Tag: Women
UN warns climate crisis could deepen poverty, inequality among South Asian...
Women face mounting threats to livelihoods, food security and personal safety as climate policies fail to address inequalities
IN PHOTOS: Women’s alliance raises alarm over Indigenous rights, livelihoods ahead...
GABRIELA links Washington's economic and military policies to mounting pressures on vulnerable communities and struggling Filipino household
Child marriage affects nearly half of young women in Bangladesh, UNICEF...
UNICEF says child marriage is cutting short girls’ education and opportunities, while urging stronger investment in health and protection
Vatican, SIGNIS initiatives strengthen religious sisters’ role in communication
Training initiatives are helping women religious document overlooked ministries and connect marginalized communities with audiences beyond media circles
Islamic jurists in Muslim Mindanao push for women’s and children’s rights,...
Can that and other fatwas accumulate enough religious and social weight to change what no law from Manila has managed to change?
Vietnamese Church expands support for pregnant women in crisis
Catholic groups in Vietnam expand shelters and accompaniment programs to support pregnant women facing serious challenges
Environmental network links political dynasties to corruption, mining devastation
ATM links political dynasties to corruption and destructive mining, blaming them for flooding, human rights abuses, and lost livelihoods
Holy See reaffirms need to combat all forms of violence against...
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher points out the challenges that women and girls still face, and the need to defend their equal dignity
UN chief hails Papua New Guinea as model of peace, diversity,...
Guterres highlighted Bougainville’s peace process, PNG’s climate leadership, and women’s inclusion as vital lessons for the world.
Pope appoints Sr. Simona Brambilla as Vatican’s first female prefect
Sr. Brambilla was the second woman to be appointed Secretary of a Vatican Dicastery, following the 2021 appointment of Sr. Alessandra Smerilli
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