CSW

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

Great Lakes women demand more active role in peace talks

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UN Gender Focus: women's economic empowerment, Yemen peace talks and gender parity in sports

Women’s economic empowerment: no time to waste

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UN and Africa: focus on Libya, Botswana and Liberia

“Extremely risky” conditions for civilians throughout Libya: UN

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Gender parity in sports still far off, says former Olympian

Gender parity in sports both “on and off the field” is still far off, according to the International Olympic Committee (OIC).

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Investing in Africa’s emerging women leaders

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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Soccer gives a voice to Afghan female athletes

Soccer is being used as a platform to talk about women’s issues in a male-dominated society, an Afghan female athlete has said.

Khalida Popal, a former captain and founding member of the country’s first women’s national soccer team, fled in 2011 after receiving death threats.

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Women face “rough political arena” 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.

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Women’s commission focuses on realization of development goals

How can women best contribute to sustainable development? That’s the question being asked at the 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) which begins at the United Nations in New York on Monday.

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