Archive for September 9th, 2025

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09/09/2025

United Nations’ Human Rights Chief Denounces ‘Glorification of Violence’ and Attack on Rule of Law

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — UN rights chief Volker Türk on Monday [] condemned what he called a worldwide “glorification of violence” which is underway, as well as “coordinated efforts” to undermine fundamental birthrights. “It is time for States to wake up and to act,” he insisted.

Jihadist group Boko Haram which kidnapped schoolgirls in Chibok, Nigeria, in 2014, are part of resurgent violence in the country that has affected communities in and around Maiduguri (pictured).
© UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson | Jihadist group Boko Haram which kidnapped schoolgirls in Chibok, Nigeria, in 2014, are part of resurgent violence in the country that has affected communities in and around Maiduguri (pictured).

“No one is safe when human rights are under attack,” Mr. Türk told the Human Rights Council, warning that the rules of war “are being shredded”.

“Some States are becoming an extension of their ruler’s personal power,” he insisted.

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09/09/2025

‘Pervasive Gender Inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa’s Agrifood Systems, Despite Women Powering Half the Agrifood Workforce’

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By FAO’s Regional Office for Africa*

Dakar – In sub-Saharan Africa, approximately three out of four working women (76 percent) are employed in agrifood systems, and women make up 49 percent of the agrifood systems workforce.

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Within agrifood systems, women’s employment in off-farm segments – such as production, processing, distribution, consumption and packaging – is increasing across the region, rising to 29 percent in 2022 from 21 percent in 2005.

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