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Secretary-General António Guterres said, “The women of my generation did not win the fight for their rights, only to see their daughters and granddaughters fight the same battles.” UNIFEED

On the margins of the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the former Deputy Speaker of the Afghan Parliament, Fawzia Koofi, said the Taliban is denying young women the right to education “under the name of Islam,” but in reality, it is “in contradiction with Islamic principles.” UNIFEED

On Women’s Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres launched the UN System-Wide Gender Equality Acceleration Plan to place women and girls at the center of global initiatives. UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres said, “human rights are under attack around the world” and “conflicts are raging, with appalling consequences for civilians” as witnessed in the “immense death and suffering in Gaza after the horrors of the 7 October attacks.” UNIFEED

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called for accountability for human rights violations committed in Gaza and Ukraine. UNIFEED / FILE

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, heads of States, civil society representatives, human rights defenders and youth leaders gathered in Geneva for a meeting on human rights. OHCHR

A new UNAIDS report Let Communities Lead, shows that AIDS can be ended as a public health threat by 2030, but only if communities on the frontlines get the full support they need from governments and donors. UNIFEED

Wrapping up her second visit to the Horn of Africa country, the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Somalia highlighted the interlinkages of human rights and other developments in the country. UNSOM

The head of UN peacekeeping Jean-Pierre Lacroix saluted the service and dedication of women and men police officers deployed in the UN peace operations, who work “relentlessly to serve communities in increasingly challenging contexts.” UNIFEED

Mary Lawlor, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, said that the probability of a peace agreement lasting at least two years increases by 20 percent if women are involved. UNIFEED