United Nations

  The United Nations has appointed Sigrid Kaag, the outgoing finance minister of the Netherlands, as UN senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza. This decision came as part of …

The United Nations Observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women took place today, 22 November 2023, 10:00 am – 11:30 am (EST) at the ECOSOC …

President of the National Council for Women, Dr. Maya Morsi, participated in the activities of the eighth ministerial meeting of the Specialized Technical Committee for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment …

The Deputy Executive Director of UN Women, Sarah Hendricks, warned of the impact of the escalation by the Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip, describing what is happening as …

In reaction to Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel, the leading UN rights advocate yesterday demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, where people are facing non-stop brutal and indiscriminate Israeli …

President of the National Council for Women, Dr. Maya Morsi, appealed to the United Nations to urgently intervene to bring about a ceasefire in Gaza, stating: In the name of …

Yesterday, the world celebrated the annual International Day of Rural Women, as the United Nations has designated its celebration on October 15 of each year. This year’s International Day theme …

Last Friday, The Egyptian Association for the Advancement of Persons with Disabilities and Autism, headed by Maha Hilali, extended its sincere congratulations to Dr. Heba Hagras, a member of the …

Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat attended the signing of seven grant agreements at $34 M last week. The Italian government funded the agreements to support development in various areas …

Almost 50 countries in the world continue to keep nationality laws that contain gender-discriminatory provisions in their statute books, a UN expert warned. “In 24 countries, women are denied the …