UN Gender Focus

A growing number of women infected with HIV are receiving treatment, but cultural and economic obstacles make staying on it a challenge, according to a new study sponsored by UN Women, the United Nations agency that deals with gender issues.

For the first time, HIV-positive women are carrying out their own review of the barriers they and women like them face to accessing life-saving treatment.

Soccer can teach young boys and girls across the world that they are equals, according to the United Nations.

Professional players of the Spanish club, Valencia CF recently held a clinic for aspiring stars at the Beijing Royal School in China.

It was organized in partnership with UN Women, which wants to replicate the awareness-raising activity in other countries.

Ana Carmo spoke with the agency’s Jose Carlos Ferrer and began by asking him what they aim to achieve.

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