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Afghanistan: Taliban shuts down women-run radio station

Kabul: The Taliban administrators of Afghanistan have shut down women-run Radio Sadai-e- Banowan in northeastern Badakhshan province over an alleged violation of the ruling regime’s broadcasting policy, media reports said. more

Women in peacekeeping: UN Fund calls for new ideas and investment

New York: The UN’s Elsie Initiative Fund (EIF) launched a fresh call for funding proposals on Thursday, aimed at improving opportunities for uniformed women to serve in peacekeeping ...

Flagship UN gender event closes with ‘blueprint’ for greater role of women in tech

New York: The 2023 Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 67), the largest UN gathering on gender equality, successfully wrapped up on Saturday, with Member States calling for a full and ...

Digital technology new source of discrimination against women: Guterres

New York: During a dialogue with women civil society leaders in the UN General Assembly Hall on Monday, Secretary-General António Guterres heard about the critical need to make the ...

Berlin: Women will soon be allowed to go topless in public swimming pools

Berlin: The German city of Berlin will soon allow women to swim topless in public pools, media reports said.

Afghanistan now ‘most repressive country’ for women, Security Council hears

New York: Afghanistan under the Taliban remains the “most repressive country in the world [for] women’s rights”, the senior UN official in Kabul told the Security Counci ...

International Women’s Day puts the spotlight on digital gender equality

New York: The UN General Assembly was awash in a sea of blue on Wednesday as some 1,800 people gathered to mark International Women’s Day, which this year focused on the need for in ...

'Mum does not cry or scream anymore': Breaking the silence of domestic abuse in Tajikistan

One third of women in Tajikistan are subjected to violence by their husbands, but very few cases are reported. Social and legal support, provided through the joint EU/UN Spotlight Initiat ...

Cracking the code to a fairer digital future for women

New York: The inequalities faced by women in the real world are also prevalent online. On International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March, the UN is raising awareness of these disp ...

Female employment levels in Afghanistan have fallen steeply since Taliban administration took over in 2021: ILO

Kabul: Female employment levels in Afghanistan have fallen steeply since the Taliban administration took over in 2021, according to new figures released by the International Labour Organi ...