US calls for UN to urge Taliban to reverse bans on women; Afghan cricket fans disappointed after Australia cancels over women’s rights
United Nations Reuters The United States on Friday pushed the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution calling on the Taliban-led authorities in Afghanistan to reverse bans on women working for aid groups or attending universities and high school, diplomats said. The 15-member council met privately on Friday – at the request of the United […]
Crisis-hit Somalia, Ethiopia top aid group’s Watchlist for 2023
London, UKReuters Somalia and Ethiopia, both Horn of Africa nations ravaged by drought and conflict, will be the countries of highest concern in 2023, according to an annual Watchlist issued by the International Rescue Committee aid group on Wednesday. The report lists 20 countries, 11 of them in Africa, that it says are at greatest […]
Donors must act now to save East Africa from famine, IRC says
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters Donors need to provide cash now to save lives and not wait for famine to be declared in parts of East Africa where tens of millions of people are going hungry, the head of the International Rescue Committee said on Tuesday. Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are suffering their worst drought in 40 […]
Digital divide: Venezuelans face risk of being cut out of new life in Colombia
ANASTASIA MOLONEY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on a how a lack of access to technology is affecting Venezuelans who are trying to start a new life in Colombia…
Refugee women in Africa say domestic violence rose during pandemic
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation More than 70 per cent of displaced and refugee women in Africa have seen a rise in domestic violence in their communities during the coronavirus pandemic, a survey published on Thursday found. More than half the 850 women interviewed in 15 African nations also reported a rise in sexual violence and […]
In conflict-hit countries, coronavirus testing may not reach women
Washington DC, USThomson Reuters Foundation Big gaps between the number of male and female coronavirus cases in parts of Africa and the Middle East suggest that women may be struggling to access testing or care, an aid agency said on Wednesday. In Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, more than 70 per cent of reported cases were […]
Rising violence against women in Latin America confirms fears of abuses in lockdowns
Mexico City, MexicoThomson Reuters Foundation Violence against women has soared in Latin America during the coronavirus pandemic, with a 50 per cent increase in domestic abuse reports in Colombia alone, a top aid group said on Tuesday, confirming fears that lockdowns would put many women in danger. Femicide, the murder of women because of gender, […]
Coronavirus measures will hit women harder than men, charities warn
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Data is urgently required to highlight the different impact of coronavirus on women and men, with early signs that women face higher levels of violence and more care work, researchers said on Wednesday. Although death rates appear to be slightly higher among men, a study by aid organisations CARE International and […]
Cheap and creative ideas to protect world’s most vulnerable from coronavirus
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation From handwashing stations to digital advice hubs, initiatives are underway to protect the world’s most vulnerable people from the global coronavirus epidemic. While richer nations rush to bolster their health systems to cope, poorer nations with fewer resources are likely to struggle and suffer worse impacts, said humanitarian organisations, with refugee […]
“You have to fight”: For women refugees, finding work is doubly hard
Geneva, SwitzerlandThomson Reuters Foundation In the 25 years since she was forced to leave her homeland, Congolese refugee Jacqueline Zandamela has built up her own fashion business and raised four children alone after she was widowed in 2001. It has not been easy. Two women visit the second job fair for migrants and refugees in […]