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Address gender imbalances to foster development

Byron Adonis Mutingwende7 years ago7 years ago09 mins

By Farai Chirimumimba Statistics from United Nation (UN) agencies such as UN Women and UNICEF shows that the world over, one in three women globally still suffer from gender-based violence in some form in their lifetime. Some 62 million girls annually are denied access to education, four out of every five children trafficked are girls,…

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Concern over increase in child marriages in Africa

Byron Adonis Mutingwende7 years ago018 mins

By Nevson Mpofu The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, working together with the Women Coalition of Zimbabwe and Child Coalition have expressed concern over the increase in cases of child marriage and welcomed the new legislation to address the vice. Taking heed to India’s Founding Father,…