Liberia's women abandon female genital mutilation, embrace better livelihoods
Stories & Blogs UNSDGFeb 05, 2024(Story )"Even though I was a skilled and respected midwife, I was drawn into the world of FGM due to the influence of my mother-in-law, who was a renowned Chief Zoe. After her passing, tradition dictated that I inherit her position," Ms. Yaoh.
UNFPA report finds sexual and reproductive health of women and girls missing from most national climate plans
Stories & Blogs UNFPAOct 11, 2023(Press Release )Women and girls are among the hardest hit by the climate emergency, but fewer than one third of countries that have published their climate plans have committed to upholding the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls
Transforming Nigeria: How 1.5 million girls found their way to school
Stories & Blogs UNSDGOct 11, 2023(Story )Ten years of implementation resulted in 1.5 million girls going to school in Northern Nigeria, closing the gender gap and improving learning.
Less than 1% of women and girls live in a country with high women’s empowerment and high gender parity
Stories & Blogs UNSDGJul 18, 2023(News )The report sees UN Women and UNDP join forces to propose the Women's Empowerment Index (WEI) and the Global Gender Parity Index (GGPI) as the twin indices for measuring gender parity and women’s empowerment.