High-Wire Act Ahead for Trump’s New Women’s Rights Envoy
In the spring of 2018, Chinese diplomats strong-armed United Nations bureaucrats into blocking a prominent ethnic Uighur activist from entering U.N. headquarters on unsubstantiated charges of terrorism, but Kelley Eckels Currie wasn’t having it. Currie, then a senior appointee at the United Nations under U.S. President Donald Trump, tracked down the activist, Dolkun Isa, marched him to the U.N. entrance, and demanded he be allowed into the building for a conference on indigenous peoples. When U.N. security still barred his entry, Currie got Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations at the time, to take her case directly to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, who granted Isa a grounds pass for the day. “If Mr. Isa were in fact an actual terrorist … do you seriously think we would be inviting him into this country and giving him free rein to travel about?” she would later tell a gathering…
On the Marble
It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.…
Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
By the American Association of University Women (AAUW) In an era when women are increasingly prominent in medicine, law, and business, why are there…
Tanzanian Scientist Who Runs UNEP
The health and prosperity of humanity are directly tied to the state of our environment. We are at a crossroads. Do we continue on…
7 Benefits of Zinc Every Woman Should Know About
By Zahra Barnes and Christine Byrne You’ve heard about zinc before, but do you know what it does for your health? For starters, zinc is a trace…
Without Tackling ‘Gross Inequalities’ Major Issues Will Go Unsolved, Warns UN Rights Chief Bachelet
In a more than half-hour address to the Human Rights Council, Michelle Bachelet highlighted concerns around the world, while also welcoming several firsts, such…
On the Marble
“you can never leave footprints that last if you are always walking on tiptoe” Leymah Roberta Gbowee A Liberian peace activist responsible for leading…
Dr Elizabeth Nkumbula Receives Award of Excellence
Commissioner, Workers Compensation Fund Control Board, Dr Elizabeth Nkumbula receiving her award of Excellence and also for her hard work and service to the…
Live A Unique Experience, Live Ecuador!
Ecuador is a country straddling the equator on South America’s west coast. It is the fourth-smallest country in South America, but it’s also one…
Championing the Cause of Widows – Her Excellency, Mrs. Eunice Ukamaka Egwu
Most politicians and their spouses only remember the less privileged when they are in the office or vying for one, and more often than…
Australia Refuses To Sign On To UN International Women’s Day Statement
The Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) has called out the Morrison government for failing to sign on to a United Nations International Women’s Day…
International Women’s Day: Women Advancing in The South African National Defence Force
According to Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula the national defence force today has six female major generals and 46 women in the…
