Women’s Right Activist Malalai Mobariz Speaks With UN Women
Malalai Mobariz, 30, is a women’s rights activist and owner of a women’s café in Sheberghan, capital of Jawzjan province in northern Afghanistan. She spoke with UN Women on 1 February. "There have been ups and downs in my ambition to
UN report reveals gender inequality still a problem
In 1995 a gathering was held in Beijing with 30,000 activists and 17,000 participants coming together to come to grips with the problem of gender inequality which resulted in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. It is widely considered
Political Empowerment of Women in Africa: Influence or Number?
In recent decades women’s political representation has significantly increased in Africa. From 2000 to 2018, the proportion of women parliamentarians almost doubled, and women’s representation in cabinet increased fivefold to 22% between 1980 and 2015. Unfortunately, the numbers do not
The significance of women’s economic empowerment post-conflict
Women's economic empowerment in post-conflict contexts must be a top priority for the international community in the implementation of peacebuilding processes and global sustainable development programmes. Post-conflict conditions increase the economic and social burdens of both women and men. The suffering that women
Gender equity: A snail pace progress and how to change that
What policy makers need to know about gender and sustainability Most of the current sustainable development policies include gender considerations. However, the progress towards gender equity still goes at a snail’s pace. Experience from the ground shows that policy targets often
Solar Em(power)ment is Lighting the Path to Sustainable Development
We are now living in the most modern and technologically advanced period in history, opening up countless opportunities never thought possible twenty or even ten years ago. From the Internet to smartphones, from aeroplanes to electric cars – we are
Women and Peacebuilding: The Key to Achieving SDG 5 in Afghanistan
The Linkages Between Sustainable Development Goal 5 and United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 In order to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls by 2030 pursuant to Sustainable Development Goal Five (SDG 5), the specific circumstances of
Tackling Gender Equality through Technology and Crowdsourced Data
The recent #MeToo campaign on social media was revived by actor Alyssa Milano as a response to the sexual harassment allegations against media mogul Harvey Weinstein. She wrote on her social media timeline in mid-October: “If all the women who
The Purse that Makes Change and Saves Lives
The Issue: Unhygienic Births In 2008 in a village in rural India, a highly-respected midwife was talking to a young female entrepreneur just outside her hut. The visitor was Zubaida Bai and she was traveling across the vast South Asian country
Education: A Committed Future
SDG4: Ensure Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education and Promote Lifelong Learning Opportunities for all The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development sets an ambitious, aspirational and universal agenda to eradicate poverty through sustainable development by 2030, to bolster lasting peace and to
Millennials and the SDGs
From Leonardo DiCaprio’s 2016 Oscar acceptance speech on climate change, to Vivienne Westwood’s Climate Revolution Charter, to Will.i.am’s partnership with Coca-Cola to promoting recycling to a younger audience, sustainability has become a global buzzword. But what does it mean? Wu