Some 40 women from Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, as well as representatives from the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meet to discuss their experiences and their role in economic recovery, political stability and conflict prevention in the Sahel. EUTV
With the help of a local women's association and with support from the United Nations mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), four women have started a cell phone repair business that has changed their lives. MINUSTAH
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tells the first meeting of the open working group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), that "despite important progress in improving peoples' well-being, more than one billion people still live in absolute poverty." UNTV
Cleaner cook stoves and rural electrification are part of energy projects in Senegalthat rely on women in the decision-making process, helping them improve their lives and the prosperity of their families. WORLD BANK
Mrs. Ban Soon-taek, the patron of UN Women for Peace and wife of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, together with actress and activist Susan Sarandon, model Christy Turlinton, and actress Kelly Rutherford, among others, participated in the "March on March 8" in support of UN Women. UNTV
Marking International Women's Day, a UN body today warned that hundreds of millions of women and girls do not have access to safe menstrual hygiene products, endangering their health, and putting their livelihoods and education at risk. CH UNTV
Thousands of women marched through the streets of Juba town today in celebration of International Women's Day, under the national them "Gender agenda: educate girls and women." UNMISS
Seeking to boost basic English skills, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan is teaching the language to over 50 women from South Sudan National Police Service. UNMISS
Actress and Avon Foundation For Women Ambassador Salma Hayek, presents the '2nd Annual Avon Communications Award: Speaking Out About Violence Against Women' at the United Nations. UNTV
A campaign against Female Genital Circumcision (FGM) in Somalia has brought in religious scholars and leaders to emphasize that religion does not support the cutting of body parts. UNICEF