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Heads of state and leaders mobilize to…

13.11.2022 Heritage Staff Writer

The effort is part of the Have Her Back campaign, launched by the Ellen Johnson -Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development   … From the public and private sectors, Heads of state and leaders mobilize to advocate for gender equality in…

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Ivorians on their Way back from Exile

13.11.2022 Cedric Kalonji Mfunyi

UNHCR’s Grandi joins Ivorian refugees on the last leg of their journey home … With peace and stability in Côte D’Ivoire, refugee status for Ivorians is coming to an end. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees joined a group returning home from…

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UNHCR Applauds Liberia for Removing…

13.11.2022 UNHCH Communique

UNHCR applauds Liberia for removing gender discrimination from its nationality law … In a major development to prevent statelessness, Liberia has amended its nationality law to grant women and men equal rights to confer nationality to their…

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In Ghana Women are Leading a Feminist…

13.11.2022 Sally Hayden

Activist, feminist, and media personality Nana Akosua Hanson is changing how women are treated in the west African coastal country of 32 million … Nana Akosua Hanson at work with colleagues at the Africomics Workshop in Accra, Ghana. Photograph:

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Still too many violated and excluded women

13.11.2022 Linda Bordoni

 UNIDO’s Akemi Ishikawa speaks to Vatican Radio in the wake of the “Empowerment of Women in Conflict Areas” Conference marking the 80th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Japan and the Holy See. As an Industrial Development Expert involved in…

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Here's Why It's Hard For Women in…

13.11.2022 Ashraf Shazly

Getting a promotion once inside is near impossible, say media organizations in Sudan. Ashraf Shazly/AFP … Sabah Adam is a rarity in Sudanese media: one of the few women who has managed to reach the top of her industry. As the former chief editor of…

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