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In a message to the World Water Forum in Dakar, Senegal, Pope Francis reiterates the right to drinking water and sanitation, and links access to safe water with the inalienable right to life. The 9th World Water Forum kicked off in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, on Monday. The 21-26 March...

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on International Women’s Day NEW YORK, 8 March 2022 – “On International Women’s Day, we acknowledge the international community’s hard-fought gains for the world’s women and girls. We celebrate the remarkable achievements of women and girls in...

🚨 13 million more girls may be forced to say “I DO” and become child brides as a result of the #COVID19 pandemic. Girls must be allowed to say #IDONT! This #ValentinesDay, get all the facts from UNFPA and join the movement to #EndChildMarriage. UNITED NATIONS, New York – Around the world, Valentine...

UN Women and UNDP’s newly launched COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker shows the social protection and jobs response to the pandemic has largely overlooked women’s needs. New York, 28 September - Most of the world’s nations are not doing enough to protect women and girls from the economic and...

Voices from the ground: Impact of COVID-19 on violence against women ‘Women have to stay at home with their violent perpetrators and violence happens’ – Centre for Women’s Rights, Bosnia Herzegovina As part of its initial response to the COVID-19 crisis, the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against...