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The Situation of Women in Sierra Leone29.10.2022 All Africa News
The spread of the Ebola virus worsened the situation for women in Sierra Leone. It was noted that women made up the majority of victims, with UN sources in Sierra Leone reporting that women represented around 59% of the deceased. Since the virus is…
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Women Empowerment in Chad29.10.2022 Chavez Spicer
Like in a lot of the countries in Africa, women’s empowerment in Chad is lacking immensely. Lack of freedom, child marriage, violence, and mutilation are a few of the issues women must face in Chad. A tradition that resides in many countries in…
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Hope and resiliance for Displaced Women in…29.10.2022 IOM
Women farm vegetables near the Dar al-Amni IDP site, thanks to a solar-powered water tower set up by IOM to reduce the risks associated with traveling long distances to access water. © IOM … … Lac Province, 21 March 2022 – Five years ago, Mariam…
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Assessing Gender & Markets in Lake Chad…29.10.2022 VAM Gender & Markets Study
The Zero Hunger Challenge emphasizes the importance of strengthening economic … empowerment in support of the Sustainable Development Goal 2 to double small-scale … producer incomes and productivity. The increasing focus on resilient markets can…
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Freeing Zambian women from a climate-charged…29.10.2022 By Simon Pollock: UNDP
How GCF is putting gender equality at the heart of climate action … This story about a GCF project with UNDP is adapted from original materials written by UNDP. At GCF we know that the impacts of climate change affect women and men…
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80 men accused of gang-rape in South Africa29.10.2022 Associated Press
Over 80 men accused of raping eight women appear in South African court … More than 80 men suspected of the gang rapes of eight women and the armed robbery of a video production crew in the South African town of Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg…
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