, but Unfunded, Global Energy Shift | Women's eNews →
The mantra "sustainable energy for all" now reverberates through the halls of most institutions, whether public or private, concerned with reducing global poverty, protecting the environment and empowering women. It's a theme that puts African women at the center of global environmental objectives, especially with respect to their overwhelming lack of access to modern energy sources for cooking and heating.
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The launch of the new Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health at the U.N., Sept. 26, 2015. Credit: UN Photo
Global Goals Put Women at Heart of Poverty Battle | Womens eNews →
But how successful will the new U.N. framework be in raising global living standards? Enthusiasts put faith in technological innovations. Skeptics say the global economic system is inherently exploitive and unjust and needs a real overhaul.
Read MoreObama Pressed to Act on Post-Rape Abortion Aid | Women's eNews →
Religious leaders and human rights advocates are convening across the street from the White House today, June 4, to call on President Barack Obama to take executive action to ensure access to abortion for women and girls raped in conflict.
Read MoreUN Focusing Sexual Violence in Syria, Iraq | Women's eNews →
Zainab Hawa Bangura, the United Nations special representative of the secretary-general on sexual violence in conflict, recently completed a 12-day trip to assess the use of rape, sexual slavery and forced marriage as a strategy of war and tactic of terror in the Middle East, particularly by the Islamic State, or Daesh as some prefer to call the terrorist group. Upon her return, she gave a press conference to the U.N. press corps and subsequently answered Women's eNews' questions via email because she was traveling again.
Read MoreDina Kawar: UN Needs More Female Peacekeepers | WeNews →
The first Arab woman to serve as president of the U.N. Security Council, Dina Kawar talks to Women's eNews about the U.N.'s role in protecting women in conflict, as well as female Syrian refugees in Jordan.
Read MoreFor Victims of Wartime Rape, Abortion Out of Reach | Womens eNews →
Here's what one Kenyan woman says about being forced to carry through a pregnancy that resulted from a rape during a conflict period. Obama could end such suffering by clarifying that U.S. law actually does allow abortion funding in such circumstances, a health activist says.
Read More2 UN Insiders; 2 Views of Women's Progress | WeNews →
As those from around the globe converge on U.N. headquarters and sideline events this week for the Commission on the Status of Women, two people who've worked with the U.N. offer insights on women's rights gains.
Read MoreWomen, Girls Take U.N. Center Stage This Week | WeNews →
Policy making currents are washing around girls and women at the U.N. now as a major rights proclamation turns 20 and a set of global development goals prepares to re-launch. Here's taking some stock of it all, including a quick sampling of major milestones since 1995.
Read MoreUN's Goals for Gender Equality Have Made Progress | WeNews →
As the U.N.'s global development goals face sunset, the two that particularly concern girls and women have marked progress but leave plenty of work ahead. That's especially true when it comes to reducing maternal mortality in India and Nigeria.
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