Under the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”, UN Women, the United Nations, and its partners and allies around the world will celebrate… Read More »Press release: International Women’s Day spotlights massive costs to GDP and innovation caused by the exclusion of women from the digital world
FRANCE 24 spoke to Andrey Medvedev, a deserter of Russia’s Wagner Group, almost two months after he fled to Norway. The 26-year-old Russian ex-mercenary entered… Read More »Ex-Wagner mercenary Andrey Medvedev: ‘I apologise to the Ukrainian people’
Tens of thousands of people marched in Greece on Wednesday to protest over the country’s deadliest train disaster on record, as workers staged a nationwide,… Read More »Tens of thousands protest in Greece over country’s deadliest train disaster
Kenyan gynaecologist, Dr Jemimah Kariuki, says her path to becoming a doctor hasn’t been easy.
After years of vexed negotiations, few predicted a new Brexit deal on Northern Ireland. But not only did the February 27 agreement offer a genuine resolution of the thorny border problem – it also… Read More »Will UK, EU deepen ties after Northern Ireland breakthrough?
Since the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan in August 2021, thousands of Afghan families have found refuge in neighbouring Pakistan. Many Afghans decided to flee their… Read More »Afghan refugee girls continue their education in Pakistan
French train and metro drivers, refinery workers, garbage collectors and others were holding further strikes on Wednesday against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the… Read More »French protesters keep up fight against pension plan in new day of strikes
As we once again mark International Women’s Day, we’re focusing on the French government’s stance on equality. The country has still yet to have its… Read More »The land of equality? Where France stands on women’s rights
Athlete Mary Ngugi hopes to protect young female runners from unwanted male attention after starting the country’s first girls-only running camp.
After 44 days of hunger strikes, two Thai activists in their early twenties were rushed to a hospital near Bangkok over the weekend amid fears… Read More »Thai hunger strike activists demanding justice reforms fight for life in hospital
