International Day for Rural Women - World Health Organization …
2024年10月10日 · The International Day for Rural Women, first established by the General Assembly in its resolution 62/136 of 18 December 2007, recognizes “the critical role and contribution of rural women, including Indigenous women, in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security and eradicating rural poverty.” This year’s theme, "Rural Women Sustaining Nature for Our ...
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
United Nations women's rights Committee calls for Peace between the Russian Federation and Ukraine 2 July 2024. CEDAW and CRC Joint Statement: The Women’s (Amendment) 2023 poses a serious threat to the rights and dignity of women and girls in the Gambia Long version 3 June 2024. General Recommendation on gender stereotypes (General ...
Abortion - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年5月17日 · Unsafe abortion is an important preventable cause of maternal deaths and morbidities. It can lead to physical and mental health complications and social and financial burdens for women, communities and health systems. Lack of access to safe, timely, affordable and respectful abortion care is a critical public health and human rights issue.
Unveiling Resistance: The Struggle for Women’s Rights in Iran
2023年6月26日 · Iranian women experience discrimination in law and in practice in ways that deeply impact their lives, particularly with regard to marriage, divorce and custody issues. Post-1979 compulsory hijab ...
US: Abortion Access is a Human Right | Human Rights Watch
2022年6月24日 · “Guaranteeing access to abortion is not only a public health imperative, it is a human rights imperative as well,” said Macarena Sáez, women’s rights director at Human Rights Watch ...
World Report 2024: Jordan | Human Rights Watch
Women’s and Girls’ Rights. Despite amendments in 2019, Jordan’s personal status code remains discriminatory. Women and girls over 15 need the permission of a male guardian to marry for the ...
World Report 2024: Yemen | Human Rights Watch
Yemeni women continue to face restrictions on their freedom of movement in areas under Houthi control, where authorities require them to be accompanied by a mahram (male relative) in order to ...
Breast cancer - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年3月13日 · In contrast, in countries with a low HDI; while only 1 in 27 women is diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, 1 in 48 women will die from it. Who is at risk? Female gender is the strongest breast cancer risk factor. Approximately 99% of breast cancers occur in women and 0.5–1% of breast cancers occur in men.
Transitioning to midwifery models of care: global position paper
2024年10月15日 · Under international human rights law, governments are obligated to promote, respect, protect, ensure and uphold the rights of women, newborns, children and adolescents to receive high-quality health care and enjoy the highest standards of health. As a foundational step on the pathway towards UHC, the World Health Organization (WHO) endorses the reorientation of health systems towards primary ...
Maternal mortality - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年4月26日 · Women in low-income countries have a higher lifetime risk of death of maternal death. A woman’s lifetime risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old woman will eventually die from a maternal cause. In high income countries, this is 1 in 5300, versus 1 in 49 in low-income countries. Why do women die?