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War affects over 600 million women and girls, UN says

Top U.N. officials say more than 600 million women and girls are now affected by war

The Independent UK

Four in 10 deaths in war zones last year were women, UN report finds

UN Women says figure doubled in 2023 amid ‘blatant disregard’ of laws that left women and children unprotected

The Guardian - UK

Women and children are the main victims of the Israel-Hamas war, U.N. says

Women and children are the main victims in the Israel-Hamas war, with some 16,000 killed, according to the United Nations agency promoting gender equality.

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Gaza World's 'Most Dangerous Place' For Children: UNICEF

The head of the United Nations children's agency on Wednesday called the besieged Gaza Strip "the most dangerous place in the world to be a child," and said that the hard-won truce deal between Israel and Hamas was not enough to save their lives.

Latin Times

As mental health worsens among Afghanistan's women, the UN is asked to declare 'gender apartheid'

The U_N_’s most powerful body is being asked to support governments seeking to legally declare the crackdown by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on women and girls “gender apartheid."

The Independent UK

UN commission calls for closing the gender digital divide

The U.N.’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality is calling for wide-ranging efforts to close the gap between men and women in today’s technology-driven world

The Independent UK

Governments criticized for keeping women from peace talks

On the eve of International Women’s Day, leading women’s rights campaigners at the United Nations and the African Union and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate criticized male-dominated governments for excluding women from peace negotiations

The Independent UK

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UN says Taliban divided on appeal to restore women's rights

A delegation led by the highest-ranking woman at the United Nations has urged the Taliban during a four-day visit to Afghanistan to reverse their crackdown on women and girls

The Independent UK

Senior UN officials in Afghanistan to press for women’s rights

The delegation includes Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and Sima Bahous, executive secretary of UN Women.

Al Jazeera

More than five women or girls were killed every hour in 2021 by someone in their own family, report reveals

Home is a deadly place for many women and girls

Manchester Evening News

Send us a man to do your job so we can sack you, Taliban tell female officials

As economy collapses, women from Afghanistan’s finance ministry say they have been asked to suggest male relatives to replace them

The Guardian - UK

‘The right decision’: Putin defends ‘noble’ invasion of Ukraine and vows more bloodshed

‘It’s clear that we didn’t have a choice’, says Putin in rare public appearance

The Independent UK

UN calls for independent investigation into rape in Ukraine

Executive director for UN women says allegations of rape and sexual violence must be independently verified.

Al Jazeera

Reports of sexual violence rise in Ukraine as UN hears rape used as ‘weapon of war’ by Russian forces

‘The brutality displayed against Ukrainian civilians has raised all red flags’, UN official tells security council

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Attacks on Ukrainian women and children "risk destroying a generation," UN warns

Reports of human trafficking and rape perpetrated on fleeing women and children increasing in Ukraine, UN says.

The Independent UK

UN: Nearly two-thirds of Ukraine's children have fled homes

The U.N. children's agency says nearly two-thirds of all Ukrainian children have fled their homes in the six weeks since Russia’s invasion

The Independent UK

UN says women pay highest price in conflict , now in Ukraine

The head of the U.N. women’s agency says women and girls pay the highest price in all crises and conflicts from Myanmar and Afghanistan to the Sahel and Haiti

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