Ending female genital mutilation/cutting is not charity but justice.
By Shobha Shukla “My journey to end female genital mutilation/cutting did not begin in an office. Instead, my journey began…
58 months left to end FGM/C and ensure menstrual health where no one is left behind
By Shobha Shukla 58 months left to #KeepThePromise and end female genital mutilation/cutting and ensure menstrual health where no one…
Women remain underrepresented in scientific organizations, new evidence shows
By Cristina Serra Women account for a growing share of the global scientific workforce (31.1% of researchers worldwide in 2022,…
Urgent need to counter anti-rights pushback and #WalkTheTalk on promises made for gender equality and the human right to health
By Shobha Leverage Universal Periodic Review to transform advocacy from moral appeals to evidence-based accountability. Even before 2026 began, we…
UN Women unveils new four-year strategy to accelerate gender equality in Rwanda
By Annonciata Byukusenge As Rwanda advances its ambitious development agenda under the National Strategy for Transformation (NST2) and Vision 2050,…
Nyaruguru: Family Journey from domestic violence to peacekeepers because of JP RWEE
By Annonciata Byukusenge Family conflict remains one of the greatest threats to social and economic well-being. Although family disputes stood…
Why are we still failing on gender equality despite years of promise
By Shobha Shukla As 2025 wraps up, let us remind ourselves of the prominent promises (and some legally binding ones)…
Dr. Rasha Kelej is named among Africa’s 100 most influential leaders for the seventh consecutive year
By Annoncita Byukusenge When New African Magazine unveiled its prestigious list of the 100 Most Influential Africans 2025, one name…
Instead of declining, rates of female genital mutilation/cutting rose by 15% in 8 years
By Shobha Shukla Ten years back at the United Nations General Assembly, all world leaders promised to eliminate the harmful…
Would gender-based violence end with us?
By Bobby Ramakant “Let us pledge that gender-based violence will end with us. For how many generations and centuries will…