girls on fire

Struggles of women and girls highlighted in online discussion

The stark realities that many women and girls are facing around the world were highlighted in a panel discussion that took place alongside the 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, which ends this week.

‘Girls on Fire’ raise voices against gender-based violence

In the shadow of a mass shooting in the United States that targeted women of Asian descent and the reality of the violence that women around the world face every day, Ecumenical Women at the United Nations turned its attention to violence against women in a parallel event to the 65th Annual UN Commission on the Status of Women last  Thursday.