Women in South Sudan are clear that they want a peaceful future for themselves and their children, according to a senior UN official who recently visited the country.
Maria Noel Vaeza, Director of the Programme Division at UN Women, the UN’s gender entity, said she is hopeful that South Sudan’s women will contribute to and support peace efforts there.
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First all-female UN police unit leaves Liberia
An all-female UN police unit from India is leaving Liberia on Sunday after nine years of helping to stabilize the country. It was the first force of its kind in the history of United Nations peacekeeping operations. A bloody civil war in the country that began in late 1989, claimed the lives of over 150,000 people, mostly civilians. Daniel Dickinson has the story.
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Women farmers could be up to 25% more productive if they’re more rights to carry out their work.
That’s the view of the Assistant Secretary-General of UN Women.
Dr Yannick Glemarec said that climate change was a major threat to equal opportunities for men and women but establishing more climate-resilient crops represented a “huge development opportunity”.
Basma Baghall spoke to Dr Glemarec in Abu Dhabi, at the UN’s Women in Sustainabilty, Environment and Renewable Energy Forum.
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