News & Views Malala tells world leaders to get serious about educating girls UN Messenger of Peace Malala Yousafzai has called upon world leaders to make schools and education safe for girls around the world.
News & Views ‘We changed the world’ UN passes historic resolution recognising survivors of sexual violence following survivor-led movement For the first time in history, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a standalone resolution recognising rape in peacetime, and condemning all forms of sexual and gender-based violence.
News & Views Prince Harry takes on the ‘rolling back of constitutional rights’ in US Prince Harry delivered a short speech to the UN General Assembly’s annual celebration of Nelson Mandela International Day in New York.
Health rights and gender-based violence Ukraine’s women are marginalised in disproportionate ways, UN report finds In Ukraine, women-run households, Roma people, LGBTQIA+ people, and people with disabilities are facing a disproportionate degree of hardship
News & Views Australia faces international pressure on human rights Australia has faced international pressure at the UN’s human rights council to improve its standing on human rights issues.
Leadership Natasha Stott Despoja elected to UN committee on the elimination of discrimination against women Natasha Stott Despoja election to the UN’s CEDAW, marks the first time Australia will serve on the committee in almost three decades.
News & Views When the UN General Assembly finally heard from a woman, she shared need for “globalisation of compassion” President Zuzana Caputova of Slovakia was the 52nd speaker to take the virtual platform, one of just 11 woman speaking.
News & Views Girls call for Revolutionary Reset in roadmap to be presented to the United Nations A ground-breaking research project led by girls from Australia and Vietnam has mapped out a vision for a better and more equal post-COVID world.
News & Views Don’t let COVID-19’s halt on women’s rights meetings set progress backwards The UN indefinitely postponed the Commission of the Status of Women (CSW) due to the threat of COVID-19. We can’t let progress slip.
News & Views UN Women flagship report reveals families hold the key to global gender inequality UN Women released their flagship report Progress of the World’s Women 2019-2020: Families in a Changing World on Tuesday.
News & Views The ‘most dangerous place’ for women is inside their own home, UN study says More than half of female murder victims last year globally, were killed by their partners or family members a new United Nations study has reported.
News & Views Baby Neve gets security pass to watch mum give UN speech NZ PM Jacinda Ardern has made history, becoming the first female leader to take her baby to the UN general assembly. Baby Neve was pleased.
