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Over 50,000 Cuban women are engaged in science and technology

Published on: August 22, 2024
09:33

Havana, Aug 22 (Prensa Latina) More than 50,000 Cuban women were engaged in science and technology activities in 2023, the National Statistics and Information Bureau (ONEI) informed on Thursday.

Cubans praise Vilma Espin’s and Rosa Elena Simeon’s legacy

Published on: August 16, 2024
08:20

Havana, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Cubans held the First Vilma Espin and Rosa Elena Simeon Colloquium, in which participants reportedly praised the legacy of the aforementioned women as they boosted the breakthrough of science in Cuba.

UN to debate risks for women presented by departure of peace missions

Published on: August 7, 2024
08:08

United Nations, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) An open debate convened by the UN Security Council will focus on the role of women and the risks that the fast departure of United Nations peace missions poses for them, with particular interest in Africa.

FDIM women defend elections’ transparency in Venezuela

Published on: August 2, 2024
15:01

Caracas, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) The Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF) on Friday defended the transparency, normality, and adherence to the Constitution, in the development of the July 28 presidential elections in Venezuela.

Haiti seeks more protection for women and girls

Published on: July 31, 2024
00:46

Port-au-Prince, Jul 31 (Prensa Latina) Haiti is seeking to strengthen the operational capacities of police services to respond to violence against women and girls, thus ensuring better care for the victims.

UN criticism on women’s rights in Afghanistan rejected

Published on: July 11, 2024
11:02

Kabul, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) The spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, Zabihullah Mujahid, on Thursday rejected a recent report from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and claimed that the criticisms of that UN agency are unfounded.

Palestinian minister accuses Israel of attacking women and children

Published on: July 5, 2024
08:31

Ramallah, Jul 5 (Prensa Latina) The Israeli military deliberately targets women and children in the Gaza Strip because they are the core of Palestine's future, Minister of Women's Affairs Mona Al-Khalili said on Friday.

Red Crescent Society says situation in Gaza is catastrophic

Published on: July 1, 2024
08:03

Ramallah, Jul 1 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) warned on Monday that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic after 269 days under fire from the Israeli Army.

Cuban women launched solidarity campaign in Spain

Published on: June 28, 2024
10:22

Madrid, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) Acts of solidarity and denunciation of the U.S. economic blockade against Cuba will be part of a campaign in favor of the women of the Caribbean island, it was known.

Costa Rican legislature reacts to demand for violence against women

Published on: June 18, 2024
17:18

San Jose, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Requests from Costa Rican women to fight off violence that prevails in the country led the Parliament to study 12 bills against "the epidemic of violence against women," according to local media.

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