Drones are providing life-saving care to women in remote parts of the southern African country, Botswana, who otherwise may die in childbirth, thanks to support from the United Nations.
This Tuesday, we cover: a new strategy for disability inclusion; continued talks on social justice at the international labour conference; an update on Yemen; a historic Security Council resolution on missing persons in conflict; and same-sex rights in Botswana.
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.
Following an official visit to Botswana, the UN Special Rapporteur on cultural rights has called on the country to embark on a second phase of nation-building that reflects, builds on and celebrates its cultural diversity, stressing that issues relating to the recognition of communities as tribes must be addressed.
Botswana is one of the only three countries that have graduated from the list of least developed countries, known as LDCs, since it was established in 1971.
The Southern African country was removed from the list in 1994, Cape Verde graduated in 2007 followed by the Maldives in 2011.
