botswana

Factory workers in Ghana.
World Bank/Dominic Chavez

UN Gender Focus: economic empowerment, women rights and “sex education” for girls and boys

29 September 2016
UN Gender Focus

Women’s economic empowerment is “uniquely important”: UN chief

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Julienne Lusenge.
UN Photo

UN Gender Focus: women in the Great Lakes region, Libyan women and women leaders in Botswana

31 March 2016
UN Gender Focus

Great Lakes women demand more active role in peace talks

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A girl looks out of her house window in Benghazi, Libya. File
UNSMIL

UN and Africa: focus on Libya, Botswana and Liberia

24 March 2016
UN and Africa

“Extremely risky” conditions for civilians throughout Libya: UN

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Engaging, Inspiring and Equiping a New Generation of African Women Leaders. File
Moremi Initiative

Investing in Africa’s emerging women leaders

20 March 2016
General News

Investing in young African women is good for their countries, the continent and the world, according to two young women from Botswana.

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Edwin Batshu, Minister of Labour and Home Affairs in the UN Radio Studios in New York. UN Radio Photo/Daniel Dickinson

Women face “rough political arena” in Botswana

18 March 2016
General News

Women in Botswana face a “rough political arena,” but the government of the Southern African country says it is trying to increase their representation in parliament.

Currently just five of a total of 57 parliamentarians are female.

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