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☆ Opinion: Diddy’s apology to Cassie Ventura rings hollow
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Opinion Jill Filipovic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

He is happy they got to a mutual settlement and wishes Ms. Ventura the best.”Well, now there’s a video. My behavior on that video is inexcusable.”Combs added: “I take full responsibility for my actions in that video. I’m disgusted now.”Here’s the thing, though: Combs had the opportunity to take full responsibility last year, when Cassie filed her claim. Resources for victims of domestic violenceNational Domestic Violence Hotline Call 1-800-799-7233 or text LOVEIS to 22522. If you, or someone you know, is being affected by domestic violence, a worldwide list of directories is provided by UN Women.

Persons: Jill Filipovic, CNN —, Cassie Ventura, “ Cassie ”, Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Combs, ” Ben Brafman, “ Mr, Ventura, “, ”, ” Combs, I’m, Cassie, Combs ’ Organizations: Twitter, CNN, US, Facebook, UN Locations: New York, ”

☆ In a white-collar recession where $100,000 jobs are hard to find, women are winning out
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Emily Mccrary-Ruiz-Esparza | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Fewer women apply for 6-figure positionsAccording to iCIMS's analysis, women have made up 41% to 44% of applicants for six-figure jobs across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, South America, and the US since 2020. In other words, though they constitute less than half of applications for six-figure jobs, they are often hired for more than half of those jobs. "The fact that they are applying for these six-figure jobs does not imply that the gender pay gap is narrowing," says Njuki. "This would require a comparison between the women in those six-figure jobs and the men in those six-figure jobs." "A big reason for the gender pay gap is not enough women in the higher-paid managerial and leadership positions.

Persons: —, Hewlett Packard, Jemimah Njuki, Yana Rodgers, Rodgers, Njuki, It's Organizations: Service, Business, Vanguard, Hewlett, UN, Center for Women, Rutgers University, McKinsey Locations: Asia, Europe, East, South America, United States

☆ From Wall Street to Chicago, why stock exchanges ring bells
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New York CNN —The New York Stock Exchange opens every workday morning at 9:30 am ET with the fast-paced bang-clang of a gleaming brass bell. The stock exchange, the largest in the world by market capitalization, has opened with sonic fanfare for more than 150 years. From Wall Street to the Nasdaq Exchange in Times Square to the Chicago Board Options Exchange, loud, ringing bells bookend each trading session. Stock exchanges say that the bell ringing remains both a critical guide and a ceremony that celebrates the market’s resilience through devastating lows and exuberant highs. The stock exchange had been closed since two hijacked commercial airliners were deliberately crashed into the World Trade Center's twin towers on September 11.

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☆ Sexual assaults carried out ‘systematically’ during Hamas attack, Israeli report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Lauren Izso | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Israeli civilians suffered “brutal sexual assaults” that were carried out “systematically and deliberately” during Hamas’ October 7 attacks, according to a report published by the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel (ARCCI) on Wednesday. When most of the victims of sexual assaults are murdered, we have a moral and humanitarian obligation to amplify their silent cry,” the report said. According to evidence collected by the ARCCI, men, women, and children were all victims of gruesome sexual abuse on October 7. It is the only organization in Israel whose main aim is to combat sexual violence, according to its website. The allegations include extrajudicial killing, arbitrary detention, degrading treatment, rape and sexual violence, according to a statement by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Persons: ”, “, Orit Sulitzeanu Organizations: CNN, Association, Nova, UN, United, Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, West Bank, Human Rights, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Israel, Gaza, United Nations

CNN —United Nations experts have called for an investigation into what they described as “credible allegations of egregious human rights violations” against Palestinian women and girls in Gaza and the West Bank by Israeli forces. The allegations include extrajudicial killing, arbitrary detention, degrading treatment, rape and sexual violence, according to a statement by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights released on Monday. UN experts said they had heard reports of "multiple forms of sexual assault" against Palestinian women and girls. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images/File“Many [Palestinian women and girls] have reportedly been subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment, denied menstruation pads, food and medicine, and severely beaten,” the statement said. Responding on Monday to the UN experts’ call for an investigation, Israel again accused the UN of remaining “silent on the horrific sexual violence and gender-based violence perpetrated by Hamas on and since October 7.”

Persons: “, Benjamin Netanyahu, Fabrice Coffrini, ”, –, Israel Organizations: CNN — United Nations, West Bank, UN, Human, Israel Defense Forces, CNN, Getty, Hamas, ” CNN, Nova Locations: Gaza, Geneva, AFP, Israel

☆ Nobel Peace Prize winner: The time has come to recognize gender apartheid as a crime against humanity
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Opinion Narges Mohammadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The time has come to declare gender apartheid a crime. That is why I have written a letter to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, urging him to declare gender apartheid a crime against humanity. Inhumane acts committed in the context of an institutionalized regime of systematic oppression and domination by one gender group over another are termed gender apartheid. This is why it is imperative that gender apartheid is recognized as a crime against humanity. In recent months there has been positive momentum at the United Nations towards recognizing and codifying gender apartheid.

Persons: Read, António Guterres, —, Mahsa Amini, Amini, Iran —, Shirin Ebadi, Malala Yousafzai, Nadia Murad – Organizations: CNN, Getty, United Nations, Assembly, Apartheid, UN Women’s, UN Locations: Iranian, Iran, Tehran’s, Islamic Republic, Afghanistan, South Africa, States

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Women and children are the main victims the Gaza war, with some 16,000 killed and an estimated two mothers losing their lives every hour since Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel, the U.N. agency promoting gender equality said Friday. Of the territory’s 2.3 million population, it said, 1.9 million are displaced and “close to one million are women and girls” seeking shelter and safety. Previously, she said, 67% of all civilians killed in Gaza and the West Bank were men and less then 14% were women. The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says nearly 25,000 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict, 70% of them women and children. Bahous said there is a need for much more aid to get to Gaza, especially to women and children, and for an end to the war.

Persons: Sima Bahous, Antonio Guterres ’, ” Bahous, ”, Bahous, “ Organizations: UNITED NATIONS, UN, West Bank, United Nations, Hamas Locations: Gaza, Israel

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two Republican legislators filed a resolution Wednesday aimed at initiating impeachment proceedings against Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham over her emergency public health orders suspending the right to carry firearms in some public places in greater Albuquerque, such as parks and playgrounds. Gun rights advocates have filed legal challenges to the orders and are urging the New Mexico Supreme Court to block them. In the federal court system, a judge has allowed enforcement of the gun provision to continue while legal challenges run their course. New Mexico lawmakers convened Tuesday for a 30-day session and could take up a broad slate of firearms proposals from the governor that aim to reduce gun violence, including a permanent statewide ban on firearms in public parks and playgrounds.

Persons: Michelle Lujan Grisham, Stefani Lord, John Block, ”, “ We're, ‘, Lujan Grisham Organizations: SANTA FE, Democratic Gov, Sandia, Alamogordo, Republicans, New, Republican, National Rifle Association Locations: SANTA, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mexico

Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic and disturbing accounts of sexual violence. Then he raped her again, said Raz Cohen, a survivor of Hamas’ murderous rampage in Israel on October 7. Cohen saw another young woman shot in the head as he ran to hide in a bush – the spot where he witnessed the rape, he told CNN. After the rape, Cohen told CNN he saw the group go after another woman and a man. “We’ll never know everything that has happened to them,” Elkayam-Levy told CNN in November.

Persons: Raz Cohen, Cohen, Israel’s, –, Ronen Zvulun, ” Cohen, “, ”, mirth, Dudi Katz, Rami Shmuel, Be’eri, Cochav, Levy, “ We’ll, ” Elkayam Organizations: CNN, Nova, of Health, United Nations, Hamas, UN, New York Times, IDF, United, Hebrew University Locations: Israel, Gaza, Israel's, United Nations, Jerusalem

☆ Sheryl Sandberg, Hillary Clinton, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and others issue a global call to action to denounce sexual violence at UN Summit
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Jennifer Cunningham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Sheryl Sandberg condemned the violence perpetrated against women during Hamas' terrorist attack on October 7 and called on the world to do the same. Sandberg was joined by a host of luminaries, including Hillary Clinton and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, for a UN summit on gender-based violence. Gilad Erdan and Debra Messing attend the summit on sexual violence against women in wartime at the United Nations on Dec. 4, 2023. UN Women issued a statement in December condemning the attacks and expressing alarm at the "numerous accounts of gender-based atrocities and sexual violence during those attacks." Israel's Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan addresses the UN Summit on the gender-based violence in the Oct. 7 terrorist attack.

Persons: Sheryl Sandberg, Sandberg, Hillary Clinton, Sen, Kirsten Gillibrand, —, Debra Messing, Julianna Margulies, Tom Berthal, Amb, Gilad Erdan, Shazar, " Sandberg, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Liel Hetzroni, Ila, Hetzroni, Revivim, Alexi J, Rosenfeld, Simcha Greiniman, Greiniman, York Sen, Gillibrand, Sima Bahous, Erdan Organizations: Hamas, UN, Service, United Nations, Gaza Health Ministry, Be'eri Locations: Gaza, New York City, Israel, Dubai, Revivim, York, Hamas

☆ UN calls for investigation into reports that Israeli women were raped by Hamas fighters on October 7
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

UN Women has called for an investigation into reports of violence against Israeli women on October 7. The head of UN Women called for peace and a commitment to both Israeli and Palestinian women. AdvertisementUN Women has called for a "rigorous investigation" into reports of gender-based violence by Hamas against Israeli women on October 7. We remain alarmed by gender-based violence reports on 7 Oct & call for rigorous investigation, prioritizing the rights, needs & safety of those affected. She told the Council that UN Women had met with and heard from Israeli women about their work to document gender-based atrocities and called for peace and a commitment to both Israeli and Palestinian women.

Persons: —, Rabbi Israel Weiss, 7KElvUDKbn, Sima Bahous, Bahous Organizations: UN, Service, Washington Post, Washington, Civil Commission, United Nations, Equality, Women, Council Locations: Gaza

☆ Sheryl Sandberg says rape should never be a tool of war and the horrors of the Hamas terror attacks can't be swept under the rug
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Israeli authorities are building cases against Hamas militants accused of rape and sexual assault. "The silence on these war crimes is deafening," Sheryl Sandberg wrote in an opinion essay. Rape and sexual violence have long been tragic elements of war and conflict throughout history, from World War II to the Rwandan genocide and Sierra Leonean Civil War of the 1990s. "In many contexts, sexual violence is not merely the action of rogue soldiers, but a deliberate tactic of warfare. "We can each 'be a witness' and together call out this unacceptable horror and unimaginable suffering," Sandberg wrote in her op-ed.

Persons: Sheryl Sandberg, —, Sheryl Sandberg Dominic Lipinski, " Sandberg, Sandberg Organizations: Service, Meta, CNN, Sierra Leonean, United Nations Women, UN Locations: Sierra Leonean Civil, Ethiopia, Ukraine, Sudan, Israel

☆ 'Where are you?' - Israeli hostage families urge women's groups to speak up
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Dozens of the hostages captured by Hamas gunmen during their Oct. 7 rampage through southern Israel are women and girls of all ages, from toddlers to the elderly. Their families, during a media event in Tel Aviv, urged women's groups, particularly those connected to the United Nations, to speak up and advocate for their release. They also presented some of the health issues that the female captives are dealing with: breast cancer, heart disease, diabetes, asthma. Reuma Tarshansky's teenage son was killed in the Hamas attack on their home in Kibbutz Be'eri and her daughter Gali, 13, was taken captive. The rights of Israeli women, she said, "must be equal to those of every woman in the world."

Persons: Ammar Awad, Yarden Gonen, Romi, Gali, Ruth Halperin, Kaddari, Kinneret Stern, Moran, Joseph Campbell, Ari Rabinovitch, Sandra Maler Organizations: United Nations, REUTERS, Women, UN, Thomson Locations: Jerusalem, TEL AVIV, Gaza, Israel, Tel Aviv, Kibbutz Be'eri

☆ Danai Gurira on standing up against stereotypes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Tania Bryer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailDanai Gurira on standing up against stereotypesActor and playwright Danai Gurira is a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador. Here she speaks to CNBC's Tania Bryer about its "Unstereotype Alliance" which looks to eradicate harmful stereotyping in media and advertising.

Persons: Danai Gurira, CNBC's Tania Bryer Organizations: UN Women Goodwill

☆ The Iten killings: Deaths of elite athletes casts spotlight on domestic violence
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Iten, Kenya (CNN) Martin Tirop pumps his fists in the air as Faith Kipyegon wins her third 1,500-meter gold medal at the World Athletics Championships on Tuesday in Budapest. Instead, on October 13, 2021, Martin Tirop made a gruesome discovery inside his sister's three-bedroom bungalow in Kenya's capital of distance running. In October 2021, Martin Tirop found the body of his sister, Agnes Tirop. In fact, their March 2016 marriage had been a secret, with Agnes' family only finding out after her death at 25. "Agnes Tirop.

Persons: Martin Tirop, Kipyegon, Agnes, Agnes Tirop, she'd, Martin, gurney, Jurkenaite, David Blood, Iten, Joan Chelimo, they're, Weeks, Eliud Kipchoge, She'd, Irungu Houghton, Njeri Migwi, Martin Tirop's, Ibrahim Rotich, Rotich, Tirop, Richard Warigi, Ngigi Mbugua, Mutua, CNN's, Houghton, Joan Chelimo's, Agnes Tirop's, Chelimo, Dinah, Vincent Tirop, Dinah Tirop Organizations: CNN, Adidas, Tokyo, Toyota, David Blood Investigators, crowing roosters, Boston Marathon, New, New York City Marathon's, Amnesty International, Kenyan, Criminal Investigations, Bahraini, Investigations, Investigators, Amnesty, Tirop's, Tirop's Angels, UN Locations: Iten, Kenya, Budapest, Kenya's, Switzerland, Germany, Nairobi, It's, Kaptagat, New York, Amnesty International Kenya, Mombasa, Ethiopia, Nandi County

☆ Afghanistan's exiled soccer team wants the right to play for their country
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

It’s not like going on a moon.”The Afghan Women's Team took on Football Empowerment during The Hope Cup on July 18, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. The Afghan Women's Team began training last year with local club Melbourne Victory. “If the Afghan Football Federation recognize a team and say: ‘Yes, we accept a team to represent Afghanistan,’ they can be shot. Afghan Women's Team goalie Fatima Yousifi buried her kit before fleeing Afghanistan. When told the Afghan women’s team was in the crowd, cheering the Matildas on, she said: “I think that’s great they’re here tonight supporting us.

Persons: Coldplay’s, Khalida Popal, “, ’ ”, she’s, ”, Kelly Defina, Heather Barr, HRW’s, Penny Wong, Sarai Bareman, Fatma, Bareman, ” Behram Siddiqui, Popal, ’, Craig Foster, “ They’ve, that’s, Fatima Yousifi, John Didulica, Didulica, he’s, there’s, Hilary Whiteman, Emily van Egmond, Yousifi, ” Foster Organizations: Australia CNN, Brisbane, Nigeria, Afghan women’s national, Taliban, FIFA, women’s, Afghan Women's, Football Empowerment, Rights Watch, Human, United Nations, HRW’s Women’s Rights, Afghan, Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade, Foreign, Association, Afghan Football Federation, CNN FIFA, Afghan Women's Team, Melbourne Victory, UN, “, Hope, Melbourne, Afghan national, Australia, CNN, Canada Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Denmark, Australian, Afghanistan, Europe, Canada, Melbourne, Kabul, United, ’, women’s, Nigeria, Afghan

☆ What are the Women’s World Cup armbands and why were they created?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Matt Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

What are the eight Women’s World Cup armbands? The eight different armbands each carry a “specific message” according to FIFA, falling under the governing body’s “Football Unites the World” campaign and in partnership with various United Nations’ agencies and the World Health Organization (WHO). During last year’s men’s World Cup in Qatar, a number of European captains withdrew from wearing an armband adorned with a heart striped in different colors as part of the “OneLove” campaign. England captain Millie Bright said she planned to wear three different armbands for each of her team’s group stage matches. “Nothing stopping Ali Riley from showing PRIDE at the World Cup this summer,” the website Women’s Sport Exchange tweeted.

Persons: Ali Riley, Steph Catley –, Sam Kerr, –, Qatar Bruno Fahy, Gianni Infantino, Millie Bright, ” Bright, ” Sarah Gregorius, “ You’ve, ’ ” Gregorius, Zealander Riley’s, Riley, Amanda Davies, ”, “, ” Ali Riley, Saeed Khan, Jennifer Garner, Angel City’s Organizations: CNN, New Zealand, Football Ferns, Inclusion, Australia, Indigenous Peoples, Ireland, FIFA, body’s “ Football, United Nations, World Health Organization, WHO, UN Human, Equality, UN, Peace –, UNHCR, UN Refugee Agency, Education, –, Cultural Organization, UNESCO, UN Women, Qatar, Getty, Football, “ Football, Reuters, “, FIFPRO, Zealander, Norway, Angel City FC, PRIDE, Exchange Locations: Norway, Sydney, Qatar, England, Netherlands, Germany, Eden, Auckland, AFP

☆ Women’s World Cup teams permitted to wear armbands that highlight ‘social causes’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Amanda Davies | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —World soccer governing body FIFA will allow a variety of different armbands that highlight “a range of social causes” to be worn at the upcoming Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, the organization said Friday. “FIFA, in partnership with several United Nations agencies, will use the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ to highlight a range of social causes, selected following extensive consultation with stakeholders including players and the 32 participating member associations,” FIFA said in a statement. “But football does even more than that – it can shine the spotlight on very important causes in our society. Several European teams were set to participate in the “OneLove” campaign to promote inclusion and oppose discrimination, but those countries were prevented by FIFA from doing so. There is no explicit mention of LGBTQ rights in Women’s World Cup armbands, beyond the “themes” of “gender equality” and “inclusion.”The Women’s World Cup is scheduled to be played from July 20 to August 20 with the opening game taking place in Auckland when co-hosts New Zealand play Norway.

Persons: ”, “, Gianni Infantino, Hadja Lahbib, Nancy Faeser – Organizations: CNN, FIFA, “ FIFA, United Nations, ” FIFA, Football, Inclusion, UN Human, Indigenous Peoples, Equality, UN, Peace –, UNHCR, UN Refugee Agency, Education, –, Cultural Organization, UNESCO, UN Women, World Health Organization, WHO, Qatar –, Belgian Foreign Affairs, German, New Zealand Locations: Australia, New Zealand, Qatar, Infantino, Auckland, Norway

☆ Nepal seeks to promote itself as an LGBTQ-friendly destination
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Bibek Bhandari | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

We’re starting a new trend, we’re being trendsetters.”Ravit Kushmi, a participant who identifies as queer, calls the training “historic,” adding they can serve as Nepal’s LGBTQ tourism ambassadors. But Pant believes LGBTQ tourists have favored those destinations for years, and Nepal offers a fresh travel experience in Asia. The Nepal Tourism Board plans to launch an official LGBTQ tourism campaign soon, too. “This niche market will contribute to Nepal’s tourism,” says Mani R. Lamichhane, director of the Nepal Tourism Board. He says Nepal’s LGBTQ tourism would provide mutual benefits, particularly for tourists visiting the country seeking adventure and spiritual experiences.

Persons: Nepal’s, Sunil Babu Pant, “, ”, gwara mari, –, Bibek Bhandari, Himal Pandit, Manoj, Asshika, Ravit, Tiffany, Pant, John Tanzella, Courtney Mitchell, Sarah Welton, Mani R, Lamichhane, Rubina Bhujel, Bhadra, ” Bhadra, ” Pant Organizations: Kathmandu CNN, Pant, Nepal Tourism, –, Nepal Mountaineering Academy, CNN, International, Travel, ”, Nepal’s, Nepal Tourism Board, West University, UN Locations: Kathmandu, Pant, Nepal, Bibek, Bibek Bhandari Nepal, Thamel, ” Nepal, Asia, Taiwan, India, Thailand, Pink, American, “ Nepal

☆ Nine out of 10 people are biased against women, UN report finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Biased gender social norms are a major barrier to achieving gender equality, the report’s authors warn, adding that the undervaluation of women’s capabilities and rights in society constrains women’s choices and opportunities. A global backlash against women’s rights and the far-reaching consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic have worsened the issue, the report notes. “Social norms that impair women’s rights are also detrimental to society more broadly, dampening the expansion of human development. This can be a very effective way of challenging gender norms around how care work is viewed,” said Raquel Lagunas, director of UNDP’s Gender Team. “Let’s be clear: global frameworks are not working for the world’s women and girls.

Persons: ” Pedro Conceição, ”, Raquel Lagunas, ” Lagunas, General António Guterres, Guterres, ” Guterres, Roe, Wade, Poland –, “ Organizations: CNN, UN, United Nations Development Programme, “, ” United Nations, United States Locations: Afghanistan, Poland

☆ These Iranian activists fled for freedom. But the regime still managed to find them.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Salma Abdelaziz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“Whatever actions you take against the Islamic Republic, there in France, is a crime,” the man is heard saying. They have done nothing wrong.”Massi Kamari, an Iranian activist living in Paris, says Iranian intelligence threatened to send her family to Tehran's Evin prison if she continued her activism against the regime abroad. I mean these criminals were hired by the Islamic Republic. So, you see the Islamic Republic itself is a criminal organization. “But even the week after I received the call (from Iranian intelligence officials), I was out doing my political work.

☆ UN Women chief on how innovation and tech can help gender equality
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Tania Bryer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailUN Women chief on how innovation and tech can help gender equalityExecutive Director of U.N. Women, Sima Bahous, tells CNBC's Tania Bryer about its 2023 theme for International Women's Day, DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality, and the greatest challenges facing women and girls around the world today. The executive director tells CNBC about her recent "very moving" visit to Afghanistan.

☆ Egypt: How the Arab world's most populous country became addicted to debt
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The loan, along with billions of dollars in cash inflows from Abu Dhabi and Riyadh, are Band-Aids, experts say, designed to keep the Arab world’s most populous country afloat. Without proper reforms, however, Egypt may never be able to shake off its chronic financial woes and break its growing debt addiction. Billions of dollars from Abu Dhabi and Riyadh have poured into the Egyptian economy in recent years. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) also launched the Saudi Egyptian Investment Company (SEIC) in August, a company dedicated to investments in several vital sectors of the Egyptian economy. Still, the Egyptian economy has struggled to shake off its economic woes.

CNN —United Nations member states have removed Iran from a key UN women’s rights group just months after it joined. The Commission is the premier UN body for promoting gender equality and empowering women. Iran condemned the US resolution, calling it an “illegal request” and said it weakens the rule of law in the United Nations. Iran had only just begun its four-year term on the 45-member Commission on the Status of Women – which was created to advocate for gender equality globally – after being elected to the body in April. Reacting to news of Iran’s removal from the body, Louis Charbonneau, UN director at Human Rights Watch said it was a “welcome step,” but remained a “far cry” from true accountability.

☆ Ce face UN Women pentru a reduce diferențele gender în IT — Moldova.org
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-06 | by ( Georgeta Carasiucenco | Anastasia Condruc | ) www.moldova.org time to read: +6 min

Svetlana AndrieșSvetlana Andrieș este specialistă pe programe la UN Women Moldova. Statistica oficială arată că în Republica Moldova femeile din sectorul IT primesc un salariu mai mic cu 32%. Am creat un ghid pentru organizarea evenimentelor în scopul incluziunii persoanelor cu dizabilități și a femeilor rome. Rezultatele mari pot fi atinse doar atunci când se fac schimbări mari la nivelul legislației atât naționale, cât și locale. Fotografiile/infograficele de pe platforma moldova.org pot fi preluate în număr de maxim 2 bucăți per material și doar cu menționarea Moldova.org și numele autorului/autoarei.

Persons: Svetlana Andrieș, Svetlana Andrieș Svetlana Andrieș Organizations: Organizația, ONU, Academia, Agenției, Agenției Statelor Unite, Women Locations: Republica Moldova, adaptivi, ODIMM, Moldova, Agenției Statelor, Suediei

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