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By Mabinty M. Kamara Among the 22 local Councils in Sierra Leone, the Koidu City Council (KCC) recorded the highest number of elected female councilors in the June 2023 General Elections. The council’s composition is evenly distributed at 50 percent male and 50 percent female. This according to the Information Officer at the Local Government Ministry, Frederick Kanneh is the

This is an opinion piece by Andi Misbahul Pratiwi, PhD candidate at the University of Leeds in England and researcher at the Gender Research Centre of the

In parallel to the newly-issued guidelines for Germany’s feminist foreign policy, the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has also launched a new strategy on feminist development policy. Here’s a look back at key moments in international development institutions’ back-and-forth on gender policy.  

Credit: Ibrahim Mansaray Sierra Leone continues its strides towards gender equality and women’s empowerment. Actors in the age-old fight - governments, Civi ...

Preamble This Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. It also seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. We recognise that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development. All countries and all stakeholders, acting in collaborative partnership, will implement this plan.

AMMAN — HRH Princess Basma on Wednesday called for the expansion of knowledge and capabilities, creating broader platforms for women’s voices, and investing primarily in building stronger connections with the emerging generation.The princess’s remarks were made on the occasion of the celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the establishment of the Jordanian National Commission

Cyprus encourages all States to acknowledge the existence of femicide, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cyprus to the UN Ambassador Andreas Hadjichrysanthou has said, noting that the Cyprus Parliament has adopted a law on femicide which was the first of such piece of legislation in Europe.

We must shift the narrative from portraying women solely as “victims” of the climate crisis to actively involving them in addressing environmental issues.

Earlier this week, world leaders at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly approved a political declaration outlining strategies to enhance global readiness for future pandemics. However, discreetly embedded within this document is a call for certain social policies, including universal abortion expansion by 2030.

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