Women’s Strides – Page 2

Les propriétaires de petites entreprises au Soudan du Sud sont les plus touchés par le COVID-19 alors que les moyens de subsistance diminuent

July 27, 2020 0

Début juillet, le Soudan du Sud a confirmé plus de 2000 cas de coronavirus. La mise en œuvre de règles de distanciation sociale, les couvre-feux et la fermeture d’entreprises non essentielles ont eu un impact drastique sur les petites...

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Pourquoi nous devrions prendre au sérieux la violence en ligne contre les femmes et les filles pendant et au-delà du COVID-19

July 27, 2020 0

Cecilia Mwende Maundu est une journaliste audiovisuelle basée au Kenya et une spécialiste de la sécurité numérique de genre. Elle est également l’actuelle secrétaire générale de l’Association internationale des femmes à la radio et à...

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Why we should take online violence against women and girls seriously during and beyond COVID-19

July 27, 2020 0

Cecilia Mwende Maundu is a broadcast journalist based in Kenya and a specialist in gender digital safety. She is also the current Secretary General of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television, Kenyan chapter. During...

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L’OMS s’inquiète de l’impact du COVID-19 sur les femmes et les filles en Afrique

July 21, 2020 0

Les crises humanitaires, y compris les urgences sanitaires, affectent différemment les hommes et les femmes. Alors que le COVID-19 continue de se propager en Afrique, son impact sur les femmes et les filles suscite des inquiétudes, les...

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WHO concerned over COVID-19 impact on women, girls in Africa

July 21, 2020 0

Humanitarian crises, including health emergencies affect men and women differently. As COVID-19 continues to spread in Africa, there are concerns over its impact on women and girls, with vulnerabilities feared to worsen as the pandemic overwhelms...

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From where I stand: The hardest part of being a woman is that it’s difficult for us to get access to land – Florah Maswanganyi

July 21, 2020 0

I’m a small-scale farmer from Giyani Village. I started with three poultry houses with 1,000 chickens each. But last year I lost 1,800 ready-for-market chickens because of the drought. They couldn’t stand the heat; they died like flies every day...

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Tracer l’avenir: plus égalitaire, inclusif et durable

July 16, 2020 0

Allocution de la Secrétaire générale adjointe des Nations Unies et Directrice exécutive d’ONU Femmes, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka à la clôture de la 64e session de la Commission de la condition de la femme [Tel que livré] C’est un plaisir...

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Charting the future: more equal, inclusive and sustainable

July 16, 2020 0

Remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the closing of the 64th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women [As delivered] It is a pleasure to see all of you...

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From where I stand: “I want the views of older persons included in the planning of COVID-19 recovery programmes for my community”

July 15, 2020 0

Monica Chiwalo is 82 and mostly dependent on her children. She raised four children on her own after the death of her husband. The COVID-19 outbreak in Tanzania has devastated the livelihoods of families that rely on the informal sector and have...

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