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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

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Integration of Gender in Preparation of NDCs and LT-LEDS in East and Southern African Countries 

  Windhoek, Namibia — November 29, 2024 – The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Regional Collaboration Centre for East and Southern Africa, in partnership with UN Women and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) and the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) held a three-day workshop focused on integrating gender considerations into Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Long-Term Low-Emission Development Strategies […]

todayDecember 2, 2024 9

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Empowering Women Micro-Entrepreneurs through Digital Literacy: HP-GSB Completes Successful Training Programme

  Last week, the Harold Pupkewitz Graduate School of Business (HP-GSB), in partnership with the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare (MGEPESW), successfully concluded a four-day Digital Literacy Training Programme for women micro-entrepreneurs. The training, held in the Khomas Region, is part of the EntreprenHer Programme, an initiative focused on fostering the growth of women-owned businesses through essential skills development. The programme is a component of Phase […]

todayNovember 12, 2024 6

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Environment

Advancing the rights of girls and women promotes justice and is also effective climate action

  By Grace M. Jaramillo, University of British Columbia   Across the world, climate change disproportionately impacts the lives of girls, yet children are often forgotten in climate policy. I recently led a team of student researchers from the University of British Columbia to better understand why this is the case during field research in the Dominican Republic. Our team talked to 45 people, including key policy decision-makers on social […]

todayApril 17, 2024 27

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Opinion Pieces

UN Rights Experts Make False Promises About Prostitution

The essayist, an expert in human trafficking, writes that a guidance paper produced by a UN human rights group on eliminating discrimination against “sex workers” actually “advocates for policies that will endanger women and girls.” TONY WEBSTER/CREATIVE COMMONOpinion By Taina Bien-Aimé   The United Nations working group on discrimination against women and girls published a paper last year that not only fails to address the widespread human rights violations caused by prostitution […]

todayMarch 14, 2024 17

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