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Mar 25, 2024 · Violence against women – particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence – is a major public health problem and a violation of women's human rights. Estimates published by WHO indicate that globally about 1 in 3 (30%) of women worldwide have been subjected to either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.
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Mar 11, 2023 · Women's health. Being a man or a woman has a significant impact on health, as a result of both biological and gender-related differences. The health of women and girls is of particular concern because, in many societies, they are disadvantaged by discrimination rooted in sociocultural factors. For example, women and girls face increased ...
Entry into force: 3 September 1981, in accordance with article 27(1).IntroductionOn 18 December 1979, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. It entered into force as an international treaty on 3 September 1981 after the twentieth country had ratified it. By the tenth anniversary of the Convention in ...
Mar 8, 2021 · Farsi GENEVA (8 March 2021) – Women and girls continue to be treated as second class citizens in Iran, a UN expert says in a report to the Human Rights Council, citing domestic violence, thousands of marriages of girls aged between 10 and 14 each year and continuing entrenched discrimination in law and practice.
United Nations women's rights Committee calls for Peace between the Russian Federation and Ukraine 2 July 2024. CEDAW and CRC Joint Statement: The Women’s (Amendment) 2023 poses a serious threat to the rights and dignity of women and girls in the Gambia Long version 3 June 2024. General Recommendation on gender stereotypes (General ...
5 days ago · International Day for Rural Women. 15 – 16 October 2024. Rural women account for about 22% of the global population. They play an important role in the health and wellbeing of their communities. Rural women can face challenges like higher rates of poverty (as both extreme and multidimensional poverty are higher in rural areas globally), as ...
Mar 25, 2021 · 6 Priorities for women and health. 25 March 2021. Concrete action is needed to ensure women and girls in all their diversity can enjoy the right to health – during, and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite progress in gender equality, health equity and women’s health in the 25 years since the Beijing conference, global statistics continue ...
Jun 2, 2023 · Jackson Women’s Health Organisation has reverberated throughout the entire legal and policy system, the experts said. “The regressive position taken by the US Supreme Court in June 2022, by essentially dismantling 50 years of precedent protecting the right to abortion in the country, puts millions of women and girls at serious risk,” they ...
Nov 18, 2022 · Women, girls and people with diverse gender identities continue to face barriers to the freedom of opinion and expression. Female politicians, journalists, human rights defenders and activists are particularly targeted. Governments and social media platforms must do more to end gender-based harassment and violence both online and offline.
