Women and Law in Southern Africa and Equality Now (WLSA)Call for Urgent Legal Reform to Support Child Marriage Survivors in Zimbabwe

June 5, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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A new study commissioned by Women and Law in Southern Africa (WLSA) (https://WLSAZim.co.zw/), with support from Equality Now (https://apo-opa.co/4kxQG3t), has found that although Zimbabwe has introduced commendable legislative and policy measures to prevent child marriage, survivors still face significant challenges. WLSA and Equality Now (www.EqualityNow.org) are calling upon the Government of Zimbabwe and relevant stakeholders…

INTERVIEW: Dr Natalia Kanem Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

May 22, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Education, Advocacy & Careers, Gender Equality, Health & Wellness, Her Story, Others, Social Justice, Special Features, Women’s Health

The Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Dr. Natalia Kanem has revealed that her outfit together with the United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) in a Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation, has developed strategies to end this harmful practice and provide care for women and girls living with its consequences. UNICEF/Holt Fatima, 7,…

UN Women Liberia Launches Renewed Civil Society Advisory Group (CSAG) 2025–2026

May 14, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Others

The UN Women Liberia has officially launched the 2025–2026 Civil Society Advisory Group (CSAG) at the United Nations One House in Monrovia. The event, attended by the Honourable Gbeme Horace-Kollie, Liberia’s Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection and UN Women Liberia Country Representative, Comfort Lamptey and Deputy Director of Civil Society Engagement from UN…

Understanding PCOS: The Silent Epidemic Affecting Women Worldwide

April 17, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Others

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal condition that is characterized by the dysfunction in the hormones that regulate the menstrual cycle affecting at least 7% of adult women. It is also known as hyperandrogenic anovulation (HA) or Stein–Leventhal syndrome. Although PCOS can occur at any age, this disorder affects women of reproductive age and…

UN Women Liberia Launches Renewed Civil Society Advisory Group (CSAG) 2025–2026

Understanding PCOS: The Silent Epidemic Affecting Women Worldwide

Ending Period Poverty: How Pad Banks Empower Ghanaian Girls

UNFPA, Unicef, GOL Launch School-Based Menstrual Pad Banks in Liberia

From family farm to climate tech: How one Kenyan woman is helping farmers outsmart drought

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