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United Nations, Jan 20 (Prensa Latina) Two mothers die every hour in Gaza while women and children account for 70 percent of the victims of Israeli attacks, a warning released today by UN Women.
It is now more than 100 days since the horrors of the Hamas attacks on Israel of 7 October and the horrors that have followed, especially in Gaza. Since then, we have seen evidenced once more that women and children are the first victims of conflict and that our duty to seek peace is a duty to them. Without change, these last 100 days will be mere prelude to the next 100.
Thousands of women's lives have been marked by tragedy since three major earthquakes and their aftershocks rocked western Afghanistan’s Herat province.
The condition of women in Afghanistan seems to be worsening by the day. On comparing the status of women in the nation today with back in the 90s, we only ended up finding more disturbing insights into the lives of girls and women in Afghanistan.
The city council of Chihuahua, Mexico, banned live musical performances with lyrics that degrade or discriminate against women, potentially affecting reggaeton artists' appearances.