UN refugee chief praises European response to Ukraine exodus

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has praised European countries welcoming people fleeing the war in Ukraine, whose numbers now surpass two million. 

March 8, 2022—
“International Women’s Day Livestream Event”

  Here’s the link to the livestream at https://www.instagram.com/muckcc/.

Investing in women’s empowerment yields major peace, prosperity dividend, Security Council hears

Investing in women’s economic empowerment yields enormous dividends for peace and prosperity, the head of UN Women told the Security Council on Tuesday, stressing that countries where women are economically marginalized and shut out of the workforce are much more likely to go to war.