UN Women Liberia recently held a virtual meeting with female candidates vying for seats in the upcoming December 8 senatorial elections, to clarify the support that the organization can provide to all female candidates.
“Think of financial inclusion as a pathway out of poverty and inclusive growth as a path to shared prosperity. The former is transactional. The latter is transformational.” Shamina Singh, President Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
Vice President of The Gambia, Dr Isatou Touray, the former first lady of South Africa, Bongi Ngema-Zuma, are among some of the leading women voices that will be speaking during the forthcoming African Power Women Conference, APWC.
The World Trade Organisation members have selected two final candidates to advance to the final round in the race to lead the Geneva-based trade body, a Bloomberg report said Wednesday.
Adut Akech is a South Sudanese-Australian supermodel who is working with the UN to help refugees.
A former child refugee herself, 20-year-old Akech was recently featured on Time’s 100 Next List (the only model this year). She made her international debut walking for Saint Laurent during Paris Fashion Week, and in 2019, she was named Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards.
It is so critical to build constituencies.” Be a leader with followers, make sure it is not just your handbag that’s behind you.” -Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Women’s Executive Director
The official said women have been marginalised and not consulted in the process of drafting the Constitution.
The coronavirus pandemic has had a more negative impact on women in Nigeria, the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Pauline Tallen, said on Monday.
