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02.11.2022 Yao Bongoma

Yao Bongoma was the African Wildlife Foundation's Communications Officer in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In some countries around the world, women are still not equal to men in law. Yet, within these same countries, the very building blocks of…

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02.11.2022 ACN Leadership: By Mercy Maina

Members of the Association Villageoise d’Epargne et Crédit (AVEC) partnering with the Salesians to help vulnerable women in the DRC. The plight of more than 400 women in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) who can no longer meet their financial…

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02.11.2022 UN Communique

  … Democratic Republic of Congo Women and gender in conflict contexts Gender-based violence UN fund for torture victims … The large compound holds buildings painted in vivid colors. Patients waiting for their turns sit silently on wooden benches…

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02.11.2022 UNFPA Communique

Helping women and girls claim their bodily autonomy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo … UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and East and Southern Regional Director Julitta Onabanjoeets with Nobel Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege as well…

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02.11.2022 Awino Okesh: The Conversation

Why Kenyan women’s rights might not be safe under William Ruto … William Ruto has been declared the winner of Kenya’s presidential election. The final outcome, however, remains in the balance following a challenge from his main competitor, Raila…

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02.11.2022 UN Communique

Kenya: UN steps up protection for drought-hit women and girls … UNFPA Kenya … Women attend a UNFPA-supported integrated community health outreach session on prevention and response to gender-based violence. Lokapararai village, Turkana county…