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President Diaz-Canel participates in tribute to outstanding women

Published on: August 15, 2023
08:44

Havana, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel chaired the ceremony to acknowledge the work of members of the Cuban women's Federation (FMC), local media reported on Tuesday.

Bulgarian MP resigns after insulting women

Published on: August 9, 2023
11:24

Sofia, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) Parliamentarian Vezhdi Rashidov, from the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party, resigned on Wednesday from the legislature after insulting women, local television reported in this capital.

Chilean women and rights organizations reject repeal of abortion

Published on: August 7, 2023
08:32

Santiago, Chile, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) Chilean organizations that advocate women's rights, political leaders and officials reject the threat by the extreme right to repeal the abortion law in the three grounds of 2017.

Costa Ricans demand an end to female violence on the Internet (+Photo)

Published on: August 5, 2023
12:10

San José, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Population Fund (Unpfa) representative in Costa Rica, Juan Luis Bermudez, spoke here today about the risks, facilitated by technologies on the Internet, with the misuse of images and gender violence, especially directed at women.

Cuban institution promotes dialogue on Peruvian Amazonian women

Published on: August 4, 2023
08:55

Havana, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) Havana-based Casa de las Americas is promoting dialogue on women's literary production in the Peruvian Amazon region, a favorable meeting to talk with different female authors and launch books published by Yara Ediciones publisher, it was reported on Friday.

G20 debates focus on women-led development

Published on: August 1, 2023
11:03

New Delhi, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The G20 Ministerial Conference on women's empowerment began in Gandhinagar, India, with an eye on inclusive development led by women as the pinnacle of intergenerational transformation.

Unemployment increases among women in Ecuador

Published on: July 25, 2023
08:06

Quito, Jul 25 (Prensa Latina) Unemployment in Ecuador grew for women, with an increase of 0.2 percent, compared to the same period last year, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC).

Violence against girls and women, a weapon of Haitian gangs

Published on: July 24, 2023
08:04

Port-au-Prince, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) The "Défenseurs Plus Collective" denounced the systematic violence against girls and women perpetrated by Haitian gangs, which functions as a weapon in the now habitual confrontations of these groups, it was reported today.

UN denounces violation of women’s rights in Afghanistan

Published on: July 18, 2023
10:35

Kabul, Jul 18 (Prensa Latina) The Taliban government, after more than two years in power, keeps restricting the rights of women and girls, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (Unama) revealed today.

American Black women over three times likely to die in pregnancy

Published on: July 12, 2023
15:23

United Nations, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) Black girls and women in the United States are nearly three times more likely to die during pregnancy or in the six weeks following delivery than any other race, a UN report warned Wednesday.

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