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Pramila Patten, Executive Director a.i of UN Women, calls on the Taliban leadership to include women in the upcoming governance entity

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Pramila Patten, Executive Director a.i of UN Women, calls on the Taliban leadership to include women in the upcoming governance entity

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"I take note of the public commitments made by the Taliban’s spokesperson to uphold women’s rights “within the framework of Islam”, including women’s right to work, to pursue higher education and to have an active role in society, as well as the right of girls to attend school. The immediate inclusion of women in the governance structure of the new leadership in Afghanistan will be the ultimate litmus test for the Taliban," stated Ms. Patten.

"I take note of the public commitments made by the Taliban’s spokesperson to uphold women’s rights “within the framework of Islam”, including women’s right to work, to pursue higher education and to have an active role in society, as well as the right of girls to attend school. The immediate inclusion of women in the governance structure of the new leadership in Afghanistan will be the ultimate litmus test for the Taliban," stated Ms. Patten.

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These female Afghan politicians are risking everything for their homeland

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These female Afghan politicians are risking everything for their homeland

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The Taliban have taken over Afghanistan, but there are still forces of opposition attempting to maintain human rights in the country.

The Taliban have taken over Afghanistan, but there are still forces of opposition attempting to maintain human rights in the country.

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The women of Myanmar: ‘Our place is in the revolution’

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The women of Myanmar: ‘Our place is in the revolution’

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Some 60 percent of protesters against the military coup are women who fear their hard-won rights hang in the balance.

Every day at sunrise, Daisy* and her sisters set out to spend several hours in the heat cleaning debris from the previous day’s protests off the streets of Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city.

Some 60 percent of protesters against the military coup are women who fear their hard-won rights hang in the balance.

Every day at sunrise, Daisy* and her sisters set out to spend several hours in the heat cleaning debris from the previous day’s protests off the streets of Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city.

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Amina Mohammed: 'A woman as president of Nigeria would be great' | Talk to Al Jazeera

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April 22, 2021

Amina Mohammed: 'A woman as president of Nigeria would be great' | Talk to Al Jazeera

Amina Mohammed has risen from humble beginnings in Nigeria to become the most powerful woman in the United Nations. For

Amina Mohammed has risen from humble beginnings in Nigeria to become the most powerful woman in the United Nations. For

Covid has eroded the gender progress of the last 25 years – bodily autonomy is still a human right

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April 19, 2021

Covid has eroded the gender progress of the last 25 years – bodily autonomy is still a human right

The pandemic has had a disproportionate effect on women and girls' access to sexual and reproductive health services, writes Asa Regner

The pandemic has had a disproportionate effect on women and girls' access to sexual and reproductive health services, writes Asa Regner

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Afghan peace summit includes just one female delegate

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Afghan peace summit includes just one female delegate

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A three-day conference aimed at breathing life into Afghanistan’s stalled peace process has been launched in Moscow, but Afghan human rights activists have raised the alarm that the delegates included just one woman.

A three-day conference aimed at breathing life into Afghanistan’s stalled peace process has been launched in Moscow, but Afghan human rights activists have raised the alarm that the delegates included just one woman.

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Women’s absence from COVID-19 task forces will perpetuate gender divide, says UNDP, UN Women

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Women’s absence from COVID-19 task forces will perpetuate gender divide, says UNDP, UN Women

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New York City – Men outnumber women three to one across COVID-19 government task forces around the world. Such disproportionate representation will hamper women’s recovery from the pandemic, according to new data released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UN Women, and the Gender Inequality Research Lab (GIRL) at the University of Pittsburgh.

New York City – Men outnumber women three to one across COVID-19 government task forces around the world. Such disproportionate representation will hamper women’s recovery from the pandemic, according to new data released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UN Women, and the Gender Inequality Research Lab (GIRL) at the University of Pittsburgh.