The war in Ukraine is now in its seventh month. The fallout - humanitarian, economic and environmental - continues to grow. Its costs are being felt not only within Ukraine but around the world, where they are in turn compounding other conflicts and emergencies. In a new , explores the interrelated crises being driven and exacerbated by the war in Ukraine. Here are 4 key things to know: 1. The war in Ukraine is driving food and energy crises globally; 2. Women and girls are being impacted moreand differently; 3. Its (past) time to rethink our global food and energy systems; 4. We need sustainable, gender-responsive solutions. More available in .
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1 year ago, the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. Every day since, life has become harder for Afghan women and girls as their rights and freedoms have been rolled back and their voices have been silenced. has been in Afghanistan for the last 10 years & continues to stay and deliver for Afghan women & girls in the midst of the world's gravest womens rights crisis.
Every milestone you see in this video is predicted to happen before we reach gender equality. is calling to change this timeline and ensure that amidst all these advancements and progress, we are not leaving gender equality behind. One person, one school, one organization, one board room, one parliament, one country at a time, we can speak out about how inequality is affecting women and girls every day, and make changes in our own lives to create a level playing field.
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Though women and children make up 81 per cent of the nearly 1.53 million refugees in Uganda, refugee settlement leadership has historically lacked womens representation. Cultural barriers, coupled with limited knowledge on rights and access to education, kept women from participating in decision-making processes. In 2018, began providing trainings for the women and youth of Adjumani and Yumbe districts, which host 30.1 per cent of Ugandas total refugee population. The trainings included instruction in literacy, numeracy, womens rights, leadership and life skills development, public speaking, debating and radio presentation. .
Women and girls are disproportionately vulnerable to the growing impacts of climate change, yet they are also critical advocates, innovators and decision-makers at the forefront of global climate action and solutions. This International Womens Day (8 March 2022), under the theme Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow, recognises and celebrates the contributions of women and girls around the world to build a more sustainable and equal future for all. By championing climate action by women, for women, we can ensure that its not too late. Learn
Ahmed Fakih, 38, a life skills teacher and Douaa Affarah, 31, a Business Administration student, have been married for seven years and have two children Juri and Nasser. Since the day of our engagement we have been fostering a small society built on equality, explained the couple. Although they live in a conservative society, the couple have worked hard to create a different environment and upbringing for their children, away from gender-discriminatory ideas and norms. Ahmed Fakih enjoys being equally involved in his childrens upbringing. "Marriage is an institution based on cooperation, management and participation between the wife and the husband, including for the father to have a primary role in caring just like the mother. This does not detract from his manhood and would not put him in an inferior position as some might think," Ahmed says.
From an FGM survivor to a practitioner to now an advocate working to eliminate the practice in her community, Priscilla Nanagiro is among 60 community activists working with a .
is a human rights violation that takes place every day around the world. shows us how we may better recognize it and seek or offer help.
Women and girls are often missing in data, and gender data production and use are often an afterthought. Gender data gaps are pervasive, hampering our ability to monitor progress. To fill these gaps, data must be disaggregated to better understand the lived reality of women and girls and capture intersecting inequalities. We need more and better data to make all women and girls counted, visible and valued. We cannot make progress on what we cannot, and do not measure. Data is an engine for change on gender equality. Find out more about .
Before COVID-19, a different pandemic was already threatening the lives and well-being of people around the world: violence against women, impacting at least 1 in 3 women and girls. Now, a from UN Women, which brings together survey data collected in 13 countries across all regions, confirms the severity of the problem. Despite its persistent prevalence, violence against women is preventable. UN Women experts offer 5 recommendations for action.
An , along with other commonly used terms, that any gender equality activist should have in their vocabulary toolkit is provided by .
As governments, humanitarian actors, and peacebuilders meet at the UN to discuss the women, peace and security agenda, watch this space for news, updates and voices of women peacebuilders.
NIdhi Mayurika is part of s Generation Equality because she believes creating an equal future means educating the generations old and new to examine and challenge social norms.