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UN Appeals to Nigeria to Commit Specific Percent of Budget to Addressing Gender Disparity

This Day 23 Sep 2023
Addressing the media at the end of his visit to Nigeria, the UN Women Regional Director for East Africa, West, and Central Africa, Maxime Houinato, noted that this was in congruence with the demand earlier made by the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres.
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Afghan women’s trust betrayed by Global Community: Richard Bennett

Khaama Press 23 Sep 2023
Richard Bennett, the Special Rapporteur for the Human Rights Council on Afghanistan, stated on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly that women and girls in Afghanistan have lost trust in the global community. According to him, the international community has betrayed women in Afghanistan.
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OH: Wissot: Abortion issue resonates more with voters than Hunter Biden

Democratic Underground 23 Sep 2023
Republicans feared that unless the stiffer requirements were adopted, pro-choice voters might approve a November ballot initiative that would amend the Constitution and return to women the right to make their own reproductive decisions ... The side favoring access prevailed in all of them, including generally conservative Kansas and Kentucky.
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How Telangana keeps sarpanches’ husbands away from admin works

The Siasat Daily 23 Sep 2023
Out of the 12,769 sarpanches 6,808 are females and women have a significant presence in both the urban and local bodies ... Earlier, the general perception was that while women were being elected or nominated to the posts as per the quota, the real power was in the hands of male members of their families.
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Coco Gauff: Even at the age of 10, tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou was convinced US ...

CNN 23 Sep 2023
... men’s tennis stars such as Stefanos Tsitsipas and Holger Rune, was full of praise for Serena Williams, who he describes as “bigger than tennis.” “She’s advocated a lot for women in general, for the rights of women, for mothers, and also for equality in general,” said Mouratoglou.
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Okonjo-Iweala applauds Entrepreneurship Village on its Silicon Valley Project

This Day 23 Sep 2023
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has ... It is worth about four trillion now out of 31 trillion in total trade that is worth in shipping and we need to support that because it does help SMEs and women.”. The Director-General noted that ...
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HealthVisions anniversary speaker to address inequity in addressing women's wellbeing

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 23 Sep 2023
For thousands of women, that’s a common experience to becoming a mom, biologically ... How Sexism and Racism in health care Kill Women.” ... Many cultures and societies historically question women’s voice, Hossain said, pointing to sexual harassment and rape as general examples. She believes more should be invested in research for women’s health.
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19 women filmmakers celebrated for documentaries focused on daily challenges, taboos

The News International 23 Sep 2023
Nineteen women filmmakers from Sindh and Balochistan — who produced 10 documentaries on issues ranging from arts, human rights and climate change -- were celebrated for their work at an event at a hotel on Friday evening ... And I want to carry this forward to let other women who go through a lot see a light for their life,” she commented.
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Fallout like Spain’s was ‘inevitable’ in women’s soccer, says Arsenal and England star Leah Williamson

CNN 23 Sep 2023
... unwanted kiss on the lips in the aftermath of Spain winning its first Women’s World Cup ... But Williamson, who was speaking to CNN from the United NationsGeneral Assembly in New York, says the dispute is symptomatic of the current conditions of the women’s game around the world.
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Sharmeen’s project gives 19 filmmakers wings to fly

Dawn 23 Sep 2023
This Rs10 million project, supported and funded by a grant from the US Consulate General in Karachi, aimed to empower, uplift and encourage the next generation of Pakistani women in film to create documentaries that push boundaries and start important conversations.
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At the edge of the UN security perimeter, those with causes (and signs) try to ...

The Morganton News Herald 23 Sep 2023
General Assembly holding homemade signs decrying what they call abuses in their homelands ... The General Assembly, the most inherently international event, is also the most American — a place where people raised unfree come to speak out because they can ... General Assembly — their causes, their thoughts, their motivations, their hopes of getting noticed.
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Ways to avoid bloating

TDN 23 Sep 2023
Generally, men 50 and younger should aim for 38 grams of fiber daily, whereas women of this age would target 25 grams daily ... Men 51 and older should aim for 30 grams of fiber daily; women should aim for 21 grams daily.
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PM Kakar in US calls for world alliance to keep in check ‘rough behaviour’ of India

Dawn 23 Sep 2023
PM Kakar stated that the persecution of Muslims being carried out in India-Occupied Kashmir was aptly described as “genocide”, which he also mentioned in his address at the 78th UN General Assembly a day ago. He stated that thousands of Kashmiris had been killed and women were raped, besides the extrajudicial killing of innocent Kashmiris.
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Pakistan PM: 'Stable Afghanistan' is 'Important' Priority for Pakistan, US

Tolo News 22 Sep 2023
US Special Envoy Thomas West emphasized the need to support women's education and humanitarian aid to Afghanistan in side meetings of the United Nations General Assembly ... she considers to be the repression of women due to gender in Afghanistan at the UN General Assembly meeting.
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Women Heads of State meet focuses on accelerating SDG5 implementation

The Daily Herald 22 Sep 2023
NEW YORK--President of the General Assembly Dennis Francis, and Executive Director of UN Women Sima Sami Bahous, convened the second annual meeting with women Heads of State and Heads of Governments – was held in New York last week ... Executive Director of UN Women Sima Sami Bahous.

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