2023

On the 17th of September, UN Women together with the governments of Iceland and Tanzania, will mark the midpoint moment for Generation Equality to bolster… Read More »In Focus: Generation Equality Midpoint

Opening statement of UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous to the second regular session of the Executive Board, held in UN Headquarters, 12 September 2023.

Armed groups from northern Mali on Tuesday claimed to have captured the key town of Bourem, situated between the ancient cities of Gao and Timbuktu,… Read More »‘Intense fighting’ reported between rebel groups, army over key north Mali town

Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, bowing to pressure from his party’s hard right, gave the go-ahead on Tuesday for an impeachment investigation into US President… Read More »Top US House Republican orders impeachment inquiry into Biden

The Confederation of African Football broke its contract with beIN Sports as it is owed nearly $100m by the Qatari media group, a source has… Read More »African TV broadcast row: Caf broke contract as beIN Sports ‘owed $98m’

Eyewitness footage shows a torrent of water flowing through Derna, causing massive destruction.

Former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales must appear in court on Friday in connection with the investigation into his forcible kiss on Jenni Hermoso’s… Read More »Ex-football chief Rubiales summoned to Spanish court over forced World Cup kiss

Flash floods in eastern Libya killed more than 2,300 people in the Mediterranean coastal city of Derna alone, the emergency services of the Tripoli-based government… Read More »More than 2,300 dead, thousands missing as floods devastate eastern Libya

No one has any hope of finding Fatima alive, but they say it is important her body is recovered.

Much of Derna is under water after two dams and four bridges collapsed in flooding after Storm Daniel.