U.N. Women - Arete News (Page 2)

Doctors hold a discussion on COVID-19 in late April with women protected by U.N. peacekeepers in eastern Congo

U.N. virus tracker shows deficit of gender policies

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Just 25 nations, or 12% of the world, have comprehensive measures in place to protect women against the pandemic, a new U.N. data tracker found.

French demonstrators carry signs for women's rights at a Paris gathering in March 2017 (AN/Jeanne Menjoulet)

Human Rights

U.N. reboots 1995 plan for gender equality

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A U.N.-led global commission recommitted the world to achieving gender equality, in a relaunch and update of a quarter-century old landmark agreement.

A woman votes in Timor-Leste's presidential election.

Security & Geopolitics

Evidence of election meddling competes with voting assistance

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Russians and Americans have a complicated history of election meddling abroad, but they are not equivalent.

Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet at the U.N. General Assembly.