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04.01.2023 UN News Service

ONU Femmes … In the last of our Year In Review features, we honor the work of activists helping to protect women's rights, which once again, came under attack in many countries throughout 2022. It often takes considerable bravery to stand up for the…

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04.01.2023 Rosemary Onchari

Kenya: Women Building Resilience to Climate Change Through Organic Farming … All Josphine Omenta had was a 70 by 100 feet piece of land. It was a plot on the outskirts of Kisii town on which she needed to build a house, a cowshed, and two chicken…

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04.01.2023 Tunde Oguntola and Royal Ibeh

Nigeria: 2022 - Year of Deadly Violence Against Women and the Need to Draw the Line … In Nigeria, women and girls are subjected to multiple forms of violence in the home ranging from deprivation, starvation hitting, suffocating, burning, acid baths…

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04.01.2023 Johnnie Isaac

South Africa: Sex Workers Tell Minister Police Rape, Rob, and Abuse Them … Bill to decriminalize sex work released … About 200 sex workers gathered at the East London International Centre on Thursday for a dialogue with Deputy Minister for Social…

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04.01.2023 Health Reporter

A non-governmental (NGO) called Days for Girls International says 76% of girls and women in Malawi lack access to underwear and sanitary pads. The organization’s Country Director Eunice Banda revealed this on Tuesday in Lilongwe during an event held…

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04.01.2023 Health reporter

76% of women in Malawi lack access to underwear, says NGO … A non-governmental (NGO) called Days for Girls International says 76% of girls and women in Malawi lack access to underwear and sanitary pads. The organization’s Country Director Eunice…