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Zawya
20-03-2025
- Politics
- Zawya
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) affirms its commitment to Gender equality at the 69th Commission on the Status of women (CSW69)
The ECOWAS Commission reaffirmed its commitment to gender equality and human development at the General Debate of the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) at the United states headquarters in New York. Speaking on behalf of ECOWAS, Professor Fatou SOW SARR, Commissioner for Human Development and Social Affairs, highlighted the progress made by the region in promoting women's rights and social inclusion since the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action. 'Since Beijing, there have been major advances in girls' education, health, and the fight against gender-based violence. We still have a long way to go, but our commitment remains unwavering,' she declared. Professor Sarr highlighted several key initiatives aimed at improving the living conditions of women in West Africa. Among them, the establishment of manufacturing units for reusable sanitary towels, aimed at young girls and women in vulnerable situations. 'This initiative is not just about hygiene, it also contributes to the economic empowerment of women and the preservation of the environment,' added the Commissioner. Another flagship program is the Women, Peace and Security initiative, which documents the situation of women in conflict zones and facilitates their involvement in peace processes. ECOWAS advocates greater female participation in conflict management. 'Yes, we need a female face in conflict management for lasting peace', insisted Professor Fatou SOW SARR. To better measure progress in gender equality, ECOWAS has also developed two innovative tools: 1) the ECOWAS Gender Barometer (ECOGEB), which establishes a benchmark to guide public policy; and 2) the Gender Equality Index, which ranks member states according to their progress in reducing gender disparities. Côte d'Ivoire is currently in first place, followed by Senegal and Ghana. ECOWAS is resolutely looking to the future, banking on digital technology and artificial intelligence to promote the economic inclusion of women. The '50 Millions of women have their say' platform has already enabled nearly a million women entrepreneurs to access financial resources and improve their market positioning thanks to Artificial Intelligence. 'We now have the tools and data we need to take more targeted action. Gender equality is not just an ideal, it is an essential condition for the sustainable development of our region', she concluded. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
National News
13-03-2025
- Politics
- National News
First Lady reaffirms commitment to women's rights at UN Commission on the Status of Women
NNA - First Lady, Nehmat Aoun, reaffirmed Lebanon's commitment to gender equality and the principles of the Beijing Platform for Action during the sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations. Addressing the gathering in New York, Lebanon's First Lady and Chair of the National Commission for Lebanese Women highlighted the resilience of Lebanese women despite economic hardships, political instability, and the aftermath of war. "In my country, behind every struggling man, behind every migrating man, behind every ingenious man, there resides a great lady," she stated. However, she noted that while Lebanese men take pride in defending the honor of their female relatives, true honor is preserved only by ensuring women's full rights—including education, freedom of thought, healthcare, and employment. The First Lady underscored the role of Lebanese women as pillars of resilience, balancing careers, caregiving, and household responsibilities while enduring the absence of comprehensive legal protections. Despite these challenges, she emphasized that Lebanese women have withstood wars and economic crises without losing their will to live. She also acknowledged the ongoing battle against poverty, which disproportionately affects women, and called for further structural reforms to address gender disparities. While acknowledging persistent challenges, the First Lady highlighted key legislative advancements in Lebanon, including efforts to combat domestic violence and sexual harassment. She credited the National Commission for Lebanese Women's cooperation with Lebanese authorities in driving these reforms forward. Additionally, she praised the appointment of five female ministers to crucial government portfolios—including education and higher education, social affairs, environment, youth and sports, and tourism—as a testament to the government's commitment to advancing women's rights. Looking ahead, she noted that Lebanon is set to fill over half of its state leadership positions in the coming months, expressing hope that a fair share of these appointments would go to women to boost their representation in decision-making roles. From the UN podium, the First Lady urged Secretary-General António Guterres and the international community to support Lebanon in removing obstacles that hinder the advancement of women and girls. She also called on delegations present at the Commission on the Status of Women session to strengthen cooperation and exchange experiences with Lebanon. With municipal and parliamentary elections approaching, she stressed the importance of electing officials who champion gender equality. "In the absence of a society that recognizes the rights of its women, there can be no peace, security, democracy, or prosperity," she asserted. Lebanon aspires to reclaim its leading role in gender equality in the Middle East, the First Lady concluded, emphasizing the country's historic mission to promote peace and human dignity.
MTV Lebanon
13-03-2025
- Politics
- MTV Lebanon
First Lady reaffirms commitment to women's rights
First Lady Nehmat Aoun reaffirmed Lebanon's commitment to gender equality and the principles of the Beijing Platform for Action during the sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations. Addressing the gathering in New York, Lebanon's First Lady and Chair of the National Commission for Lebanese Women highlighted the resilience of Lebanese women despite economic hardships, political instability, and the aftermath of war. "In my country, behind every struggling man, behind every migrating man, behind every ingenious man, there resides a great lady," she stated. However, she noted that while Lebanese men take pride in defending the honor of their female relatives, true honor is preserved only by ensuring women's full rights—including education, freedom of thought, healthcare, and employment. The First Lady underscored the role of Lebanese women as pillars of resilience, balancing careers, caregiving, and household responsibilities while enduring the absence of comprehensive legal protections. Despite these challenges, she emphasized that Lebanese women have withstood wars and economic crises without losing their will to live. She also acknowledged the ongoing battle against poverty, which disproportionately affects women, and called for further structural reforms to address gender disparities. While acknowledging persistent challenges, the First Lady highlighted key legislative advancements in Lebanon, including efforts to combat domestic violence and sexual harassment. She credited the National Commission for Lebanese Women's cooperation with Lebanese authorities in driving these reforms forward. Additionally, she praised the appointment of five female ministers to crucial government portfolios—including education and higher education, social affairs, environment, youth and sports, and tourism—as a testament to the government's commitment to advancing women's rights. Looking ahead, she noted that Lebanon is set to fill over half of its state leadership positions in the coming months, expressing hope that a fair share of these appointments would go to women to boost their representation in decision-making roles. From the UN podium, the First Lady urged Secretary-General António Guterres and the international community to support Lebanon in removing obstacles that hinder the advancement of women and girls. She also called on delegations present at the Commission on the Status of Women session to strengthen cooperation and exchange experiences with Lebanon. With municipal and parliamentary elections approaching, she stressed the importance of electing officials who champion gender equality. "In the absence of a society that recognizes the rights of its women, there can be no peace, security, democracy, or prosperity," she asserted. Lebanon aspires to reclaim its leading role in gender equality in the Middle East, the First Lady concluded, emphasizing the country's historic mission to promote peace and human dignity.
Voice of America
07-03-2025
- Politics
- Voice of America
ສປຊ ລາຍງານການຄົ້ນພົບສິດທິຂອງແມ່ຍິງອ່ອນແອລົງ ໃນນຶ່ງສ່ວນສີ່ຂອງທຸກປະເທດທົ່ວໂລກ
ລາຍງານທີ່ເຜີຍແຜ່ໂດຍອົງການແມ່ຍິງຂອງສະຫະປະຊາຊາດໃນວັນພະຫັດມື້ນີ້ລະບຸວ່າ ສິດທິຂອງແມ່ຍິງໄດ້ຖົດຖອຍລົງເມື່ອປີທີ່ຜ່ານມາຢູ່ນຶ່ງໃນສີ່ຂອງປະເທດຕ່າງໆທົ່ວໂລກ ເນື່ອງຈາກປັດໄຈຕ່າງໆຕັ້ງແຕ່ການປ່ຽນແປງຂອງສະພາບອາກາດໄປຈົນເຖິງການຖົດຖອຍຂອງປະຊາທິປະໄຕ. ລາຍງານລະບຸວ່າ 'ການອ່ອນແອລົງຂອງສະຖາບັນປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ແມ່ນໄດ້ໄປພ້ອມໆກັບການຕອບໂຕ້ຕໍ່ຄວາມເທົ່າທຽມທາງເພດ' ແລະ ເສີມວ່າ 'ຜູ້ທີ່ຕໍ່ຕ້ານສິດທິມະນຸດແມ່ນກຳລັງທຳລາຍຄວາມເຫັນພ້ອມກັນ ກ່ຽວກັບ ບັນຫາສິດທິຂອງແມ່ຍິງຕ່າງໆຢ່າງຂະຫຍັນຂັນແຂງ.' ລາຍງານສືບຕໍ່ກ່າວ ໂດຍອ້າງເຖິງເອກະສານຈາກກອງປະຊຸມໂລກ ກ່ຽວກັບ ແມ່ຍິງໃນປີ 1995 ວ່າ 'ເກືອບນຶ່ງສ່ວນສີ່ຂອງປະເທດຕ່າງໆລາຍງານວ່າ ການຕອບໂຕ້ຕໍ່ຄວາມເທົ່າທຽມທາງເພດກຳລັງຂັດຂວາງການປະຕິບັດການຂອງຖະແຫຼງການປັກກິ່ງເພື່ອການດຳເນີນການ ຫຼື Beijing Platform for Action.' ໃນຊ່ວງເວລາ 30 ປີນັບຕັ້ງແຕ່ກອງປະຊຸມນັ້ນ, ອົງການສະຫະປະຊາຊາດກ່າວວ່າ ຄວາມກ້າວໜ້າແມ່ນມີທັງດີ ແລະ ບໍ່ດີ. ໃນສະພາແຫ່ງຊາດທົ່ວໂລກ, ຈຳນວນຜູ້ແທນແມ່ຍິງແມ່ນໄດ້ເພີ່ມຂຶ້ນເປັນສອງເທົ່ານັບຕັ້ງແຕ່ປີ 1995, ແຕ່ຜູ້ຊາຍຍັງປະກອບເປັນປະມານສາມສ່ວນສີ່ໃນບັນດາສະມາຊິກສະພາ. ຕົວເລກຂອງແມ່ຍິງທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບຜົນປະໂຫຍດການປົກປ້ອງໃນສັງຄົມໄດ້ເພີ່ມຂຶ້ນນຶ່ງສ່ວນສາມ ລະຫວ່າງປີ 2010 ແລະ 2023, ແນວໃດກໍຕາມແມ່ຍິງ ແລະ ເດັກຍິງສອງພັນລ້ານຄົນແມ່ນຍັງອາໄສຢູ່ໃນສະຖານທີ່ຕ່າງທີ່ບໍ່ມີການປົກປ້ອງ. ຊ່ອງຫວ່າງການຈ້າງງານລະຫວ່າງເພດ 'ແມ່ນໄດ້ຢຸດເຄື່ອນໄຫວມາຫຼາຍທົດສະວັດ' ຜູ້ຍິງອາຍຸລະຫວ່າງ 25 ເຖິງ 54 ປີ ຈຳນວນ 60 ເປີເຊັນແມ່ນມີວຽກງານທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບຄ່າຈ້າງ, ເມື່ອທຽບກັບຜູ້ຊາຍໃນກຸ່ມປະຊາກອນດຽວກັນທີ່ມີ 92 ເປີເຊັນ. ລາຍງານນັ້ນໄດ້ອ້າງເຖິງໂຣກລະບາດ ໂຄວິດ-19, ຄວາມຂັດແຍ້ງໃນໂລກ, ສະພາບອາກາດປ່ຽນແປງ ແລະ ເທັກໂນໂລຈີທີ່ກຳລັງກຳເນີດຂຶ້ນ, ເຊັ່ນປັນຍາປະດິດ ຫຼື AI, ລ້ວນແຕ່ເປັນໄພຂົ່ມຂູ່ໃໝ່ທີ່ອາດຈະເກີດຂຶ້ນຕໍ່ຄວາມເທົ່າທຽມທາງເພດ. ອ່ານຂ່າວນີ້ເປັນພາສາອັງກິດ Women's rights regressed last year in a quarter of countries around the world, according to a report published by UN Women on Thursday, due to factors ranging from climate change to democratic backsliding. "The weakening of democratic institutions has gone hand in hand with backlash on gender equality," the report said, adding that "anti-rights actors are actively undermining long-standing consensus on key women's rights issues." "Almost one-quarter of countries reported that backlash on gender equality is hampering implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action," the report continued, referring to the document from the 1995 World Conference on Women. In the 30 years since the conference, the UN said that progress has been mixed. In parliaments around the world, female representation has more than doubled since 1995, but men still comprise about three-quarters of parliamentarians. The number of women with social protection benefits increased by a third between 2010 and 2023, though two billion women and girls still live in places without such protections. Gender employment gaps "have stagnated for decades." Sixty-three percent of women between the ages of 25 and 54 have paid employment, compared to 92 percent of men in the same demographic. The report cites the Covid-19 pandemic, global conflicts, climate change and emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), as all new potential threats to gender equality.
Al-Ahram Weekly
06-03-2025
- Politics
- Al-Ahram Weekly
UN report finds women's rights weakened in quarter of all countries - International
Women's rights regressed last year in a quarter of countries around the world, according to a report published by UN Women on Thursday, due to factors ranging from climate change to democratic backsliding. . "The weakening of democratic institutions has gone hand in hand with backlash on gender equality," the report said, adding that "anti-rights actors are actively undermining long-standing consensus on key women's rights issues." "Almost one-quarter of countries reported that backlash on gender equality is hampering implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action," the report continued, referring to the document from the 1995 World Conference on Women. In the 30 years since the conference, the UN said that progress has been mixed. In parliaments around the world, female representation has more than doubled since 1995, but men still comprise about three-quarters of parliamentarians. The number of women with social protection benefits increased by a third between 2010 and 2023, though two billion women and girls still live in places without such protections. Gender employment gaps "have stagnated for decades." Sixty-three percent of women between the ages of 25 and 54 have paid employment, compared to 92 percent of men in the same demographic. The report cites the Covid-19 pandemic, global conflicts, climate change and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) as all new potential threats to gender equality. Data presented by the UN Women report found that conflict-related sexual violence has spiked 50 percent in the past 10 years, with 95 percent of victims being children or young women. In 2023, 612 million women lived within 50 kilometers (31 miles) of armed conflict, a 54-percent increase since 2010. And in 12 countries in Europe and Central Asia, at least 53 percent of women have experienced one or more forms of gender-based violence online. "Globally, violence against women and girls persists at alarming rates. Across their lifetime, around one in three women are subjected to physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner or sexual violence by a non-partner," the report said. The report sets out a multi-part roadmap to address gender inequality, such as fostering equitable access to new technologies like AI, measures toward climate justice, investments to combat poverty, increasing participation in public affairs and fighting against gendered violence. Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
